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Alienware Unveils Exclusive DarkStar Theme

*skinsfactory:iconskinsfactory: reports, March 18, 2005
Alienware®, the leading manufacturer of high-performance desktop, notebook, media center, and professional systems, has introduced an exclusive new desktop theme called Alienware DarkStar™ as the latest addition to the popular AlienGUIse™ Theme Manager. The new DarkStar theme is offered with all new Alienware systems at no additional cost and is also available as a free download at the Alienware website.

Created in conjunction with The Skins Factory and Stardock Corporation, Alienware DarkStar unleashes a bold new alternative to the standard appearance of the Microsoft® Windows® desktop. DarkStar features breathtaking design elements such as audio-enhanced startup and runtime animations, function-responsive LED arrays, and highly tactile control surfaces. All of these features combine to create a stunning desktop design brilliantly captured in black and red and infused with traces of Alienware’s distinctive style.

“Alienware has an unmatched history of bringing style and flair to a PC industry often mired in dullness,” said Robert Lusk, vice president of sales and marketing for Alienware. “The highly innovative DarkStar desktop theme represents the latest chapter in Alienware’s efforts to save PC users from having to put up with uninspired mediocrity.”

First made available to the public last year, Alienware’s AlienGUIse Theme Manager includes other cutting-edge desktop themes exclusive to Alienware like AlienMorph™ and ALXMorph™. Like DarkStar, these stylish Alienware themes provide an unforgettable transformation to the appearance of a desktop, dramatically altering the look and feel of icons, wallpaper, Windows Media Player, and more.

“The Skins Factory continues to work hand-in-hand with Alienware to transform the landscape of desktop design,” said Jeff Schader, President and CEO of The Skins Factory. “Our companies represent the perfect symbiotic match to deliver to customers show-stopping desktop displays like DarkStar that surpass all expectations of creative excellence.”

Like The Skins Factory, Stardock shares Alienware’s vision to set a new standard of customization for the PC.

“Stardock has once again partnered with Alienware to offer customers a unique desktop environment,” said Larry Kuperman, Corporate Sales Manager at Stardock. “By licensing Stardock’s Theme Manager software, Alienware is able offer customers unique and exciting alternatives to the standard desktop appearance.”

:bulletblue: Alienware Website
:bulletblue: Darkstar Screenshot

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~Timerever:iconTimerever: Mar 18, 2005, 12:05:04 PM
It looks like poo on ice!
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~ran93r:iconran93r: Mar 18, 2005, 11:41:21 PM
I'm sorry to say I agree and the two themes that originally came with the GUIse also stank. The Media Player skins were awesome and I wonder why they didn't put any work into the themes.
~Stefu:iconStefu: Mar 19, 2005, 7:53:37 AM
The media player skins and system icons where cool but the rest sux :crazy:
~Stefu:iconStefu: Mar 19, 2005, 7:56:40 AM
I was taking about Alien GUI! DarkStar theme is not even worth downloading :crazy:
~a1:icona1: Mar 20, 2005, 2:57:26 AM
this does not deserve a news post. a deviation would suffice. the fact that tsf made it, or that was funded by Alienware makes it no more special than the nearly 11 million other deviations available.

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~tenaciouspingu:icontenaciouspingu: Mar 20, 2005, 2:08:37 PM
All skinsfactory skins are really poor especially the alienware ones. i mean the packs are about 50mb in size and all they do is install a load of crap that only bloats up your system. The themes are in windows blinds which means theyll be DOG SLOW and require the awfully glitchy stardock software to work. Come on skins factory, release your themes in visual style format (even if you did i wouldnt download them cause theyre absolutely shit - how thick are the taskbars!) I can understand why you do it - the whole icon packager and windows blinds thing - its cause youve got a deal with stardock. Well skins factory i'll just stick with my visual styles which are under a megabyte in size and don't slow down my computer at all.

It's not like I totally hate the skins factory I mean I love their website its just that they've sold themselves to stardock like hoes.
~valis:iconvalis: Mar 21, 2005, 12:15:51 AM
I agree completely.

I've seen this happen far too many times, and not just with deviations. I mean - sometimes I'll find a 'news' item - and it's cause some guy updated his website. Talk about nepotism - or talk about 'inline advertising' - or whatever it's called. In any case, I don't like it.

I read the news entry, and it's just basically an announcment that so and so deviant or design house has updated their website, and I'm like...duh....

How is that news? It's not like DA reports it whenever any deviant updates his or her website.

So yeah. Pretty crap if you ask me.

I also took a look at the screenshot, looks like an overloaded, bloaty theme from hell, actually. Although I do like other stuff tsf does, but I think in their quest to be 'professional' - they'd completely abandoned simplicity.

Oh, well.

Is anybody else pissed off at the 'news advertising' that so often takes place here?

Is there anything that can be done about it?

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~Knightmare-at-9:iconKnightmare-at-9: Mar 22, 2005, 6:11:43 PM
:thumbsdown:

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