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Fitbit recall confirms its Ionic smartwatch could overheat and burn you
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Fitbit recall confirms its Ionic smartwatch could overheat and burn you
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2nd March 2022, 15:18
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| [M] Reviewer  Join Date: May 2010 Location: Romania
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 |  Fitbit recall confirms its Ionic smartwatch could overheat and burn you Fitbit has issued a voluntary recall for Ionic smartwatches that it manufactured and sold from 2017 through 2020. In its announcement, it explained that the model's lithium-ion battery can overheat and pose a burn hazard in "very limited instances." According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Fitbit received at least 174 reports of the watch's battery overheating. It received 78 reports of burn injuries that include two second-degree and four third-degree burns in the US, as well as 40 reports of burn injuries from other regions. https://www.engadget.com/fitibit-rec...8.html?src=rss |
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