Transformer Prime tablet runs afoul of toy trademarks: Hasbro sues Asus
It looks like we weren’t the only ones who heard about Asus’ Tranformer Prime tablet and thought of Optimus Prime and the Autobots.
Toy maker Hasbro is taking gadget maker Asus to court for trademark violation. As far as Hasbro is concerned, Asus’ preferred nomenclature comes too close for comfort to the company’s toy and entertainment franchise — especially its trademark-pending 2010 series, Transformers Prime.
Altogether, Hasbro is claiming the infringement of five trademarks in … Continue Reading
LG says its Android Optimus tablet will be better than the iPad
LG played the internet like a fiddle today when its VP of marketing, Chang Ma, told the Wall Street Journal that its upcoming Android Optimus tablet “will be better than the iPad.”
Clearly, this man is a marketing genius. What better way is there to get the word out about its device — which we initially caught word of in early July — than saying it’ll be better than a highly successful Apple product.
Surely … Continue Reading
