PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 1300 SW Fifth Avenue Suite 3100 Portland OR 97201-5638 Telephone (503) 478-6000 Facsimile (503) 478-6099 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