Wednesday, January 20, 2016

Concerns surrounding hoverboards leave owners wary, at least for now

hoverboards - Bing News
Concerns surrounding hoverboards leave owners wary, at least for now
Like her two younger brothers, 16-year-old Peyton Wolfe found what she'd wanted most under the family tree on Christmas morning: a hoverboard. "It was the gift to get," she said of the self-balancing gadget, which resembles a skateboard without wheels.
Hoverboards with fake batteries seized at PortMiami
The feds in South Florida have seized more than 200 Chinese-made “hoverboards” outfitted with bootleg and potentially dangerous batteries. The hoverboard devices, known technically as “self-balancing scooters,” were seized last week at PortMiami ...
hoverboard - Bing News
Hoverboard bans continue to spread
HUPPKE: You can have my hoverboard when you pry it from my hot, extensively burned sneakers. It's happening, America. Some warned us, but I ignored them. I just kept riding around, looking awesome, never believing my own country would infringe on my ...
Feds urge you to buy fire extinguisher with your hoverboard
Charging up your hoverboard? Keep a fire extinguisher near by. That's one piece of advice from the US Consumer Product Safety Commission in an update Wednesday to its investigation of the self-balancing boards. It also suggests wearing protective gear ...
hoverboards - Google News
Feds urge you to buy fire extinguisher with your hoverboard - CNET

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Feds urge you to buy fire extinguisher with your hoverboard
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The federal regulatory agency is now investigating 39 hoverboard fires across 19 states, said CPSC spokesman Scott Wolfson, up from 12 incidents reported in December. The CPSC is focused specifically on the lithium-ion batteries that power the boards ...
Safety commission says any hoverboard certification is misleading or fakeThe Next Web
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Statement Regarding HoverboardsPR Newswire (press release)

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