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Inventor Open Sources "TV-B-Gone," and Why

Posted by kdawson on from the patents-b-gone dept.

ptorrone writes "Inventor Mitch Altman explains why he open-sourced his TV-B-Gone kit, the original stealth keychain fob for defeating TVs in public places. The title of the article is 'Patent-B-Gone' and perhaps the most interesting fact is that Mitch's brother is a patent attorney, but he still decided to release an open source hardware version of the TV-B-Gone, with pretty impressive results."

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  1. A Necessary Addition by hyades1 · · Score: 4, Funny

    So many offensive television sets in inappropriate places...so little time.

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    1. Re:A Necessary Addition by sleeponthemic · · Score: 3, Funny

      OK, enlighten me. Are you bombarded by TV in public libraries and during funerals, or are you simply irked when a bar-owner decides to show a football game on his TV in his bar?

      Me, I carry my Customer-B-Gone, a pair of legs that allow me to absent myself from bars and other public places for a variety of reasons, without imposing my will upon others. Oh sure, it's not nearly as obnoxious as deciding for everybody, but we can't all be petty dictators.

      We can't all spot sarcasm, either.

      (This is sarcasm, what that guy posted was deadly serious).

      (Hey, no wait!, don't listen to that sentence, that was the real sarcasm).

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    2. Re:A Necessary Addition by st0rmshad0w · · Score: 5, Funny

      The Deaf.

      You can go now.

    3. Re:A Necessary Addition by st0rmshad0w · · Score: 4, Funny

      UGH! Coffee not working yet.

      That should have been THE BLIND!

      I'll go now...

    4. Re:A Necessary Addition by sukotto · · Score: 5, Funny

      bwa ha ha.... my Coffee-B-Gone works!

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    5. Re:A Necessary Addition by st0rmshad0w · · Score: 4, Funny

      bwa ha ha.... my Coffee-B-Gone works!

      OK, now THAT little device is definately going to lead to bloodshed. :)

  2. Re:I for one by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I am officially open sourcing my firstpost-B-gone

  3. So glad this was posted by halcyon1234 · · Score: 4, Funny

    I was watching a news report about this topic at the pub the other day. Well, I tried to watch it, but the fritzy TV kept turning off.

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  4. Re:I would love to take this to a sports bar. by 0100010001010011 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Someone did this during the World Cup (Video). He's lucky he didn't get caught and lynched.

  5. Television... by Muckluck · · Score: 3, Funny

    The cause of and solution to all of lifes big problems. Oh, no, wait... That should be alcohol. Won't somebody please think of the children?!

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  6. Re:purpose? by VShael · · Score: 5, Funny

    In other words, it's for getting your face punched. ;)

    Hah. I've been managing that for years without the aid of technology.

  7. Re:purpose? by st0rmshad0w · · Score: 4, Funny

    In other words, it's for getting your face punched. ;) Hah. I've been managing that for years without the aid of technology.

    Luddite.