Designs Direct of Covington, Ky., has recalled about 2,000 of its Living Traditions rooster lamps, because the electrical cord can fray near the base of the lamp, posing a fire or shock hazard, the Consumer Product Safety Commission reported today. No incidents or injuries have been reported in connection with this recall. The recall applies to the 21-inch Living Traditions rooster-themed lamps.
Today’s electronics deals, courtesy of The Consumerist : Buy.com : 21.5″ Samsung S22A200B LED Monitor $119.99, free ship NewEgg : JBL Cinema 300 Home Theater Speaker System $199.99, free ship Ebay deals : Logitech X-530 PC Surround Sound Speaker System (Refurbished) $49.99, free ship Neither Consumer Reports nor The Consumerist receive anything in exchange for featuring these deals; the posts are intended to be purely informational. These deals are often fleeting, with prices changing or products becoming unavailable as the day progresses.
Today’s electronics deals, courtesy of The Consumerist : Best Buy : Panasonic TC- P60S30 60in Plasma HDTV (1080p) $899.99 Free Shipping Lenovo : Lenovo N3902A Wireless Mouse $12.25 Free Shipping HP : HP dv6tqe Intel Core i7-2670QM Quad-Core Sandy Bridge 15.6in Laptop (Blu-Ray) $699.99 Entertainment Amazon : Cabela’s Big Game Hunter 2012 with Top Shot Elite Gun Xbox 360, PS3, Wii $49.99, free ship NewEgg : Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning Xbox 360, PS3 $44.99, free ship Neither Consumer Reports nor The Consumerist receive anything in exchange for featuring these deals; the posts are intended to be purely informational.
When watching the Big Game—or anything else on your TV, for that matter—you’ll want to optimize the TV’s settings: fix the color, contrast, brightness, and so on, to make your picture as realistic as possible. With today’s televisions, that can be an intimidating prospect! In this video, our lab expert Chris Andrade goes through the steps to make it easy for you to set up your TV yourself
Reuters reported yesterday that Verisign, an Internet infrastructure company that manages the .com” “.net” and .gov” website addresses, was hacked in 2010. Should you be concerned
The Motorola Droid Razr Maxx, an updated version of the Motorola Droid Razr, was one of the most talked-about phones to debut at CES 2012, for one reason: It has the largest-capacity battery ever squeezed into a smart phone. The jumbo battery packs 3,300 milliamperes, where most smart-phone batteries are about half that.
Today’s electronics deals, courtesy of The Consumerist : Best Buy : Sharp LC42SV49U 42″ 1080p 60Hz LCD HDTV $329.99 with Free In-Store Pickup Entertainment GameStop.com : Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Xbox 360, PS3 $39.99 + $3 ship Amazon : Rage Xbox 360, PS3, PC $19.99 Neither Consumer Reports nor The Consumerist receive anything in exchange for featuring these deals; the posts are intended to be purely informational.
About 4,500 hurricane style electric lights sold at Christmas Tree Shops are being recalled today.
Today’s electronics deals, courtesy of The Consumerist : Newegg : Toshiba WiFi Blu-Ray Player for $59.99 w/ Coupon EMCYTZT1118 w/ Free Shipping BestBuy : Dynex 46-inch LCD 1080p HDTV for $379.99 w/ Free Shipping Newegg : Pioneer VSX-521 5.1ch 80W/ch 3D AV Receiver $134.99 Free Shipping all4cellular.com : Nokia BH-505 Bluetooth Wireless Headset for $36 + $2 s&h Entertainment Amazon : Risen PC Download $5.99 BestBuy.com : Metal Gear Solid HD Collection Xbox 360, PS3 $29.99, free ship Amazon : Fraggle Rock: Complete Series Collection: 20 Disc Set $49.99 with Free Shipping Neither Consumer Reports nor The Consumerist receive anything in exchange for featuring these deals; the posts are intended to be purely informational.
Digital cameras and camcorders were a big part of the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show .
Recall: Designs Direct rooster lamp—Electric shock and fire risk