Notebook batteries and injury potential

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Sony Energy Devices Corp., of Japan, is voluntarily recalling about 340,000 batteries (an additional 3,080,000 battery packs were sold worldwide for laptop computers). These lithium ion batteries can overheat, posing a fire hazard to consumers.

Consumer Product Safety Commission information: http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml07/07011.html