Confessions: The Meanest Thing Gizmodo Did at CES

CES has no shortage of displays. And when MAKE offered us some TV-B-Gone clickers to bring to the show, we pretty much couldn't help ourselves. We shut off a TV. And then another. And then a wall of TVs. And we just couldn't stop. (And Panasonic, you're so lucky that 150-incher didn't have an active IR port.) It was too much fun, but watching this video, we realize it probably made some people's jobs harder, and I don't agree with that (Especially Motorola). We're sorry. [Thanks to Phil Torrone for the gear, video, editing and mischief by Richard Blakeley]

Category:

Comedy

Tags:

• Gizmodo
• CES
• TV-B-Gone

[amerist]

So the moral of the story is... if you are running a demo booth with TV sets, cover up the IR receiver!

[SuperBluehacker]

During the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show, some individuals from Gizmodo brought a TV-B-Gone remote control and shut off many display monitors at booths and during demos affecting several companies. These actions caused the individual from Gizmodo to be banned for life from future CES events.

[curtymolloy]

that's my uncle on the motorola stage lol, still find gizmodo's antics funny 4 years on

[debbiedeneese]

hahahahaha I love this...

[sonicfreakkiller97]

@SuperBluehacker Sadly, no. They were allowed back in every year.

[JGKreations]

Oh jesus, this is a must! The POWER it give you!!! HAHA. No more sitting through boring work meetings while they show us boring crap on the TV!!! Thank you god for letting me find this today!

[ihelpers01]

so the remotes called TV B gone? interesting

[robinzhooded]

This is awesome fuck with the corporations haha.

[masonkim7]

I hate TVs in public but this is really douchey.

[johnnyfarnham]

Can you go past my house when the missus is watching Sex in the City? lol

[mewmaster151]

@VRally1997 yeah its called electrical tape, ir is LIGHT dumbass just put a square of tape overthe reciever

[VRally1997]

@zimtower -.- nice sarcasm, can you hear that roar of laughter?