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Long Term Effects of Gizmodo CES Prank

theodp noted that someone from Gizmodo brought a TV-B-Gone to CES and used it to turn off a wall of monitors during demos. Funny yes, it earned him a ban for life and may have repercussions to other bloggers struggling to be treated as equals with traditional journalists in the future. But also this might lead to a future with encryption on remotes.

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  1. And here's a link to the video by Kabuthunk · · Score: 5, Informative

    To save people a few seconds of having to google stuff or whatnot, here's a link to the video in question on Youtube.

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