Fitbit recalls 1.7m Ionic smartwatches because of ‘burn hazard’
by Joanna Partridge from Technology | The Guardian on (#5WNY0)
Reports of fitness watch's lithium-ion battery overheating leads to warning from US safety commission
The fitness-tracking device maker Fitbit is recalling 1.7m of its Ionic smartwatches after reports of the battery overheating and burning some users.
The company, which was acquired by Google in 2021, had sold about 1m of the model in the US and nearly 700,000 internationally.
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