BenQ Apologizes for Pissing all over the WTC [Portable Media]

Travis Hudson — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 12:29:54 EST

If you recall, BenQ recently ran an advertisement for their silly dog tag MP3 player featuring a guy standing in front of rubble from the World Trade Center bombing. Well, they have since took down the page and placed a apology letter in its place.

So, forgive them? Thanks, Reggie – Travis Hudson

BenQ MusicQ Site, Apology Letter

WTF Alert: Chinese BenQ MusiQ Dog Tag Player Site Has Guy Posing In Front of WTC Ruins [Portable Media]

Jason Chen — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 15:00:21 EST

These BenQ MusiQ Dog Tag MP3 players may be quite stylish, but wtf is up with their Chinese site? The splash page features some one gloved Michael Jackson guy standing in front of what looks like the WTC ruins. Yeah? Seemed like a good idea at the time?

BenQ must have taken a page from BlackBerry's Pearl Harbor ad campaign where the Japanese were depicted as dropping smartphones into the hands of screaming Cingular users. – Jason Chen

Product Page [BenQ - Thanks Nick!]

Gizmodo: tasteless

BenQ Apologizes for Pissing all over the WTC [Portable Media]

WTF Alert: Chinese BenQ MusiQ Dog Tag Player Site Has Guy Posing In Front of WTC Ruins [Portable Media]