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Danger! Your Dick Smith DVD Player May Be About To Catch Fire
Yeah, I know; you’re a modern Giz-reading type, and any media you watch will either be on a Blu-ray disc or stored on your home server. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t lots of portable DVD players out there. And it turns out that four models sold by Dick Smith have potential battery overheating issues, which has prompted the chain to issue a recall.
You Might Be Allergic To Your Canon Camera
Canon just released a statement saying the front rubber grips of some Canon EOS 650D DSLR cameras may cause an allergic reaction. The grips could also turn white after a short period of time, which combined with the possibility of allergies, is, uh, sort of a problem since you hold the thing to take pictures.
The Only Action Your HP Fax Machine Might Get This Year Is A Deadly Fire
Not only do fax machines still exist, but HP sells them, and the government is forcing a recall of nearly one million of the obsolete things. Why? They might burn down your house — ancient and deadly, like a velociraptor.
Sony Australia Recalling BRAVIA TVs
Bought a Bravia TV between July 1, 2007, and December 31, 2008? You might want to check whether it’s still safe to use; Sony’s issued a safety recall on models sold in Australia in that time period due to fire risk.
Aldi Recalls Virus-Infected External Hard Disk
Oops. Those who picked up Aldi’s $99 Fission 4-in-1 hard drive/DVD drive/card reader combo may have got more than they bargained for. Apparently a small number were sold with malware yesterday, and though free AV software (or a clean format) will nix the issue, Aldi will give a full refund if you return it to the store of purchase.
Zillions Of Mini DisplayPort-To-HDMI Cables To Be Recalled
Apple Recalling Verizon iPad 2s?
Ruh roh. 9to5Mac reports Apple’s checking certain Verizon iPad 2 serial numbers, and sending offending units back to China mid-transit.
Garmin Recalling 1.25 Million Fire-Prone Personal Navigation Units
Garmin today announced that they’re recalling five Nuvi models – the 200W, 250W, 260W, 7xx and 7xxT (where xx is a two-digit number) – totalling 1.25 million units in all. 796,000 of those were sold in the united states. The culprit, according to today’s press release, were batteries manufactured by a third party that are can cause overheating and potentially fire. Fewer than 10 actual instances have been found so far, and you can go to www.garmin.com/nuvibatterypcbrecall to determine if your Nuvi is one of those affected.
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