RSSJapan says iPod nanos may pose overheating risk
By Ed Oswald | Published August 19, 2008, 3:23 PM
The country's Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry said Tuesday that it had received two additional reports of iPod nanos that caught fire after overheating.
The incidents involve the following model numbers: MA004J/A, MA005J/A, MA099J/A, and MA107J/A, which encompass about 1.81 million units sold in Japan between September 2005 and September 2006. Neither of these most recent events caused injury, although earlier incidents were to blame for at least two cases of minor burns.
Another nano had produced sparks in March, and the Ministry had launched an initial investigation into its cause at that time. A total of 14 similar cases have been reported to Apple, the agency said.
Lithium-ion batteries are used within iPod, and are also commonly used in other consumer electronics devices. However, some manufacturers have been forced to recall them due to overheating issues, including Sony, which recalled millions of its laptop batteries.
Apple did not immediately respond to requests for comment, although Japanese broadcaster NHK reported that the company had no plans for a recall. It said Apple was ready to replace any defective parts, however.
Ministry officials have warned users with the nanos in question about handling during recharging. Apple itself has spoken somewhat on the subject: Some protective cases may cause the device to build up excess heat during the recharging process.
internetworld7 may commit hari kari after hearing this.
More bad news for Apple. It seems to be raining s*** on this company.
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|harakiri - disembowelment/ritual suicide
hara, noun - abdomen, belly, stomach
kiri, from the verb kiru - to cut
That aside, there was an article on a Swedish newspaper's homepage the other day about an iPhone catching on fire:
http://www.aftonbladet.s...heter/article3133594.ab
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|well i think he did because he hasnt written anything
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|Here we go again with more articles regarding battery technologies...
Here's a novel idea.
Instead of focusing on every model which may incorporate a particular battery technology and simply exciting the fanboys too stupid to realize that thy should be focusing on the battery technology rather than the end product, why not address the battery issue as a function of its type and manufacturer - with only a mention of some of the pertinent devices in which it has been deployed?
So a handful of 1.81 MILLION units of just this one product have had an incident huh?
Yup, its time to panic! Hell, more people die from falls in their bathtubs in the same period of time and sample size!
Duh!
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|"Hell, more people die from falls in their bathtubs in the same period of time and sample size!"
Yeah, but how many of those people were listening to their iPod when they fell?:-)LOL
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|"Instead of focusing on every model which may incorporate a particular battery technology and simply exciting the fanboys too stupid to realize that thy should be focusing on the battery technology rather than the end product"
It'd also be nice if these manufacturers learned from their mistakes and didn't go with the same manufacturer of battery again.
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|In all fairness, its not 'really' the fault of the manufacturers.(realizing that in a strict sense it of course is!) And the problems are not limited to one or two battery companies.
Its a function of the energy densities of the new battery technologies. And they get HOT.
The desire by customers and manufacturers alike for smaller devices and longer run times simply hits a wall - beyond which we can't currently go.
And to be realistic, the degree that such a small percentage of devices are actually failing in such a manner, isn't really too bad (although I understand if the one whose device does do this may not agree!).
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|They don't count.
That's simply Darwin at work...
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|If 1 out of 10 million fail it's not a big deal. But if that same failure cause a death then it would be a different story.
I don't think there's any one party to blame. You can blame the battery manufacturer, iPod manufacturer or the software programmer that screwed up the code. But in some most cases the blame could be placed on the user who did something stupid.
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|You have to have a little chlorine in the gene pool.
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|Devices shouldn't be pushed to the limit of what they can do. That should be reserved for enthusiasts and idiots.
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|An to think that some disagree with Darwin!
;-)
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|LOL
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|...just a little?
I would think a good system shock treatment wouldn't be a bad thing!
Not sure? This Saturday take a few hours and go sit in a WalMart and people watch...
;-) ;-) ;-)
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