BrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 2 days agoAnker is recalling over 1.1 million power banks due to fire and burn riskswww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up1104arrow-down10file-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldhackernews@lemmy.bestiver.sethevergenews@sh.itjust.works
arrow-up1104arrow-down1external-linkAnker is recalling over 1.1 million power banks due to fire and burn riskswww.theverge.comBrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square12fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldhackernews@lemmy.bestiver.sethevergenews@sh.itjust.works
minus-squareu/lukmly013 💾 (lemmy.sdf.org)linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 days agoPoint is, this could probably be buried in the many other blowing up power banks. Years old power bank caught on fire doesn’t make much news. Yet Anker went with a recall (though unfortunately it’s US only). Makes Anker look even better.
minus-squarembirth@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·17 hours agoI’ve entered the serial number of my Germany-bought model and it said it’s not from the affected batch and safe to use.
Point is, this could probably be buried in the many other blowing up power banks. Years old power bank caught on fire doesn’t make much news. Yet Anker went with a recall (though unfortunately it’s US only). Makes Anker look even better.
I’ve entered the serial number of my Germany-bought model and it said it’s not from the affected batch and safe to use.