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Sony Recalls Battery Packs Found in HP, Toshiba and Dell Laptops
Posted by Gizmodo US Edition at 11:00 AM on October 31, 2008
Today HP, Toshiba, and Dell issued a recall of 100,000 Sony battery packs found in their laptops sold between 2004 and 2006. Only 35,000 battery packs were affected in the U.S, with an additional 65,000 batteries recalled worldwide. Out of the 40 reported incidents, only 19 incidents have been in the U.S., thus affecting a smaller amount of people than in past Sony battery recalls. There have been reports of smoke and fire coming from the laptops. Sony issued a statement saying that the defective batteries are related to manufacturing line adjustments from 2004 to 2005. For a list of affected laptops, please head over to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) website for more details. The CPSC asks that laptop owners should take the batteries out and immediately contact the manufacturer for replacements. [U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission]
The US Consumer Product Safety Commission has recalled all the 57,000 $US55 Rage Wireless Guitars sold to date, all made in China. The reason: A circuit board defect that can cause the AA batteries included to leak acid if they are installed incorrectly. This means the acid may reach consumers flesh and product chemical burns in sensitive parts, with one case already reported to the CPSC.
Asus has not so surprisingly decided to recall the
Less than a month after Apple initiated the recall process for its USB iPhone power adapters, customers are reporting that their replacements have been received. The original adapters had metal prongs that could break off and remain in a power outlet, which carried an electric shock risk. The new one looks exactly the same as its predecessor, except it's bedaubed with an extra green dot. [
This little gadget was spotted at a Taipei trade show. To those pesky kids who insist on walking but move too slowly to keep up with their parents, just let them stand at an adult's height with their ankles immobilized by nylon straps. That'll solve the problem just fine. Smart thinking, Sogo Game. Your product should catch all the buzz of bootleg milk.
Apple has revealed that the tiny little USB power adapters that shipped with the iPhone 3G are potentially dangerous and must be recalled. 
Remember that announcement last week that Sony was 
