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Burn Hazards Cost Fitbit $12M+ After Delayed Smartwatch Recall: CPSC Burn Hazards Cost Fitbit $12M+ After Delayed Smartwatch Recall: CPSC
Burn Hazards Cost Fitbit $12M+ After Delayed Smartwatch Recall: Cpsc Fitbit will pay more than $12 million for failing to promptly report that its Ionic smartwatches posed serious burn risks, officials said. Fitbit LLC, which is now owned by Google, has been fined $12.25 million to settle claims by the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the federal agency said in a news release on Thursday, Jan. 23. The defect caused the Ionic smartwatches to overheat, leading to second- and third-degree burns for some users. Between 2018 and 2020, Fitbit received multiple reports of its Ionic smartwatches overheating and injuring users, the CPSC said. In ear…

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by Chris Spiker
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Recall Issued For 1.7M Smartwatches Over Burn Hazard Recall Issued For 1.7M Smartwatches Over Burn Hazard
Recall Issued For 1.7M Smartwatches Over Burn Hazard More than a million Google Fitbits are being recalled due to a burn hazard, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced. The company announced that 1.7 million Fitbits are being voluntarily recalled because the battery in the Ionic smartwatch can overheat and burn users wearing them. “The health and safety of Fitbit users is our highest priority,” Fitbit said in a statement. “We are taking this action out of an abundance of caution for our users.” The Ionic smartwatch was produced from 2017 to 2020. Consumers can find the model number, FB503, on the back of the Ionic under …

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by Zak Failla
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Google's First-Ever Retail Store Will Open Soon In NY Google's First-Ever Retail Store Will Open Soon In NY
Google's First-Ever Retail Store Will Open Soon In NY After conquering the Internet, Google is set to take over brick-and-mortar retail sales with its first-ever physical store, and it will be in New York. Google announced on Thursday, May 20 that it will be opening up the store in New York’s Chelsea neighborhood, where it will sell everything from Pixel phones to Nest products, Fitbit devices, and Pixelbooks. Customers will have the option of shopping online at the Google Store and picking up their orders in the store or physically shopping on location. According to the company, “throughout the store, visitors will be able to experience how …

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by Zak Failla