You would think at an event like that you would not be using displays which have functional IR recievers as any average joe could switch it off, serves the stand right for not thinking of that security flaw, if anything they should be thanking gizmodo for highliting that security flaw.., not punishing them.. All they have to do is cover the reciever with some tape or material to shield the IR signal, the controls on the display are more than enough to switch it on and chenge the channel, they will be using the same channel the whole day so no biggy...
Who actually plans these events?, poor planning I say, not taking the basic security flaws into consideration...
What's stopping anyone using a portable EMP?, now that would be funny?...
, not sure how portable they come though....