http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/ngadgets-store-has-us-pondering-a-name-change-new-line-of-busi/ Engadget Comments for n'Gadgets store has us pondering a name change, new line of business http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/ngadgets-store-has-us-pondering-a-name-change-new-line-of-busi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/ngadgets-store-has-us-pondering-a-name-change-new-line-of-busi/Jan 2nd 2010 9:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/ngadgets-store-has-us-pondering-a-name-change-new-line-of-busi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/ngadgets-store-has-us-pondering-a-name-change-new-line-of-busi/Jan 2nd 2010 9:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/ngadgets-store-has-us-pondering-a-name-change-new-line-of-busi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/ngadgets-store-has-us-pondering-a-name-change-new-line-of-busi/
will they send their lawyers to the store apple styles and shut it down]]>Jan 2nd 2010 10:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/ngadgets-store-has-us-pondering-a-name-change-new-line-of-busi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/ngadgets-store-has-us-pondering-a-name-change-new-line-of-busi/
your name is amazing in a way I cannot describe.]]>Jan 2nd 2010 10:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/ngadgets-store-has-us-pondering-a-name-change-new-line-of-busi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/ngadgets-store-has-us-pondering-a-name-change-new-line-of-busi/LOL @ your name, the pic and the article.
Can't help but wonder, is there no original idea left in this world?]]>Jan 2nd 2010 10:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/ngadgets-store-has-us-pondering-a-name-change-new-line-of-busi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/ngadgets-store-has-us-pondering-a-name-change-new-line-of-busi/
I think my best friend just got a new nickname thanks to you!]]>Jan 2nd 2010 10:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/ngadgets-store-has-us-pondering-a-name-change-new-line-of-busi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/ngadgets-store-has-us-pondering-a-name-change-new-line-of-busi/
This is the most backwards assumption you all can make.

Here's wtf is really going.

In Canada Radioshack got rebranded as "The Source" when it was bought by Intertan.

http://www.thesource.ca/
Have a look at the logo. Clearly that is what they are copying.

This store is a direct clone of "The Source" which was formerly known as Radioshack (still is in the U.S.A)

What now engadget? The Source is now owned by Bell, who has big bad lawyers themselves.]]>Jan 2nd 2010 10:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/ngadgets-store-has-us-pondering-a-name-change-new-line-of-busi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/ngadgets-store-has-us-pondering-a-name-change-new-line-of-busi/
Your theft was probably subconscious but 'n Gadget has been around a lot longer than engadget. Sorry.]]>Jan 2nd 2010 10:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/ngadgets-store-has-us-pondering-a-name-change-new-line-of-busi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/ngadgets-store-has-us-pondering-a-name-change-new-line-of-busi/
"Joshua Topolsky Posted Jan 2nd 2010 10:41PM
@farsideoff Let's make a deal. We'll decide what's breaking news and who's ripping off our logo, and you just keep complaining about it in comments. Deal?"

It didn't sound like he was joking when he typed that. Anyways, your comment is a fall on deaf ears. Just ignore it. After all, the internet is serious business.]]>Jan 2nd 2010 11:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/ngadgets-store-has-us-pondering-a-name-change-new-line-of-busi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/ngadgets-store-has-us-pondering-a-name-change-new-line-of-busi/
Frankly, it sounds exactly like he was joking to me.
That combined with, "...because we can't help but find it amusing.", and "Nice work, Canada!"
Should make this whole thing pretty hard to take seriously.
Not to mention the fairly light-hearted tone all the other logo infringement articles have taken.

I just feel bad for the clueless.]]>Jan 2nd 2010 11:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/ngadgets-store-has-us-pondering-a-name-change-new-line-of-busi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/ngadgets-store-has-us-pondering-a-name-change-new-line-of-busi/
But you know, there's this weird vibe between the public and the editors that's been getting worse since the Google Incident. Some people take a lot of things seriously around these parts. I mean look at me down there; I thought they were being paranoid, and now I see it was just a misconception. I wouldn't call them clueless......maybe...over-reactive?]]>Jan 2nd 2010 11:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/ngadgets-store-has-us-pondering-a-name-change-new-line-of-busi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/ngadgets-store-has-us-pondering-a-name-change-new-line-of-busi/Jan 2nd 2010 11:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/ngadgets-store-has-us-pondering-a-name-change-new-line-of-busi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/ngadgets-store-has-us-pondering-a-name-change-new-line-of-busi/
What Google incident are you referring to?

As far as labels go, you're nicer than I am.
I'll stick with clueless and stupid. Maybe ignorant, if I'm feeling generous.;) ]]>Jan 2nd 2010 11:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/ngadgets-store-has-us-pondering-a-name-change-new-line-of-busi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/ngadgets-store-has-us-pondering-a-name-change-new-line-of-busi/Jan 3rd 2010 12:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/ngadgets-store-has-us-pondering-a-name-change-new-line-of-busi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/ngadgets-store-has-us-pondering-a-name-change-new-line-of-busi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/10/hey-google-failing-to-spellcheck-android-2-0-can-have-undesir/

Before the camera firmware was released for the Droid, this version had shown a misspelled message whenever you tried to force quit the Finance application. Many people got upset and claimed that Engadget was no better than Google was, and when the editors tried to explain themselves, they got downvoted to hell. Ultimately it lead to Josh removing the rank buttons. This was actually the final straw for that occasion since there was an article back before that where Thomas and Chris expressed their opinion of capacitive over resistive screens and each also got downvoted. There's been this whole vibe going on ever since.

In fact, scroll to the page where I quoted Josh's comment. Read and observe.]]>Jan 3rd 2010 12:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/ngadgets-store-has-us-pondering-a-name-change-new-line-of-busi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/ngadgets-store-has-us-pondering-a-name-change-new-line-of-busi/
Ah, I missed that one. Probably because when I saw a post about spelling errors, I moved the hell on.

As to Josh's post in this thread, I saw that. It's like kindergarten. ]]>Jan 3rd 2010 12:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/ngadgets-store-has-us-pondering-a-name-change-new-line-of-busi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/ngadgets-store-has-us-pondering-a-name-change-new-line-of-busi/
Of course that comment no longer exists. I swear, it's like a buncha over zealous dweebs running a BBS around here. So many egos from so many self conscious people. Man, high school must have been rough.]]>Jan 3rd 2010 12:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/ngadgets-store-has-us-pondering-a-name-change-new-line-of-busi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/ngadgets-store-has-us-pondering-a-name-change-new-line-of-busi/
Actually, I thought Josh's comment was funny. His next response too.
When I said Kindergarten, I was referring to the, pathetic, self-righteous, indignation in the replies to was obviously a joke. ]]>Jan 3rd 2010 1:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/ngadgets-store-has-us-pondering-a-name-change-new-line-of-busi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/ngadgets-store-has-us-pondering-a-name-change-new-line-of-busi/
I love when some shit happens in Toronto, Montreal or Nunavut Americans always group it into "canada" and blame the whole nation.... ]]>Jan 4th 2010 8:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/ngadgets-store-has-us-pondering-a-name-change-new-line-of-busi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/ngadgets-store-has-us-pondering-a-name-change-new-line-of-busi/
http://www.carpetone.com/]]>Jan 5th 2010 12:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/ngadgets-store-has-us-pondering-a-name-change-new-line-of-busi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/ngadgets-store-has-us-pondering-a-name-change-new-line-of-busi/Jan 2nd 2010 9:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/ngadgets-store-has-us-pondering-a-name-change-new-line-of-busi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/ngadgets-store-has-us-pondering-a-name-change-new-line-of-busi/Jan 2nd 2010 10:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/ngadgets-store-has-us-pondering-a-name-change-new-line-of-busi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/ngadgets-store-has-us-pondering-a-name-change-new-line-of-busi/Jan 2nd 2010 10:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/ngadgets-store-has-us-pondering-a-name-change-new-line-of-busi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/ngadgets-store-has-us-pondering-a-name-change-new-line-of-busi/Jan 2nd 2010 10:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/ngadgets-store-has-us-pondering-a-name-change-new-line-of-busi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/ngadgets-store-has-us-pondering-a-name-change-new-line-of-busi/
There's also a store right past the security checkpoints in PHL (Philadelphia international) with your logo, Engadget. ]]>Jan 2nd 2010 11:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/ngadgets-store-has-us-pondering-a-name-change-new-line-of-busi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/ngadgets-store-has-us-pondering-a-name-change-new-line-of-busi/Jan 3rd 2010 2:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/ngadgets-store-has-us-pondering-a-name-change-new-line-of-busi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/ngadgets-store-has-us-pondering-a-name-change-new-line-of-busi/Jan 3rd 2010 2:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/ngadgets-store-has-us-pondering-a-name-change-new-line-of-busi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/ngadgets-store-has-us-pondering-a-name-change-new-line-of-busi/Jan 2nd 2010 9:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/ngadgets-store-has-us-pondering-a-name-change-new-line-of-busi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/ngadgets-store-has-us-pondering-a-name-change-new-line-of-busi/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOzG7bBylRo]]>Jan 2nd 2010 11:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/ngadgets-store-has-us-pondering-a-name-change-new-line-of-busi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/ngadgets-store-has-us-pondering-a-name-change-new-line-of-busi/yep, that was the joke, thank you]]>Jan 4th 2010 4:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/ngadgets-store-has-us-pondering-a-name-change-new-line-of-busi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/ngadgets-store-has-us-pondering-a-name-change-new-line-of-busi/Jan 2nd 2010 9:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/ngadgets-store-has-us-pondering-a-name-change-new-line-of-busi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/ngadgets-store-has-us-pondering-a-name-change-new-line-of-busi/Evidenced by how much people cared when they saw a store name with a trademarked, very-well-known image of Japan Railways, and used that image to sell unlocked cellphones.

I wish I was joking.]]>Jan 2nd 2010 10:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/ngadgets-store-has-us-pondering-a-name-change-new-line-of-busi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/ngadgets-store-has-us-pondering-a-name-change-new-line-of-busi/Yeah, you became oversensitive now. It is not even the same font, yes it is blue and there are those signal bars ( oh my god, even apple stole them ;) ) but it is not a ripoff. You guys just sue each others over everything these days]]>Jan 2nd 2010 10:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/ngadgets-store-has-us-pondering-a-name-change-new-line-of-busi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/ngadgets-store-has-us-pondering-a-name-change-new-line-of-busi/Yeah, that angled "e" would totally cause this case to get thrown out of any court.]]>Jan 2nd 2010 11:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/ngadgets-store-has-us-pondering-a-name-change-new-line-of-busi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/ngadgets-store-has-us-pondering-a-name-change-new-line-of-busi/
Or that it's plural. O.o]]>Jan 2nd 2010 11:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/ngadgets-store-has-us-pondering-a-name-change-new-line-of-busi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/ngadgets-store-has-us-pondering-a-name-change-new-line-of-busi/Jan 2nd 2010 9:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/ngadgets-store-has-us-pondering-a-name-change-new-line-of-busi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/ngadgets-store-has-us-pondering-a-name-change-new-line-of-busi/Jan 2nd 2010 10:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/ngadgets-store-has-us-pondering-a-name-change-new-line-of-busi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/ngadgets-store-has-us-pondering-a-name-change-new-line-of-busi/Jan 2nd 2010 9:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/ngadgets-store-has-us-pondering-a-name-change-new-line-of-busi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/ngadgets-store-has-us-pondering-a-name-change-new-line-of-busi/Jan 2nd 2010 10:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/ngadgets-store-has-us-pondering-a-name-change-new-line-of-busi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/ngadgets-store-has-us-pondering-a-name-change-new-line-of-busi/Jan 2nd 2010 10:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/ngadgets-store-has-us-pondering-a-name-change-new-line-of-busi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/ngadgets-store-has-us-pondering-a-name-change-new-line-of-busi/
Certainly not Scott, he's a dick. ]]>Jan 2nd 2010 11:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/ngadgets-store-has-us-pondering-a-name-change-new-line-of-busi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/ngadgets-store-has-us-pondering-a-name-change-new-line-of-busi/Jan 2nd 2010 11:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/ngadgets-store-has-us-pondering-a-name-change-new-line-of-busi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/ngadgets-store-has-us-pondering-a-name-change-new-line-of-busi/
Ehh... Gadget store in Toronto? I don't think you can pin this on a Canadian citizen... No offence, but odds are... ]]>Jan 2nd 2010 11:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/ngadgets-store-has-us-pondering-a-name-change-new-line-of-busi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/ngadgets-store-has-us-pondering-a-name-change-new-line-of-busi/Jan 2nd 2010 9:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/ngadgets-store-has-us-pondering-a-name-change-new-line-of-busi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/ngadgets-store-has-us-pondering-a-name-change-new-line-of-busi/Jan 2nd 2010 11:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/ngadgets-store-has-us-pondering-a-name-change-new-line-of-busi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/ngadgets-store-has-us-pondering-a-name-change-new-line-of-busi/Jan 2nd 2010 9:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/ngadgets-store-has-us-pondering-a-name-change-new-line-of-busi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/ngadgets-store-has-us-pondering-a-name-change-new-line-of-busi/Jan 2nd 2010 9:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/ngadgets-store-has-us-pondering-a-name-change-new-line-of-busi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/ngadgets-store-has-us-pondering-a-name-change-new-line-of-busi/Jan 2nd 2010 9:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/ngadgets-store-has-us-pondering-a-name-change-new-line-of-busi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/ngadgets-store-has-us-pondering-a-name-change-new-line-of-busi/Jan 2nd 2010 10:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/ngadgets-store-has-us-pondering-a-name-change-new-line-of-busi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/ngadgets-store-has-us-pondering-a-name-change-new-line-of-busi/
Well clearly that's what trademarks are for. But sometimes certain companies can go a little overboard in protecting what they claim is their name, likeness, logo, etc. For the record, I don't actually think Engadget is really that bad, and from what I recall from similar posts in the past, Engadget handles these matters in an equitable way, and surely recognizes that imitation is quite possibly the sincerest form of flattery (or ignorance).]]>Jan 2nd 2010 10:18PM