Recall: AMX Recalls Rechargeable Batteries Used with Touch Panels for Audio/Visual Systems Due to Fire and Burn Hazards

AMX of Richardson, Texas and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) are voluntarily recalling rechargeable batteries sold with MVP 5000 Series Wireless Touch Panels. The recall was announced after discovering the battery pack can overheat and rupture, as reported by the CPSC.
This recall involves AMX 5000 series (MVP-5100, MVP-5150, MVP-5200i) wireless touch panels. The [...]

Recall: Lenmar Enterprises Recalls Rechargeable Batteries Sold for Cordless Phones

The following product safety recall was voluntarily conducted by the firm in cooperation with the CPSC. Consumers should stop using the product immediately unless otherwise instructed.
Name of Product: Rechargeable Batteries for Cordless Phones
Units: About 1,400

Recall: Packard Bell Calls In Batteries From Several Notebook Models

Citing rare instances of failing batteries posing the risk of overheating or fire, Packard Bell has recalled the batteries found in some of it’s EasyNote notebook computers. The models affected by Packard Bell’s recall are it’s MX36, MX37, MX51, and MX52 notebooks which were sold mostly throughout Europe and manufactured by a third party in [...]

Recall: Nokia to Exchange Up to 14 Million Battery Chargers

There are recalls, and then there are RECALLS. The latest recall by Nokia, the world’s largest cellphone manufacturer, falls under the latter as it’s being reported that the total number of battery chargers being recalled could be as high as 14 million.
The principle reason for this particular recall has to do with the plastic outer [...]

Recall: Coby Electronics Rechargeable Batteries Pose Risk of Overheating

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Coby Electronics has announced a recall of nearly 20,000 rechargeable batteries sold with it’s portable DVD players between January 2007 and September 2009. The electronics manufacturer says they may overheat, creating a fire hazard. So far they have

Faulty Battery Alert: Got a Heart Implant?

One of the world’s leading medical technology companies, Medtronic, Inc., has recently warned doctors that approximately 6,300 of the company’s implanted heart devices have battery drainage problems that could reduce the life-span of these batteries. Apparently certain batches of Medtronic’s Concerto and Virtuoso devices, specifically those manufactured in 2006, are said by Medtronic to be affected [...]

Recall: Lenovo’s ThinkPad Batteries Have Issues

Computer manufacturer Lenovo has issued a recall for six of it’s ThinkPad models. Apparently, some of the T60/T61/R60/R61/X60/X61 model batteries are failing to perform as they should, leaving many ThinkPad owners with short capacity batteries or batteries that can’t be charged at all.

Recall: Wii Battery Recharge Stations

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Griffin International Cos. announced a voluntary recall of the Psyclone Essentials and React Wii(tm) 4-Dock Battery Recharge Stations.
According to the CPSC, the battery pack can overheat and pose a burn or fire hazard. There have been six incidents of overheating and two consumers have reported minor burns to [...]

Is Apple Covering Up iPod Battery Issues?

While iPods remain as popular and in demand as ever before, reports that Apple is going to great lengths to cover up alleged malfunctions by the MP3 players have surfaced in recent days. Of note is an investigation done by Consumer Investigator Amy Clancy of KIRO 7 that revealed an “alarming number of Apple brand [...]

South Korea Pressures Apple into First Ever Recall of 1st Gen iPod Nano

Following a series of reports of alleged battery malfunctions, South Korea has pressured Apple into a recall of it’s first-generation iPod Nano. This marks the first time that Apple has ever had to issue a recall for the iPod Nano, a fact that had one of the world’s leading consumer electronics and software manufacturers initially [...]