04-08-2016 16:38 via uk.news.yahoo.com

Blisters and Burns Prompt Fitness Tracker Recall

One of the first fitness trackers to include a wrist-worn heart rate monitor, the Basis Peak, is now being recalled because of its potential to cause blisters or burns on the skin, the company said today. In June, Basis told users to stop wearing the Peak until the company could release a software update that would automatically shut down the device if it started to overheat. "Unfortunately, despite our best efforts, we aren't able to develop such a solution without completely compromising the u
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