6 precautions to take with that shiny new hoverboard

The problem with figuring out whether your hoverboard is genuine is threefold. First, as the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission reported, "there's no safety standard in place for hoverboards." Second, nobody really knows what a "genuine

Plenty of people opened up a gift to find a hoverboard this year. A hearty chunk of that group has already crashed them. Combining an already combustible gimmick-toy with a day filled with alcoholic beverages and familial angst is a recipe for wiping out.

Plenty of people opened up a gift to find a hoverboard this year. A hearty chunk of that group has already crashed them. Combining an already combustible gimmick-toy with a day filled with alcoholic beverages and familial angst is a recipe for wiping out.

Among the most popular gifts this holiday season was the hoverboard, a self-balancing scooter on two wheels. Despite their risks of serious personal injury and catching fire, CNBC reported earlier this month that consumers purchased more than 5,000 of 

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A lot of Charlotte families woke up to find hoverboards under the tree, but the hottest gift of the season may also be one of the more dangerous. The Consumer Product Safety Commission is investigating more than a dozen fires. It was