The meatball logo retained much of its power, still calling out from the aisles of hardware stores and appliance retailers, but thanks to quiet licensing deals made over the years, the logo could be found on gadgets that GE hadn’t actually made for decades, or had never made. (Among these products were a GE-branded computer mouse and a faux security sign meant to fool burglars into believing that a house was protected by a fictional GE alarm system.)
