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This article was published on July 31, 2015

NVIDIA Shield tablets recalled as battery can catch fire


NVIDIA Shield tablets recalled as battery can catch fire

If you purchased an NVIDIA Shield tablet sometime within the last year to get your gaming fix, you’re in a bit of a pickle. A recall released by the company today says that the battery found within certain models “can overheat and pose a fire hazard.”

So, stop using that thing immediately, or your ‘Call of Duty’ session could see you coming under a whole different kind of fire.

To check to see if your gaming tablet is actually a potential flaming ball of death, this website will give you the proper instructions to confirm and ship the product back for recall.

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