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Gadgets Gone Evil 18

by Dan Reilly on March 20, 2008 at 09:38 AM



Paper notebooks never did this...

Leave a notebook computer on your lap for too long and you may get a bit warm, so is it any wonder to find out that laptop batteries can be trouble? Just like cell phone batteries, lithium-ion laptop batteries occasionally melt, burst into flames, and even explode. Last year, Sony recalled 9.6 million batteries leaving users of different notebook brands in a bind. Again, check to make sure you're not in any danger before your computer rebels against all the crappy music you download.

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