IPhone users will soon be able to eschew AT&T’s bucket of minutes in order to make cheaper calls over the Internent on their iPhones. Of course, you will still have to pay for a data plan. The savings are estimated to be about $20 a month. For more consumer news, visit Consumer World.

When Nikon released its Coolpix S630 camera last year, it came with a feature called “Blink Proof,” which should warn if the person in the photo has their eyes closed. But one woman and others who are of Asian descent say they have triggered the warning with their eyes open.

You have to wonder whether there were any women in the room when the
marketing geniuses at Apple decided to call the company’s new gadget
the “iPad.” Because the jokes about feminine hygiene products are
flying.

Even as Apple’s iPad will likely energize electronic reading, the new device is undermining a painstakingly constructed effort by the publishing industry to make it possible to move e-books between different electronic readers.

Dated: JAN 13, 2010 CFMOTO POWERSPORTS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005 THROUGH 2009 SCOOTERS MANUFACTURED BETWEEN JANUARY 1, 2005, AND DECEMBER 31, 2009. THESE VEHICLES FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFE…

The recalled necklaces contain high levels of cadmium. Cadmium is toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health effects.

Toyota Motor Corp. plans to start sending parts to dealers in the
coming days to fix a sticky gas pedal problem that has tarnished its
image and led to the recall of 4.2 million cars and trucks on three
continents, according to people briefed on the matter.

The tree stand can unexpectedly detach from the tree when the brackets fail, posing a fall hazard to consumers.

Class I recall due to “coring” or dislodging of silicone cores or slivers from the ports into which they are inserted.

While it’s still too soon to tell if it can live up to the insane
amount of hype that preceded its introduction, the iPad is more than
any other product the company has made the quintessential Apple device.