This just in… Hewlett Packard is recalling more than half a million digital cameras due to a fire hazard problem, caused by a firmware issue that activates when the camera is plugged into an AC adapter or attached to the docking station. The HP r707’s firmware attempts to recharge non-rechargeable batteries. The recall affects some 679,000 cameras worldwide, as well as some 224,000 in the US. The camera was sold between August 2004 and April of this year. You can download a patch for the firmware that is Mac OS-X compatible, and requires that an SD card be in the … Continue reading →