Now nVidia is trying to poison journalists.

[digitalwanderer]

Legit Reviews has an interesting ditty up (http://www.legitreviews.com/news/9054/) about how the mugs in nVidia's eco-gift bag are toxic:

Inside a plastic tote that is a made from four 20oz recycled plastic bottles and listing a url for their 'Green Initiative' at GTC was a Coffee Mug for the conference. The said coffee cup had a warning sticker stating that the decorations on the exterior of the product contains lead, lead compounds and/or cadmium. Doesn't sound too environmentally friendly to us and the companies 'Green Initiative' states that "Gifts for participants are durable, useful, minimally packaged (incorporating recycled content packaging), made from non-toxic materials, and incorporate the highest practical post-consumer recycled content." I guess the person that ordered the mug didn't know about this initiative.
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[Albuquerque]

Lulz ensue :D

[Alexko]

"Now nVidia is trying to poison journalists."

Well, that's one way to avoid negative coverage…

[trinibwoy]

Makes perfect sense to me. Anybody who gives the HD6xxx series a good review gets scratched off the antidote mailing list.

[digitalwanderer]

"Now nVidia is trying to poison journalists."

Well, that's one way to avoid negative coverage…
That can't be their strategy, I didn't get a cup! :razz:

[Zaphod]

the decorations on the exterior of the product
If that's a poisoning attempt, then gaming-/hardware journalists have some strange coffee-drinking habits I'm pretty sure I don't want expanded upon.

[ShaidarHaran]

If that's a poisoning attempt, then gaming-/hardware journalists have some strange coffee-drinking habits I'm pretty sure I don't want expanded upon.

I believe you can get lead poisoning through the skin.

[no-X]

Zaphod: Your lower lip doesn't touch exterior of the cup during drinking? :-)

[Squilliam]

That can't be their strategy, I didn't get a cup! :razz:

When you get your first review sample from Nvidia im sure they'll use leaded solder just for you. :razz:

[Zaphod]

Zaphod: Your lower lip doesn't touch exterior of the cup during drinking? :-)
Disclaimer: I didn't click through to the image before making my comment, but (that being said) I don't usually lick the decals on my mugs, no. And certainly not enough of them to achieve toxicity (http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/scdocs/scdoc/1570.htm). :)

[Squilliam]

Disclaimer: I didn't click through to the image before making my comment, but (that being said) I don't usually lick the decals on my mugs, no. And certainly not enough of them to achieve toxicity (http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/scdocs/scdoc/1570.htm). :)

You've been hanging around Xbox 360 consoles for too long if you think that toxicity is an achievement. :razz:

[willardjuice]

Let's aim for a higher level of discussion.