http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/01/benq-uses-wtc-and-9-11-imagery-to-sell-devices/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2009 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/01/benq-uses-wtc-and-9-11-imagery-to-sell-devices/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/01/benq-uses-wtc-and-9-11-imagery-to-sell-devices/Dec 1st 2006 8:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/01/benq-uses-wtc-and-9-11-imagery-to-sell-devices/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/01/benq-uses-wtc-and-9-11-imagery-to-sell-devices/Dec 1st 2006 6:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/01/benq-uses-wtc-and-9-11-imagery-to-sell-devices/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/01/benq-uses-wtc-and-9-11-imagery-to-sell-devices/Dec 1st 2006 6:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/01/benq-uses-wtc-and-9-11-imagery-to-sell-devices/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/01/benq-uses-wtc-and-9-11-imagery-to-sell-devices/
Well, in terms of using 9/11 imagery to sell a product, we should also think about World Trade Center as not just a tribute movie, but a means of revenue for the studio(s).]]>Dec 1st 2006 7:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/01/benq-uses-wtc-and-9-11-imagery-to-sell-devices/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/01/benq-uses-wtc-and-9-11-imagery-to-sell-devices/
Well, in terms of using 9/11 imagery to sell a product, we should also think about World Trade Center as not just a tribute movie, but a means of revenue for the studio(s).]]>Dec 1st 2006 6:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/01/benq-uses-wtc-and-9-11-imagery-to-sell-devices/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/01/benq-uses-wtc-and-9-11-imagery-to-sell-devices/Dec 1st 2006 6:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/01/benq-uses-wtc-and-9-11-imagery-to-sell-devices/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/01/benq-uses-wtc-and-9-11-imagery-to-sell-devices/this ad campaign isn't fake.]]>Dec 1st 2006 6:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/01/benq-uses-wtc-and-9-11-imagery-to-sell-devices/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/01/benq-uses-wtc-and-9-11-imagery-to-sell-devices/
so past the fact that it's an awful greedy marketing attempt...it was designed very poorly as well]]>Dec 5th 2006 8:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/01/benq-uses-wtc-and-9-11-imagery-to-sell-devices/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/01/benq-uses-wtc-and-9-11-imagery-to-sell-devices/Dec 1st 2006 6:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/01/benq-uses-wtc-and-9-11-imagery-to-sell-devices/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/01/benq-uses-wtc-and-9-11-imagery-to-sell-devices/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/01/benqs-new-musiq-has-sights-on-shuffle-crown/]]>Dec 1st 2006 10:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/01/benq-uses-wtc-and-9-11-imagery-to-sell-devices/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/01/benq-uses-wtc-and-9-11-imagery-to-sell-devices/Dec 1st 2006 6:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/01/benq-uses-wtc-and-9-11-imagery-to-sell-devices/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/01/benq-uses-wtc-and-9-11-imagery-to-sell-devices/Dec 1st 2006 6:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/01/benq-uses-wtc-and-9-11-imagery-to-sell-devices/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/01/benq-uses-wtc-and-9-11-imagery-to-sell-devices/Dec 1st 2006 10:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/01/benq-uses-wtc-and-9-11-imagery-to-sell-devices/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/01/benq-uses-wtc-and-9-11-imagery-to-sell-devices/Dec 1st 2006 7:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/01/benq-uses-wtc-and-9-11-imagery-to-sell-devices/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/01/benq-uses-wtc-and-9-11-imagery-to-sell-devices/http://www.benq.com.cn/musiq/ exists and that marketing campaign certainly references the WTC attack... sickening.]]>Dec 1st 2006 6:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/01/benq-uses-wtc-and-9-11-imagery-to-sell-devices/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/01/benq-uses-wtc-and-9-11-imagery-to-sell-devices/Dec 1st 2006 6:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/01/benq-uses-wtc-and-9-11-imagery-to-sell-devices/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/01/benq-uses-wtc-and-9-11-imagery-to-sell-devices/Dec 1st 2006 7:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/01/benq-uses-wtc-and-9-11-imagery-to-sell-devices/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/01/benq-uses-wtc-and-9-11-imagery-to-sell-devices/Dec 1st 2006 7:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/01/benq-uses-wtc-and-9-11-imagery-to-sell-devices/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/01/benq-uses-wtc-and-9-11-imagery-to-sell-devices/Dec 1st 2006 7:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/01/benq-uses-wtc-and-9-11-imagery-to-sell-devices/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/01/benq-uses-wtc-and-9-11-imagery-to-sell-devices/Dec 1st 2006 7:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/01/benq-uses-wtc-and-9-11-imagery-to-sell-devices/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/01/benq-uses-wtc-and-9-11-imagery-to-sell-devices/
It does not change the fact however that they are using an event where 2800 people died to try to sell me something. Think about that. Using thoughts of misery and death to manipulate me into buying their product. It's insulting and disingenuous.]]>Dec 1st 2006 9:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/01/benq-uses-wtc-and-9-11-imagery-to-sell-devices/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/01/benq-uses-wtc-and-9-11-imagery-to-sell-devices/Dec 2nd 2006 12:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/01/benq-uses-wtc-and-9-11-imagery-to-sell-devices/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/01/benq-uses-wtc-and-9-11-imagery-to-sell-devices/Dec 1st 2006 7:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/01/benq-uses-wtc-and-9-11-imagery-to-sell-devices/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/01/benq-uses-wtc-and-9-11-imagery-to-sell-devices/Dec 1st 2006 7:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/01/benq-uses-wtc-and-9-11-imagery-to-sell-devices/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/01/benq-uses-wtc-and-9-11-imagery-to-sell-devices/
Oh yeah, and the ads are tasteless. Not because I'm overly sensitive, but because they are totally reaching to say that music, let alone THEIR mp3 player, is going to bring about a new era.]]>Dec 1st 2006 7:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/01/benq-uses-wtc-and-9-11-imagery-to-sell-devices/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/01/benq-uses-wtc-and-9-11-imagery-to-sell-devices/Dec 1st 2006 7:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/01/benq-uses-wtc-and-9-11-imagery-to-sell-devices/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/01/benq-uses-wtc-and-9-11-imagery-to-sell-devices/
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Still, I think that the opportunistic films that have been released over the course of the past year are as bad if not worse. You don't get an MP3 player after those two hours of tragedy-explotation.]]>Dec 1st 2006 7:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/01/benq-uses-wtc-and-9-11-imagery-to-sell-devices/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/01/benq-uses-wtc-and-9-11-imagery-to-sell-devices/Dec 1st 2006 7:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/01/benq-uses-wtc-and-9-11-imagery-to-sell-devices/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/01/benq-uses-wtc-and-9-11-imagery-to-sell-devices/Dec 2nd 2006 10:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/01/benq-uses-wtc-and-9-11-imagery-to-sell-devices/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/01/benq-uses-wtc-and-9-11-imagery-to-sell-devices/
Using anyone's tragedy to pimp your product is crass, and these folks seem culturally out of touch.]]>Dec 1st 2006 7:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/01/benq-uses-wtc-and-9-11-imagery-to-sell-devices/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/01/benq-uses-wtc-and-9-11-imagery-to-sell-devices/
Don't like it? Don't buy it. Simple as that.]]>Dec 1st 2006 7:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/01/benq-uses-wtc-and-9-11-imagery-to-sell-devices/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/01/benq-uses-wtc-and-9-11-imagery-to-sell-devices/
Geez, get real dude. It's a very bad use of a photo. PERIOD.]]>Dec 2nd 2006 1:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/01/benq-uses-wtc-and-9-11-imagery-to-sell-devices/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/01/benq-uses-wtc-and-9-11-imagery-to-sell-devices/
since their communist government keeps a lid on all the tragedies/bad news in their nation (ie - tienamen square, sars) i bet they don't understand the emotional connection.

regardless, i believe it is completely bad taste. but i think part of it is ignorance, not just greed.]]>Dec 1st 2006 7:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/01/benq-uses-wtc-and-9-11-imagery-to-sell-devices/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/01/benq-uses-wtc-and-9-11-imagery-to-sell-devices/Dec 1st 2006 7:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/01/benq-uses-wtc-and-9-11-imagery-to-sell-devices/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/01/benq-uses-wtc-and-9-11-imagery-to-sell-devices/Dec 1st 2006 7:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/01/benq-uses-wtc-and-9-11-imagery-to-sell-devices/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/01/benq-uses-wtc-and-9-11-imagery-to-sell-devices/Dec 1st 2006 8:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/01/benq-uses-wtc-and-9-11-imagery-to-sell-devices/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/01/benq-uses-wtc-and-9-11-imagery-to-sell-devices/Dec 1st 2006 9:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/01/benq-uses-wtc-and-9-11-imagery-to-sell-devices/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/01/benq-uses-wtc-and-9-11-imagery-to-sell-devices/Dec 1st 2006 8:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/01/benq-uses-wtc-and-9-11-imagery-to-sell-devices/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/01/benq-uses-wtc-and-9-11-imagery-to-sell-devices/
Don't like it? Don't buy it. Simple as that.'

uh excuse you?

do you have any respect for anything? People are out there profiting off the death of US citizens and all you can say is 'dont buy their product'?

I dont know where you're from but as an American its pretty much my patriotic duty to be at least a little pissed off if not completely morally outraged that someone thinks that they can generate some ad campaign off the death of my country men.

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accept it for what it is, a picture of ruin, not an attempt to profit off of the WTC tragedy]]>Dec 1st 2006 9:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/01/benq-uses-wtc-and-9-11-imagery-to-sell-devices/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/01/benq-uses-wtc-and-9-11-imagery-to-sell-devices/http://www.benq.us/support/contact/index.cfm?region=78&query=5


Use the above site to voice your complaint. This just set me off. ]]>Dec 1st 2006 7:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/01/benq-uses-wtc-and-9-11-imagery-to-sell-devices/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/01/benq-uses-wtc-and-9-11-imagery-to-sell-devices/
yea its like that.]]>Dec 1st 2006 7:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/01/benq-uses-wtc-and-9-11-imagery-to-sell-devices/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/01/benq-uses-wtc-and-9-11-imagery-to-sell-devices/Dec 1st 2006 8:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/01/benq-uses-wtc-and-9-11-imagery-to-sell-devices/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/01/benq-uses-wtc-and-9-11-imagery-to-sell-devices/Jan 14th 2007 1:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/01/benq-uses-wtc-and-9-11-imagery-to-sell-devices/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/01/benq-uses-wtc-and-9-11-imagery-to-sell-devices/Dec 1st 2006 8:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/01/benq-uses-wtc-and-9-11-imagery-to-sell-devices/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/01/benq-uses-wtc-and-9-11-imagery-to-sell-devices/Dec 1st 2006 8:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/01/benq-uses-wtc-and-9-11-imagery-to-sell-devices/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/01/benq-uses-wtc-and-9-11-imagery-to-sell-devices/
I have contacted the chief marketing officer in both the US and Taipei. I have offered my services to help them fix this problem. I truly hope they get in touch to fix this mess. TCPSF.com]]>Dec 1st 2006 8:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/01/benq-uses-wtc-and-9-11-imagery-to-sell-devices/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/01/benq-uses-wtc-and-9-11-imagery-to-sell-devices/Dec 1st 2006 8:26PM