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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We  hereby  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in this  Registration
Statement  on Form  S-3 of our  reports  dated  May  21,  1999  relating  to the
financial  statements and financial statement  schedules of Labtec,  Inc., which
appear in Labtec, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31,
1999.  We also consent to the  incorporation  by reference in this  Registration
Statement  on Form S-3 of our  report  dated  October  8,  1999  related  to the
financial  statements of Connector Resources  Unlimited,  Inc., which appears in
the Current Report on Form 8-K/A of Labtec, Inc. dated August 20, 1999 and filed
on November 2, 1999.  We also  consent to the  reference to us under the heading
"Experts" in such Registration Statement.




/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

April 7, 2000