It's not the first time we've heard about it, and it probably won't be the last, but Apple's spectacularly successful iPod Nano v1 has, once again, set minor fires due to overheating, this time in Japan. According to Agence France-Presse, the Japanese Economy, Trade, and Industry Ministry has received two new reports of Nanos spontaneously combusting, bringing the total number of reported cases in Japan to 14. In a ministry press release (Japanese), four models were indicted as being associated with the fires: MA004J/A, MA005J/A, MA099J/A and MA107J/A. "Our ministry told Apple to improve its technological development and probe the cause of the incidents so that similar incidents do not happen again," a ministry official said.While Apple was not available for immediate comment, sources state that the company is not ready for a recall, but will still replace defective units. Nevertheless, Apple is clearly aware of possible heat issues with its iPod line of products, especially when charging, warning on its site that "...charging your iPod, iPod nano or iPod shuffle while in certain carrying cases may generate excess heat." One user learned this fact the hard way when he woke up at 2AM, fire alarms blaring, and a small fire forming in the middle of his bedroom.
Update: As Doug helpfully pointed out in his story, Apple seems to finally have admitted there may be an overheating problem "in very rare cases."
As for the article:
"That song was FIRE!!"
"I have that new heat!!"
"That's hot!!!"
"Apple has determined that in very rare cases batteries in first generation iPod nanos sold between September 2005 and December 2006 can overheat causing failure and deformation of the iPod nano. Apple has received very few reports of such incidents (less than 0.001 percent of first generation iPod nano units), which have been traced back to a single battery supplier. There have been no reports of serious injuries or property damage, and no reports of incidents for any other iPod nano model."
Last edited by bobbba on 19 Aug 2008 - 21:17
The theory is that the larger you are the more you are used the more you show your flaws because more people are looking for them and more people are using their products...
As Apple gets larger and larger, the same holds true for them... dispite their constant "we dont have errors or crashes" aura they try to put around themselves...
(btw I dont hate Apple, I am just pointing out the facts
Back when Newton was out Apple was generally seen as a "failure" all around, their Mac's underperformed... OS6 though 9 wern't the best OS's out there... their hardware was not the best... Apple didn't start the we are the best image until Steve Job's return
I had a Newton MessagePad 2000. I really liked it. The only flaw I saw in it was that Apple dropped support, sales, and repairs for it like a hot potato. It quickly became difficult to sync it because Apple isn't known for making their software so it works with any version of Windows other than the one they developed it on.
FUD is the intentional spreading of fear, uncertainty and doubt based on spurious arguments, fabricated evidence, and pseudo-science. None of that is the case here. After all, Apple itself has confirmed the problem.
Whatever... Why don't you just go take a bath with a 1st-gen iPod nano?
FUD indeed! So is Apple spreading FUD about themselves now?
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