Gizmodo attempts to prove that bloggers aren't journalists

Gizmodo took a couple of TV-B-Gone remotes with them to CES so that they could play pranks on the various booth staff. You can see a video of it on their site.

I think it's incredibly disappointing for a set of bloggers to do something like this. Bloggers as a group have been trying to gain acceptance and trust as real journalists for years, and were starting to make some headway. Then one of the communities most popular gadget blogs starts playing pranks on the exhibitors at CES.

I'm sure that there will be some well-deserved fallout from this for Gizmodo. I suspect that they will not be allowed back to CES, and I wouldn't be surprised if some of the companies they harassed take legal action.

Personally, I'll just unsubscribe from the Gizmodo feed. Engadget is a much better blog anyway.