Gizmodo is banned from next year’s CES

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    After Gizmodo bloggers doing the meanest thing in CES, the organizer now decides to ban this site from accessing the CES in next year. Gizmodo staff uses a special IR remote called TV-B-Gone to turn off the display of exhibitors which caused them troubles. The prank seems fun and Gizmodo taped a video and say sorry by the chief blogger Brian Lam.

    CNET later informs by the CES organizer saying they will ban Gizmodo which owned by Gawker Media. Organizer also said Gizmodo interfered with the exhibitor booth operations of numerous companies. It is not acceptable for them to disrupt at least one press conference event. Additional sanction may be carried out. Time to pay for the prank, Brian.

    [via CNET]

    2 Comments

    • 1.   What will happen w&hellip replies at 12th January 2008, 6:16 pm :

      [...] one of the popular tech blogs, is now banned from CES in the future. This happens to Canada’s internet show host Matt Chin and Jason Agnew. They hosted a show [...]

    • 2.   Gizmodo responses &hellip replies at 15th January 2008, 2:28 am :

      [...] banned from CES in the future. (Note not all Gizmodo staff is banned, only one) Reason? They did this prank during CES show. Turning off TVs of booth and press conference hall is apparently childish [...]

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