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Regulators Investigating 13 Hoverboard Companies, Amazon Announces Refunds For Scooter Owners

Regulators Investigating 13 Hoverboard Companies, Amazon Announces Refunds For Scooter Owners

For nearly two months now, federal regulators have been working to get to the bottom of exploding hoverboards. This week, the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced just which brands of self-balancing scooters they are investigating, while also offering a few safety tips for consumers who might already have one of the devices at home.  [More]

Images from UL showing alleged counterfeit mark on a Swagway product.

Hoverboard Company Accused Of Putting Counterfeit Safety Marks On Products

While U.S. officials try to get to the bottom of exploding hoverboards, you might be wondering if the scooters are safe. It’s unclear, but one company that makes the scooters, which, as we all know by now, do not actually hover, is in hot water for allegedly peddling products bearing counterfeit safety marks. [More]

Target Temporarily Pulls Swagway “Hoverboards” Over Safety Concerns

Target Temporarily Pulls Swagway “Hoverboards” Over Safety Concerns

Just days after Amazon handed a blow to “hoverboard” manufacturers, pulling the self-balancing scooters (that don’t actually hover) from its marketplace over safety concerns, another major retailer is following suit: Target took down listings for the scooters on Monday.  [More]

It appears that Amazon has removed several "hoverboards" from its marketplace over the weekend.

Some “Hoverboards” Vanish From Amazon Amid Safety Concerns

Between injuries, explosions, lawsuits, and being banned by several airlines, one of the year’s hottest gadgets might not be much longer. Continuing the chain of bad news, Amazon reportedly pulled several “Hoverboard” scooters from its marketplace over the weekend because of safety concerns.  [More]

Razor Accuses “Hoverboard” Distributor Swagway Of Infringing On Patent

Razor Accuses “Hoverboard” Distributor Swagway Of Infringing On Patent

Although “Hoverboard” scooters – you know, those boards that don’t actually hover at all, in spite of the nickname – have taken over the Internet and the holiday wish lists in recent months, they’ve also made headlines for all the wrong reasons, such as allegedly exploding while charging and being under investigation by federal safety officials. And now the devices are the center of a lawsuit between big-time scooter manufacture Razor and Swagway -a leading hoverboard distributor.  [More]