Posted on 04/24/2007 10:55:31 PM PDT by jdm
Coby's quest to become more than the de facto house brand of street vendors and pharmacies worldwide by shipping semi-respectable PMPs and DAPs has always been held back by the company's insistence on making chinzty little boomboxes and CD players, and now it looks like it's paying the price: Coby is being forced to recall nearly 15,000 MP-CD475 boomboxes because they sound like tin cans pose a fire hazard.
You may remember the MP-CD475 as the legendary unit that redefined the dual-voltage AM/FM/CD/MP3/USB boombox market with its iconic design featuring the word DIGITAL on the top in huge letters.
If you were desperate in a Walgreen's, um, we mean lucky enough to buy one of these between August and December of 2006, Coby says you should unplug it immediately and call them to arrange a refund.
Hit up the read link for contact info and a list of affected serial numbers.
I swear that I'm listening to the Breakin' Soundtrack as I type this. In addition, while out on the town, a little bit of this doesn't hurt either:
Don't-buy-your-boomboxes-at-Walgreens ping.
Besides, who had heard of Apple in 1984? I was in third grade at the time!!!
Seriously, though, this LP must have been released in the Italian market AFTER the classic 1984 Apple Superbowl advertisement, although I can't say for sure.
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