8:22 am, August 19th, 2008, Lonnie Lazar
First generation units of Apple’s mini music player, iPod nano continue to pose a risk of catching fire while charging, according to these pictures provided by a reader at Consumerist over the weekend.
Apple agreed to replace the device.
Ministry of Industry, Trade and Economy officials in Japan are investigating similar reports of nanos overheating there.
Posted by Lonnie Lazar in Apple, Hardware, iPod |
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Steve Jobs in January 2008. Picture by Macinate. Creative Commons.
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Image © 2008 Victor Anselme
Brazilian designer and Apple fan Victor Anselme has a few ideas about how the Mac mini might evolve into a useful and desirable product.
From his description, helpfully translated by Google from the original Portuguese, as amended by your humble correspondent:
The case would be done in mostly aluminum; the largest piece [...]
[...] First generation iPod nano customers who have experienced their battery overheating should contact AppleCare for a replacement, the company said today, after scattered reports of some devices with battery problems that cause them to give off smoke, or spark. [...]
Cult of Mac: News and analysis for the Mac, iPod and iPhone communities » Blog Archive » Apple Will Replace Sparking iPod Nanos, on August 19th, 2008 at 8:54 pm