Comments on: The Deceptive Marketing Practices of X10 – Purchase a Harmony Remote Instead http://carltonbale.com/the-deceptive-marketing-practices-of-x10-purchase-a-harmony-remote-instead My personal take on tech Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:59:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: John Harding http://carltonbale.com/the-deceptive-marketing-practices-of-x10-purchase-a-harmony-remote-instead/comment-page-1#comment-7996 John Harding Wed, 15 Apr 2009 08:25:47 +0000 http://www.carltonbale.com/2007/03/the-deceptive-marketing-practices-of-x10-purchase-a-harmony-remote-instead/#comment-7996 I knew Chung in Singapore. I knew Chung in Singapore.

]]> By: Michael Sharer http://carltonbale.com/the-deceptive-marketing-practices-of-x10-purchase-a-harmony-remote-instead/comment-page-1#comment-2939 Michael Sharer Thu, 29 Mar 2007 11:53:43 +0000 http://www.carltonbale.com/2007/03/the-deceptive-marketing-practices-of-x10-purchase-a-harmony-remote-instead/#comment-2939 I'm just curious; how did you know he worked for x10? Is it something obvious, or do you have some savvy tricks up your sleeve? I’m just curious; how did you know he worked for x10? Is it something obvious, or do you have some savvy tricks up your sleeve?

]]> By: John Harding http://carltonbale.com/the-deceptive-marketing-practices-of-x10-purchase-a-harmony-remote-instead/comment-page-1#comment-2928 John Harding Sun, 25 Mar 2007 16:01:45 +0000 http://www.carltonbale.com/2007/03/the-deceptive-marketing-practices-of-x10-purchase-a-harmony-remote-instead/#comment-2928 I have a great deal of experience with the background of X10, as I have met the owner, Chung Hin Chew. My wife and I wrote a book, Escape from Paradise, much of which is about Mr. Chung. Our book derailed X10's going public on NASDAQ, their ticker symbol would have been XTEN. X10 had not revealed to the SEC that Mr. Chung was the man behind the operation. On October 24, 1984, Mr. Chung had been detained in Brunei by the Brunei police for nearly one year until October 3, 1985. Mr. Chung's father went into hiding for several years. The father had amassed a fortune, and was an associate of Daniel Arnold, a former CIA agent, who had been involved in the MIA cover-up. On November 15, 1988, X10 went into receivership (bankruptcy). The next year, Mr. Chung acquired X10, and moved the company to Hong Kong, where he now lives. X10 is, or was, owned by a Bermuda company. There is more to X10 than meets the idea, as was published in Escape from Paradise. I have a great deal of experience with the background of X10, as I have met the owner, Chung Hin Chew. My wife and I wrote a book, Escape from Paradise, much of which is about Mr. Chung. Our book derailed X10′s going public on NASDAQ, their ticker symbol would have been XTEN. X10 had not revealed to the SEC that Mr. Chung was the man behind the operation.

On October 24, 1984, Mr. Chung had been detained in Brunei by the Brunei police for nearly one year until October 3, 1985. Mr. Chung’s father went into hiding for several years. The father had amassed a fortune, and was an associate of Daniel Arnold, a former CIA agent, who had been involved in the MIA cover-up.

On November 15, 1988, X10 went into receivership (bankruptcy). The next year, Mr. Chung acquired X10, and moved the company to Hong Kong, where he now lives. X10 is, or was, owned by a Bermuda company. There is more to X10 than meets the idea, as was published in Escape from Paradise.

]]> By: Doug Karr http://carltonbale.com/the-deceptive-marketing-practices-of-x10-purchase-a-harmony-remote-instead/comment-page-1#comment-2927 Doug Karr Sat, 24 Mar 2007 18:43:22 +0000 http://www.carltonbale.com/2007/03/the-deceptive-marketing-practices-of-x10-purchase-a-harmony-remote-instead/#comment-2927 I have an older Harmony 676 and absolutely love it. It's a fantastic remote and controls everything I have. (And I don't work for Logitech or any other remote maker). I have an older Harmony 676 and absolutely love it. It’s a fantastic remote and controls everything I have. (And I don’t work for Logitech or any other remote maker).

]]> By: Carlton Bale http://carltonbale.com/the-deceptive-marketing-practices-of-x10-purchase-a-harmony-remote-instead/comment-page-1#comment-2926 Carlton Bale Sat, 24 Mar 2007 17:34:04 +0000 http://www.carltonbale.com/2007/03/the-deceptive-marketing-practices-of-x10-purchase-a-harmony-remote-instead/#comment-2926 Upon further investigation, I found that the X10 remote <a href="http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=9956015&post9956015">is actually a re-branded Philips SRU8010</a> remote control. So X10 Wireless Technologies Inc might be nothing more than a marketing machine. Upon further investigation, I found that the X10 remote is actually a re-branded Philips SRU8010 remote control. So X10 Wireless Technologies Inc might be nothing more than a marketing machine.

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