Fitbit has launched a major recall. As it turns out, the smartwatch can give you burns.
You wear a smartwatch on your wrist. Well, where else? But what if there are burns on the spot. By wearing your smartwatch. A downright painful nightmare. The chance of reality is present with a Fitbit smartwatch, which is why the American company has organized a recall.
The recall comes in response to an appeal from the Consumer Product Safety Commission. That is a kind of consumer association, but in the United States. The battery in the Fitbit Ionic can overheat and cause burns, the organization warns. Reason for Fitbit to immediately launch a recall. The American company has sold more than a million of these over the years. As a result, more than a million are being recalled.
It is not a preventive action. There are already actual victims to mourn. Dozens of people have suffered burns from wearing a Fitbit Ionic. The model came on the market in 2017. Never before have such sounds emerged on this scale. Consumers who bought the smart watch will get their money back with this recall.
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