This hot high-tech toy sent people to the ER on Christmas Day Christmas 2015 was the year of the hoverboard, the wildly popular 2-wheeled personal transportation device dubbed the hottest item of the holiday season.
Hoverboards are the coolest looking segways around, but at what cost? News headlines about 360 degree swiveling hoverboard hands-free segway thingy boards catching on fire, exploding and burning down homes was the catalyst for Amazon to intervene.
Consumers may have to pay more for a hoverboard that is certified safe. Since hoverboard segways have been catching fire and making headlines worldwide due to safety concerns, sales of what's being called a hot holiday tech item are likely to suffer.
Controvery plagues hoverboard segways, despite them being one of the hottest holiday gifts of 2015. Controversy surrounding one of the hottest 2015 holiday gifts and tech toys around is heating up, literally.
