Now nVidia is trying to poison journalists.

[digitalwanderer]

Legit Reviews has an interesting ditty up 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.

 

[Albuquerque]

Lulz ensue

 

[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!

 

[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!

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

 

[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.

 

[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.

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

 

[willardjuice]

Let's aim for a higher level of discussion.