Friday, February 18, 2005

Xbox Power Cord Recall

Microsoft is recalling 14.1 million Xbox power cords worldwide because they pose a fire risk. Less than 1 in 10,000 consoles are affected by this safety issue. If your Xbox was manufactured before October 23, 2003, you may want to click on this link to Microsoft's Power Cord Recall webpage for replacement information. Microsoft has stated that 30 console failures have caused minor injury (burned hands) and minor property damage (smoke, burned carpet or entertainment stands).

Even though the NHL cancelled their entire season, Take-Two Interactive and EA Sports continues their work on next year's NHL games. The difficulty now is figuring out which players will actually play and for what teams. A lot of Hall of Fame candidates may retire since next year's season may be cancelled as well.