Walmart Ceases Selling 'Hoverboards' Amid Safety Concerns

The largest retailer in the United States has deemed "hoverboards" too dangerous to sell.

Walmart Stores, Inc., which is also the largest company in the world,by revenue, has pulled the devices from its website. In doing so it joins online retailer Amazon, which pulled the fire-prone devices just days earlier.

These so-called hover boards — which actually operate on two wheels planted firmly on the ground — typically run for about $300 or less on sites still selling them. They're also possibly quite dangerous, as their lithium-ion batteries have been reported as the cause of dozens of fires across the United States.

Earlier this year the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission launched an investigation into hoverboard safety.

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