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April 11, 2003 by koop
The German website Computerbild recently did a feature on CursorXP for their users.
January 25, 2003 by koop
Treetog and Alexandrie have created some wonderful desktop themes for Nintendo of Europe. They have posted new screenshots at the Pixtudio site. Only people who buy and register a Nintendo game or console in Europe have been able to download these wonderful themes, so it is a bit of a "tease." But it does show how skinning can be an integral part of a successful marketing campaign. Special thanks to Pedro Sanudo of Nintendo for his permissions!
January 22, 2003 by koop
BFG Technologies is the supplier of premium ASYLUM™ brand graphics cards based on award-winning NVIDIA graphics technology. The ASYLUM graphics cards are designed to appeal to the PC enthusiast and hardcore gaming consumer. BFG Technologies offers a full line of graphics cards powered by NVIDIA GPUs. Their products are available at retailers including Best Buy and CompUSA. BFG Technologies is also currently taking pre-orders for the GeForce FX graphics card at http://www.bfgtech.com/fx_prese...
January 22, 2003 by koop
BFG Technologies is the supplier of premium ASYLUM™ brand graphics cards based on award-winning NVIDIA graphics technology. The ASYLUM graphics cards are designed to appeal to the PC enthusiast and hardcore gaming consumer. BFG Technologies offers a full line of graphics cards powered by NVIDIA GPUs. Their products are available at retailers including Best Buy and CompUSA. BFG Technologies is also currently taking pre-orders for the GeForce FX graphics card at http://www.bfgtech.com/...
December 4, 2002 by koop
If you are in the market for a new video card, you should consider these cards that now include skins by some of the top skinning authors. Each of the cards includes the NVIDIA OEM skin created by Treetog (Renato Veras) of Pixtudio (https://www.stardock.net/people/alexandrie/pix/customskins/1/tnvidia_partners.jpg) plus special skins created for each NVIDIA partner: ABIT (http://www.skinsmith.com/images/skins/10/thumbs/ABIT_ss.jpg) created by Mike Bryant. BFG Technologies (http://www.ski...
November 7, 2002 by koop
NVIDIA® Corporation, worldwide leader in graphics processors and media and communications devices, has made the NVIDIA® Desktop Theme available for download. Powered by ObjectDesktop technology from Stardock, the theme includes a WindowBlinds skin, icons and wallpaper. The theme was designed by Cesar Carrera, the author of Mac OS X Aqua's 3D icons. Technical assistance was provided by Renato Veras (Treetog) and Johanne Chainé (Alexandrie) of Pixtudio. The theme is available as a c...
November 1, 2002 by koop
Steve Mosely of EZ Themes has asked to post the following: $750 October / November Author Competition In an effort to build our XP content we are running a competition until the end of November 2002 for authors contributing XP visual styles (WindowBlinds), boot screens and login screens files to our site. The rules are real simple: The author with the most downloaded XP files will get $250, three 2nd place authors will get $100 and I'll have 4 runner-up prizes of $50 The quicker yo...
October 1, 2002 by koop
eVGA.com is sponsoring an exciting new contest with prizes that include an Area-51 Gaming System from Alienware, GeForce cards, Dolby sound systems, flat-screen monitors and software products including WindowBlinds and Object Desktop. No purchase is necessary, so what are you waiting for?
September 25, 2002 by koop
The CFS 3 Windows Media Player skin, features amazing animated effects that include opening animations, audio playback animations and the ability to choose from different Combat Flight Nose Art images for your Windows Media Player background. Microsoft has licensed a special version of WindowBlinds that is included. If you do not have WindowBlinds, this will install a special version for you. If you already have WindowBlinds, running the executable will add the new CFS 3 skin to you...
September 19, 2002 by koop
Systemax, a leading manufacturer of build-to-order PC’s, Notebooks and Servers, has licensed WindowBlinds from Stardock in order to offer customers the ultimate in PC customization. WindowBlinds will be pre-installed on the new Double X PC gaming systems from Systemax. Many computer manufacturers have begun offering consumers a number of different hardware options, including cases with transparent sides, glowing lights, distinctive covers and multiple fans. The new Double X gaming sys...
August 30, 2002 by koop
Microsoft has released the Age of Mythology WindowBlinds skin. Currently this skin can only be downloaded from Gamespot and is only available to Gamespot members. A wider release of the skin is expected shortly. The skin was designed by Davad70 of TheSkinsFactory.Com and is part of a suite that includes wallpaper and a Windows Media Player skin. Microsoft contracted with Stardock for permission to use WindowBlinds and with The Skins Factory for the design of the WindowBlinds and Wind...
August 20, 2002 by koop
Microsoft® Windows® XP Power Toolkit, the latest book from Microsoft Press, will include a CD with shareware versions of the most popular programs from Stardock. The book, which will ship August 28th, 2002 is targeted for experienced users or Super Users. It will include a companion CD with programs including WindowBlinds, IconPackager, WinStyles, ObjectBar, SkinStudio, CursorXP and DesktopX. This is the first of several planned books from Microsoft Press that reference Stardock's contribu...
July 29, 2002 by koop
ACD VideoMagic is a new, automatic movie mixer from ACD that also incorporates a new look, designed by Pixtudio, using skinning technology licensed from WindowBlinds™ OCX© Stardock®.
July 15, 2002 by koop
Download Accelerator Plus, Privity Word and CKM from TecSec, Intermediate Organizer and Visual Communicator from Serious Magic are all products that use DirectSkin to enhance their user interface. DirectSkin is the ActiveX control that lets developers use the same technology that powers WindowBlinds. Developers can choose between a single interface or can even allow users to apply their own skins. Download Accelerator Plus, for example, is looking for skinners to design skins for their appli...
July 8, 2002 by koop
With over 40 million registered users, Download Accelerator Plus is one of the most popular programs in the world. The latest version, DAP 5.3, uses DirectSkin from Stardock to allow users to customize their experience. For those unfamiliar with the software, DAP has many powerful features. DAP integrates with the browser to provide the fastest downloads from any Internet connection, allows you to resume interrupted downloads, has an integrated MP3 search feature and much more. These features...