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Apple Ordered to Investigate Exploding iPod Nanos

by Terrence O'Brien on March 12, 2008 at 11:17 AM

Japan Asks Apple to Investigate Exploding iPods
Exploding gadgets are nothing new, but governments ordering companies to investigate them is. The Japanese government has ordered Apple to investigate a possible defect in the iPod Nano that occasionally causes the diminutive player to burst into flames.

The likely culprit is the media player's lithium-ion battery, which is the cause behind exploding cell phones and the piles of burning laptops. The Japanese government offered a strongly worded warning to Apple for failing to promptly investigate after an incident in January when a charging iPod shot sparks into the air.

However don't expect much from a company investigating itself.

From Engadget

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