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22,000 Acer Laptops Recalled

6:44AM January 10, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued recalls on Acer’s AS3410, AS3410T, AS3810T, AS3810TG, AS3810TZ, and AS3810TZG laptops, all 13.3-inch models, due to bad internal wiring of the microphone. More »

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Giz Service Announcement: Aim Fireworks Into The Air, Not At Your Mom

11:00AM July 4, 2009 | Jason Chen

newVideoPlayer("/july4th_part4_giz.flv", 475, 376,""); Here’s another clip from the Consumer Product Safety Commission that proves, once and for all, that it is not okay to point fireworks at family members. Happy July 4th everybody! [CPSC] More »

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Giz Service Announcement: Fireworks Can Blow Up Your Face

2:30AM July 4, 2009 | Jason Chen

newVideoPlayer("/july4th_part2_giz.flv", 475, 376,"");Hey everyone, just checking in to make sure your holiday is kicking off with a bang. Bu that you haven’t blown your face off with some giant aerial fireworks. Happy July 4th everybody! [CPSC] More »

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Giz Service Announcement: Fireworks And Watermelon Don’t Mix

2:00AM July 4, 2009 | Jason Chen

newVideoPlayer("/july4th_part1_giz.flv", 475, 376,"");Hey, we here at Gizmodo, together with Nancy Nord of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, want to remind you to have a safe 4th of July. Don’t use illegal fireworks for anything dangerous. Like blowing up an M-1000 inside of a watermelon. In slow motion. Happy 4th weekend everybody. [CPSC] More »