Clad in brilliant red EMI shielding and featuring glowing LED lighting, the Sound Blaster Zx is the bad boy of the bunch, with an attention-grabbing design that ideally complements any power gaming rig.

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It could also mean clearing of forest and blasting of mountainsides to rig high tension power lines in once-picturesque environments.

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These tune the rig to save power, run quietly (disable the fans), work efficiently or crank performance to 11, respectively.

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The fuel on board the rig is used to power equipment and is not the result of the drilling operations Shell conducted off the North Slope, on the opposite side of the vast state from where the Kulluk now rests.

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With 70 watts of power and Jarre's backing, this seemingly bizarre rig may actually offer decent performance.

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There's a pair of USB 3.0 inputs, an HDMI port, optical audio and Ethernet connections on the rear, and buttons for power and settings on the front, but you can easily hide the console deep inside your home theater rig -- it can be controlled exclusively with a Android 4.2-equipped smartphone or tablet.

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