Comments on: CG’s CES Highlights: Getting the Stiff Arm from LG

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 15:05:08 +0000

I work for LG, take it from me, the watch/phone looks/works awesome.

By: Damien D.

Damien D. — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 16:00:00 +0000

I think LG should get “bad press” if they’re jerks. So keep it up.

I generally hate when anyone tries to bar picture taking for no good reason.

By: Avid Reader

Avid Reader — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 07:42:17 +0000

Guys. I am an avid reader of this site. Stop sensationalizing the news. Just cover the product if you can and move on. Keep up the good work. Thanks!

By: Paul Short

Paul Short — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 06:01:37 +0000

…but they’ll undoubtedly be sending you a release and press pics, even though they snubbed you at the booth. I hope you know where to tell them to stick those

By: livejamie

livejamie — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 05:12:00 +0000

Engadget got photos and a video?

By: Jenn

Jenn — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 02:08:40 +0000

LG has forbidden unscheduled photography at their CES booth for years and years. I’m surprised they let you leave with one of their hand.

By: John C

John C — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 00:43:48 +0000

John,

With all due respect, I’m just a little curious why you decided to write about this, when there are hundreds of great companies showcasing thousands of innovative products, if you’re “trying to report on the show” for us. Let’s stick to the plan and write something about a great new product your readers would actually want to read about.

By: John Biggs

John Biggs — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 00:36:01 +0000

I’m impervious to strippers.

By: Weixi Yen

Weixi Yen — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 00:21:57 +0000

Actually, Vinny Chase did bow down and sent strippers to the blogger’s hotel room to appease the blogger gods. However, this tactic did not work on John, who ripped LG regardless.

By: John Biggs

John Biggs — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 23:24:48 +0000

@10 and @14 - Yes, I am a geeky blogger and yes I have a power complex HOWEVER I’m trying to report on the show for you guys and it’s stupid stuff like this that makes electronic reporting so, if not difficult, more frustrating. I’m posting this as a service to folks who are reading and who might be manning booths at PMA or CEATEC or any of the other countless shows out there, encouraging them to rethink photo policies.

By: John C

John C — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 23:05:18 +0000

I’m reminded of an episode of Entourage where a geeky blogger with too much power threatens to give Aquaman a bad review because Vinny Chase didn’t bowdown like other movie industry people.

I understand you write for one of the top tech blogs, but I’m sure TC didn’t reach its elite status from garbage posts like this. Just my 2cent

By: Technology Slice

Technology Slice — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 23:03:59 +0000

Maybe they have something against free advertising.

By: adair

adair — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 22:07:33 +0000

some booth dudes are gonna get the boot.

By: Jason Alba

Jason Alba — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 21:41:29 +0000

lucky them, they still got a post on TechCrunch

By: Weixi Yen

Weixi Yen — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 20:57:04 +0000

Translation: I’m a famous blogger and LG is stupid to have stiff-armed me like I was some 3rd-string free safety. I could have given them great publicity and made them millions, even though the reality is I wouldn’t have because I’ve seen the watch-phone a bajillion times already. In fact, I don’t even know why I tried to take a photo, since watch-phones are a stupid and old idea that I have seen many times before.

I’m pretty sure that the watchphone was sweet, as LG designs some of the best looking products with the best UI. You don’t have to knock on the phone just because you got treated like a normal person.

By: warren

warren — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 20:48:41 +0000

debbie diamond sounds like a hall monitor….though a strangely sexy hall monitor….

By: warren

warren — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 20:47:03 +0000

instead what we learn is….. LG’s people have strange looking, stumpy hands…….

By: Boring Market

Boring Market — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 20:46:36 +0000

Don’t they want their product to be buzzed about? Don’t they need pictures to hype about it? This secret doesn’t make the consumer excited about it, it makes them rather bored. The only way rumors are spread are by mocks up and fuzzy pictures of prototypes at trade shows.

By: Debbie Diamond

Debbie Diamond — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 20:31:08 +0000

If you had seen it SOOOO many times before…then why did you try to take a picture?

and do they allow pictures anywhere in the exhibit hall?

By: wade

wade — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 20:26:09 +0000

Could be part of their strategy. They are probably going after the perception that if it is “secret” it is “exciting” to the media and consumer.

Good way to drum up media (like a TC blog post)… but not sure we should give them credit for thinking of that. And not sure it quite brought the kind of attention they were looking for in this case.

By: Ben

Ben — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 20:17:28 +0000

this is a blog not CNN….while the objective is to discuss tech news, it will always (hopefully) have a personal touch (the occasional personal experience, a rant, etc).

By: Mauricio

Mauricio — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 20:13:40 +0000

I don’t understand what’s the purpose of displaying a product at a trade show and forbidding people to take pictures. LG should attend basic marketing 101 courses. I would pay to be on TC and these guys are stopping from being on TC for free!

It doesn’t make any sense.

By: andrew

andrew — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 20:09:06 +0000

sorry to hear you got turned back…but is that really news? perhaps LG isn’t familiar with TC, but that’s all part of growing your name and business. hopefully others will be more open but not sure how news worthy that is. sounds much more like a rant.

By: Al Ramirez

Al Ramirez — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 19:52:11 +0000

Funny considering when I was at Samsung a few years ago some LG Enigneers were trying to take pictures of our new products and tried to rationalize it as “OK” because since they were Korean it was just for national pride. Try coming back wearing a Hyundia shirt.