My infoglobe that I bought fr. Sharper Image....it shows date and time only occasionally and then goes dark. Occasionally, it shows an incoming telephone call...HELP!!!

running out of time and too rich
suggest that you call in an auto gas technician to check and adjust the regulator /converter for the gas to get it running right

If you purchased it before 2008, nobody. Sharper image went bankrupt and was bought by another co who does NOT warranty or repair older products. Below is excerpt from their site:

Q. I bought an item from the Former Sharper Image that is broken, what do I do?
A. Unfortunately, we are not able to assist you with products purchased from the Former Sharper Image Company, which filed for bankruptcy on February 19, 2008. We are a new company offering new and innovative Sharper Image products.

Q. What happened to the Sharper Image retail stores?
A. All Sharper Image retail stores have closed.

Q. What is the difference between the New Sharper Image and the Former Sharper Image?
A. On Friday, May 30, 2008, the Former Sharper Image (The Sharper Image Corporated) assets were acquired by a joint venture formed between Hilco Consumer Capital, Gordon Brothers and Bluestar Alliance. This joint venture has been re-established as The Sharper Image. Through a licensing agreement with The Sharper Image, Camelot Venture Group, is in charge of managing and operating the SharperImage.com website and ecommerce platform. SharperImage.com has no affiliation to The Sharper Image Corporated ("TSIC") that filed for bankruptcy in 2008, or any of the various retail stores currently selling Sharper Image licensed products.

I w having this same issue when watching a Blu-Ray disc. I found it to be dependent upon what picture mode the TV was set to. By this I mean certain picture modes would cause the TV to dim during dark scenes of a movie. Changing the picture mode helped a lot.

While the radio POWER is off, press the "MODE" button 6 times Press "CH-" to decrease hours, "CH " to increase. Press "mode" again when hour is correct. Repeat for minute, month, date, year, etc.

see if the display properties has the sceen saver set change it if you can
Occasionally this will ...

Press select key once. CID List shows on globe. Then press dow key to start menu, the first of which is date and time. You can take it from there.

Sharper Image

It appears that you have already removed the 4 screws. The globe will not just fall off, it has to be pried. Take a small- bladed screwdriver or a small-bladed pocket knife and gently pry from any small opening you see between the globe and its base. Work the blade around the globe and it will come off. I just did it and now I'm trying to figure out how to get inside the "guts" of the globe. Will keep you advised.

WELL I WOULD LIK TO SUGGEST U TO PLEASE RE-INSTALL YOUR GRAPHIC CARD'S DRIVER AND HAVE A LOOK.