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posted by on Tuesday January 10 2017, @10:49PM   Printer-friendly
from the life-at-the-cutting-edge dept.

Razer is a company that makes laptops and computer peripherals such as keyboards, mice, etc. The CEO announced on Monday that two Project Valerie laptop prototypes were stolen from their booth at the Consumer Electronics Show:

In a Facebook post early Monday, Razer CEO Min-Liang Tan said he'd "just been informed that two of our prototypes were stolen from our booth at CES today."

"We treat theft/larceny, and if relevant to this case, industrial espionage, very seriously — it is cheating, and cheating doesn't sit well with us," Tan wrote, possibly suggesting a competitor stole the machines. "Penalties for such crimes are grievous and anyone who would do this clearly isn't very smart." Tan added that Razer has filed "the necessary reports" and is now working with CES management and law enforcement to catch whoever stole the prototypes. He encouraged anyone with information about the theft to reach out to Razer's legal team.

Also at Computerworld.

tomsHARDWARE has some updated info:

The theft occurred during what was likely a chaotic teardown of Razer's suite on the Las Vegas Convention show floor. Note that there's a $25,000 reward for information leading to the guilty party, good for a year from today.


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  • (Score: 2) by bob_super on Wednesday January 11 2017, @01:05AM

    by bob_super (1357) on Wednesday January 11 2017, @01:05AM (#452313)

    They're on a USB stick in the gym bag of the devs who haven't gone to the gym since this was issued to them.
    Your best chance is to drop from the ceiling to steal it during their chiropractor session, or their unexpectedly-legit massage.

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