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Not enough links today for an update so you get JRex instead. It has been updated recently so I figured I'd blog a little on it. Basically as the title says JRex lets you embed Mozilla's GECKO engine in your Java Application.

JRex - The Java Browser Component
• JRex 1.0b_html2 released. JRex now implements DOM HTML2, which give complete control on loaded HTML document.
  
• This release also include new API's, improvements and BUG fixes.
  
• This release marks the start of GRE based JRex release, see releases page for more info.
  
• This release includes updated WebStart support, see docs page for more info. Also checkout the WebStart demo on main page.

There are a couple Webstart demos up on their site for Windows and Linux. I loaded Espn.com once and it crashed. On my second attempt I was able to load both Espn.com and Cnn.com with no problems besides flashing while rendering. Here is ClientJava.com rendered in the Webstart demo of JRex:

Is is also worth noting other Java browser options.

Java Desktop Integration Components (JDIC)
ICEsoft Technologies - Makers of IceBrowser
Javio - Makers of WebWindow
NetClue - Makers of ClueBrowser
Grand Rapid
WebRenderer