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3 reports to CPSC, the latest made Jan 10, 2012. A report isn’t a recall.

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At a glance

From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 3reports to CPSC
  • Jan 10, 2012the latest report was made
  • Jun 21, 2011the earliest
  • 3with the company’s comments
Brand
Targus
Maker
TargusMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product
Laser pointersCPSC’s product type: Laser Pointers (code 562), in Electronics: Computers, Monitors, Projectors

By month

3 reports from February 2011 to January 2012; the most in January 2012, 1.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
January 20121
November 20111
June 20111

How badly anyone was hurt

  • No one hurt 3 CPSC: Incident, No Injury

As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.

The reports, as CPSC published them

Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.

Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.

Source:

CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.

  1. No one hurt

    Made Jan 10, 2012, sent to the company Feb 7, 2012, published by CPSC Feb 22, 2012

    The product, in the report: Targus 3-in-1 STYLUS / ink pen & laser pointer

    Consumer reported about product Targus 3-in-1 STYLUS / ink pen / laser pointer made by Targus Group International, Inc. The Stylus/Laser/Ink Pen is in the form / shape of an ink pen. The ink pen is located at one end covered with a cap. The cap’s tip is rubber, which makes for the stylus. The opposite end of the ink pen/stylus is an eye of a laser. The laser is activated by pushing a small chrome button on the side of the product that is located below the tip of the laser (See accompanying pictures). While using the product, the laser end is pointed towards the consumer’s body and face. The chrome button can inadvertently be pressed activating the laser. While consumer was using it as a stylus the button was in fact inadvertently pressed causing the laser to shine on consumer’s cheek, narrowly missing his eye. Consumer contacted manufacturer’s Manager of Customer Support about risk of causing eye damage.

    Model
    AMM04TBUS
    Bought from
    Best Buy, Minnesota
    Bought
    Nov 29, 2011
    Where
    Unspecified: Unspecified
    Who was involved
    Male
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Unspecified
    As this report names them
    Brand Targus, made or sold by Targus
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Incident, No Injury
  2. No one hurt

    Made Nov 30, 2011, sent to the company Dec 8, 2011, published by CPSC Dec 22, 2011

    The product, in the report: Targus Laser Presentation Remote (AMP13US)

    The device only requires 1 battery to operate, however, there is a second slot to store a spare battery.

    The second slot has no electronics, no battery tabs of any kind. When/if you put the extra battery in the spare slot, the device starts getting very very hot, too hot to hold.

    Model
    AMP13US
    UPC
    092636246433
    Serial number
    1103020137
    Bought from
    Office Max, California
    Bought
    Jul 1, 2011
    Where
    Los Angeles, California: Other Public Property/Office
    Who was involved
    Age 50, Male
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Self
    As this report names them
    Brand Targus, made or sold by Targus
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Incident, No Injury
  3. No one hurt

    Made Jun 21, 2011, published by CPSC Jul 14, 2011

    The product, in the report: Targus Wireless Presenter

    One month ago I purchased a Targus Remote Presenter, which is the little gadget that let’s you run a PowerPoint presentation and has a red laser pointer. The product comes with 2 AAA batteries and has 2 battery compartments. One is marked to show which way to install the battery. The other is labeled as the spare battery but there are no markings to indicate which way to install the spare. It should not make a difference as there is no metal contact point in the spare compartment.

    I needed to test the product with our computer equipment so I installed the first battery by following the + and - markings. I installed the spare battery facing the same way. I then turned the presenter on. Within 2 minutes the bottom half of the product became hot in my hand. I continued trying to get the product to work with our computer and it got hotter and hotter to the point where it was uncomfortable in my hand. At that point, I shut the product off and removed the battery cover. The batteries were melting and there were signs of battery acid seeping out of the seam. I returned the defective product to Staples and was issued a refund.

    Because I still need a presenter, I purchased another Targus Remote Presenter yesterday. It was the same exact model as the one purchased last month. The exact same thing happened again. When I removed the battery cover, the label around the “spare” battery was already separating from the battery. In other words, it was melting due to the heat. I again returned the defective product to Staples and a refund was issued.

    There is something seriously wrong in the wiring of this product. No surprise it was made in China. I went to the Targus website but was unable to find any where that I could alert them of this problem.

    Bought from
    Staples, Wisconsin
    Bought
    Jun 20, 2011
    Where
    Madison, Wisconsin: Other Public Property/Office
    Who was involved
    Unspecified
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Unspecified
    As this report names them
    Brand Targus, made or sold by Targus
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Incident, No Injury

CPSC’s disclaimer

Disclaimer: CPSC does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of the Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database on SaferProducts.gov, particularly with respect to information submitted by people outside of CPSC.

Source:

Word for word, from the disclaimer in CPSC’s export.

Sources

Sources

  • U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.

    Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.

Source:

Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.

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