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Mar 12, 08 - 09:10 am Comment from: Murasaki

I think some Japanese company must have a competing product on the horizon or else this belonged to "someone important" or their child.

That's nice police work there Lui!

Mar 12, 08 - 09:20 am Comment from: flappo

omigawd , this is terrible

imagine the massive shock two volts could give you !

Mar 12, 08 - 09:28 am Comment from: s

Took two months for Apple to report the problem is disturbing. I assume they checked if the battery in the unit was original equipment or after market. I hope Apple Japan was smart enough to exchange the unit and sent it back to CA for analysis.

Mar 12, 08 - 09:30 am Comment from: ChrissyOne

Why won't someone think of the children?!?!?!

Hello,

You should be sued by Apple.

You are illustrating your story with a new 3G iPod nano without mentioning the actual model affected which is the discontinued first generation iPod nano.

FIX YOUR ARTICLE:

http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/hardware/soa/iPod-overheats-sparks-while-being-charged/0,130061702,339286693,00.htm

An example of how to properly report this story:

Japan investigates report of battery sparks in one discontinued first generation iPod nano unit

http://macdailynews.com/index.php/weblog/comments/16663/

A major diplomatic incident for sure... A country needs to take action when such things happen.

Wait til they discover the fault was in the battery - made by Sony in Japan..

Mar 12, 08 - 09:35 am Comment from: Macromancer

OH NOES!!!

I know you won't believe this, but a local sensationalist news channel reported the story while waving around a Mint colored 3G model.

Local News Rule 1: If it bleeds, it leads.
Local News Rule 2: Don't let the facts get in the way of the story.
Local News Rule 3: Show a lot of cleavage

I knew this was going to happen.

Why harp on the excesses of the Japanese government and public media?

Have you not read or heard "news" of members of our intrepid congress "investigating" Barry Bonds et al? Many of our lug heads in DC and public media are more interested in grandstanding and hearing themselves speak than deal with any real issues of national concern.

Mar 12, 08 - 09:54 am Comment from: Cubert

@Sarasota,
I especially like #3.

Mar 12, 08 - 09:54 am Comment from: Follower

So what's all this about Zunes causing rampant fires all over Asia?

Mar 12, 08 - 10:00 am Comment from: Ampar

I blame Godzilla.

Mar 12, 08 - 10:11 am Comment from: CheekyGit

I blame Global Warming.

It's almost pathetic how predictable the mainstream media outlets are regarding stories like this... a combination of anti-Apple bias from The Usual Suspects, and the growing incompetence of today's reporters who don't know how to do actual journalism anymore.

Mar 12, 08 - 10:26 am Comment from: Cubert

Well, chalk up another switcher for old Cubert! My girlfriend just bought a MacBook last night. She never considered a Mac until she met me 4 months ago. Now, she is a diehard. My good friend Wes is considering getting a MacBook, too, as is another friend of mine - Katherine. She emailed me yesterday with questions about Macs vs. PC's, etc.

At this rate, Steve-O should slip me some of those stock options. I've lost count of how many people I've convinced to buy a Mac.

Mar 12, 08 - 10:27 am Comment from: Ampar

"Well, chalk up another switcher for old Cubert!"

Old Cubert? What the hell have you done with young Cubert? I demand an investigation.

Mar 12, 08 - 10:38 am Comment from: CheekyGit

Ampar,

Don't ask for Elliot Spitzer.

Mar 12, 08 - 11:01 am Comment from: Demon

It's likely that the Nano had been modified with a non Apple Battery replacement battery.
It's gone from a Spark to a Fire in a few more stories it'll be up to an Explosion and then from 1 in millions to millions effected. Got to love journalistic ethics and research. News companies have gotten so cheap that that don't have FACT checkers any more.

It bounced my email...

How is what you are saying relevant to this topic?? More importantly , who cares!!?? We all have done it.

Mar 12, 08 - 11:35 am Comment from: neomonkey

dbtechno.com also has a bogus story about this, with a 3G Nano pictured and no mention of the alleged problem being with a 1G Nano. ars technica also makes no mention of the 1G Nano.

MS money backing these false stories?

Mar 12, 08 - 12:09 pm Comment from: Cubert

@@Cubert,
It isn't relevant to this forum at all. I was just sharing info and stories. So, I guess I and a few others here do care.

@Ampar,
He's on hiatus today. Back tomorrow - promise!

Mar 12, 08 - 12:58 pm Comment from: Spark

@Cubert,
Your use of Macintosh computers, and its mystery, is what attracted your girlfriend to you. Now that she has one too your relationship is doomed. Familiarity breeds contempt.

Well, chalk up another switcher for old Cubert! My girlfriend just bought a MacBook last night. She never considered a Mac until she met me 4 months ago. Now, she is a diehard.

Well, chalk up another one to Former Mac User! My wife bought a MacBook Pro. I told her, "Don't buy that POS". She did it anyway. After the screen quit on it twice and it locked up after installing Leopard she bought a Toshiba. She said I could have the MacBook Pro. I've been using it for a paperweight.

Mar 12, 08 - 01:32 pm Comment from: Ampar

"Familiarity breeds contempt."

That explains Republicans.

"Familiarity breeds contempt."

That explains Democrats.

Well, chalk up another one to Former Mac User! My wife bought a MacBook Pro. I told her, "Don't buy that POS". She did it anyway. After the screen quit on it twice and it locked up after installing Leopard she bought a Toshiba. She said I could have the MacBook Pro. I've been using it for a paperweight.

Ah, what a wonderful story. The sarcasm had me rolling on the floor. Did you write that for your English class ? (wiping eyes) Wife, suuuure!

Mar 12, 08 - 11:34 pm Comment from: Cubert

@ Former Mac User,
Man, that was too funny! It looks like Zune Tang has some competition.