Update: CNET Reports Gizmodo Banned
Unsurprisingly the CEA (CES organizers) have banned Gizmodo and are looking at further sanctions.
CEA’s take on CES Gizmodo prank: Banned!
This results from the earlier presentation-fouling pranks, Gizmodo CES horseplay reported all over the web.
Lesson learned for presenters & trainers, prepare for the juvenile– turn off IR ports/devices/remotes you don’t need or tape them over, or make sure they provide some basic security. Require pairing for BlueTooth devices, turn off the “Discoverable” setting, and so forth. Mac users should pair their infrared remote or even disable it if not used. Wired connections are preferred.
I’m almost surprised there haven’t been widely-publicized incidents with wireless mics at conferences, yet. I guess we’ll all need secured ultra-wide band wireless microphones soon.
About Tom King
Tom King has a master's degree in Instructional Design and 15 years experience developing and managing elearning materials. Tom has been active with many elearning technology specification groups, including ADL SCORM, AICC, IEEE LTSC, and others. He served as AICC Communications Chairman and workgroup leader for the PENS specification. Tom was instrumental in early implementations of LMS specifications for LAN and web-based systems as an early AICC advocate and founder of Solis, maker of Pathware (acquired by Macromedia and later transferred to IBM as LearningSpace 4). Tom continues to collaborate with colleagues from a variety of companies offering enterprise-class elearning solutions.
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