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Sharp issues recall on LC-32SB28UT 32-inch LCD TV

Shane McGlaun, Sep 1st 2010 Discuss [0]

Sharp has announced a recall on one of its LCD TVs that has a 32-inch screen. The set is the LC-32SB28UT and the recall is being issued in conjunction with the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Sharp says that anyone owning the TV should stop using it immediately or risk injury. Read The Full Story

Garmin nuvi battery recall over potential fire risk

Chris Davies, Aug 25th 2010 Discuss [0]

Bad news for Garmin today, with the announcement that the PND company is recalling around 1.25m nuvi GPS systems over concerns that third-party batteries may overheat and, potentially, cause fires. Owners of Garmin nuvi 200W, 250W, 260W, 7xx and 7xxT (where xx is a two-digit number) PNDs should check out the company's special site, punch in the serial number and see if they're affected; if so, the unit will have to be sent back (at no cost, naturally) for battery replacement. Read The Full Story

Some Sony Vaio laptops are overheating, remedy to issue is unclear [Update]

Shane McGlaun, Jun 30th 2010 Discuss [0]

Massive recalls in the notebook market are nothing new. There were hundreds of thousands of notebooks from a variety of makers recalled in years past due to fire hazard from faulty batteries. Read The Full Story

HP has expanded a battery recall on some of its notebooks for fire hazard

Shane McGlaun, May 24th 2010 Discuss [0]

It seems like every time I think battery recalls for notebooks are over, they start back up again. There were huge recalls back in 2008 on notebook batteries that were overheating and posed a fire risk. In some of the higher profile cases, the notebook batteries actually exploded and caused damage to property. Read The Full Story

Targus Universal Wall Power Adapters Recalled Due to Reports of Burned Consumers

Evan Selleck, May 6th 2010 Discuss [0]

It's never good for a company to have to recall their product. Furthermore, it's down-right awful when they have to recall their products because they're hurting people, but that's exactly what's happening to Targus right now. Unfortunately for the company that manufactures the Universal Wall Power Adapter for laptops, it has had to make a major recall after reports started coming in of over-heating connector tips. Read The Full Story

Nokia recalls 14M AC-3E, AC-4U, and AC-3U mobile phone chargers

Shane McGlaun, Nov 9th 2009 Discuss [0]

The last time Nokia issued a massive recall on its mobile devices it was for faulty battery packs. Nokia today issued a recall that covers about 14 million mobile phone chargers that the company says were built by a third party. Read The Full Story

Coby Electronics issues recall on TF-DVD-8501 portable DVD players

Shane McGlaun, Oct 23rd 2009 Discuss [0]

Over the last few years, the cause of many recalls on all sorts of electronics products like notebooks has been faulty batteries. A few years back a wide range of notebooks were recalled due to faulty batteries that posed a fire hazard. Coby Electronics and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission have announced a product recall on a Coby portable DVD player. Read The Full Story

Walmart recall 1.5m bargain DVD players over fire risk

Chris Davies, Aug 21st 2009 Discuss [0]

At just $29, Durabrand's DVD players were selling like hot cakes at Walmart stores. Unfortunately it turns out that they're also going up in flames like hot coals, so the retailer is having to recall around 1.5m of them. Apparently there have been twelve reported cases of the Durabrand player overheating, with five going on to catch fire and cause "property damage". Read The Full Story

Acer Predator gaming PCs pose fire hazard; recalled

Brenda Stokes, Mar 19th 2009 Discuss [2]

The Acer Predator line of gaming PCs is well known for its blazing fast speed and high octane graphics capability. But did you know they could potentially "blaze" a hole through your desk? Well, maybe not quite, but they definitely pose a fire hazard, so says the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Read The Full Story

Canon 5D mirror design flaw calls for immediate repair

Daniel Lim, Feb 3rd 2009 Discuss [4]

Canon USA has sent out emails to notify the original 5D users, citing a weak design in main mirror attachment could cause the mirror to come loose. A service notice regarding the mirror issue was posted today at 5D’s support site. A repair to reinforce the strength of mirror attachment is imminent, and will be provided to 5D owner, free of charge. Read The Full Story

Maxell Japan recalls DVD-R media, labeling ink were to blame

Daniel Lim, Jan 26th 2009 Discuss [0]

I quitted achieving data in DVD optical recording media ages ago, but my Aunt Sally in Osaka still can’t get enough of the lowest cost per gigabyte’s optical storage. She wouldn’t be please though, to hear that stacks of al-cheapo Maxell DVD-R of hers are being recalled due to manufacturing error. Hitachi has initiated a recall on its Maxell- DVR optical disk lineup due to labeling ink issues that could contaminate disk surface to dirt. Read The Full Story

Rage Wireless Guitar recalled; battery leak to blame

Brenda Stokes, Oct 22nd 2008 Discuss [1]

Well this is definitely not cool! According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Rage Wireless Guitars for the Wii are not safe for consumers! 57,000 of the guitars have now been recalled and there's no word if this product will make it back to the market. Read The Full Story