The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued recalls on Acer’s AS3410, AS3410T, AS3810T, AS3810TG, AS3810TZ, and AS3810TZG laptops, all 13.3″ models, due to bad internal wiring of the microphone. Apparently three incidents of short circuiting have been reported, causing the laptop’s plastic cases to melt. For more information, check out the CPSC website or contact Acer. [ CPSC via SlashDot via Engadget ]

Here’s another clip from the Consumer Product Safety Commission that proves, once and for all, that it is not okay to point fireworks at family members. Happy July 4th everybody! [ CPSC ]

Hey everyone, just checking in to make sure your holiday is kicking off with a bang. But that you haven’t blown your face off with some giant aerial fireworks. Happy July 4th everybody! [ CPSC ]