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Self-Powered iPods Coming?
Japan Investigates After iPod nano Overheats, Sparks
iPod Nano Electrical Discharge Sparks New Battery Fear
Apple told to look into iPod nano fires
Fire in the iPod
Self-Powered iPods Coming?
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The Media Street eMotion Solar ($160 to $190, capacities from 1 to 4 gigabytes) does not need batteries or power from a cord.
Consider this: the new environmental awareness is unleashing a wave of innovation in every category of technology —including portable music and video players.
And how, you may ask, can an iPod wannabe be green?
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Japan Investigates After iPod nano Overheats, Sparks
AFP reports:
An iPod nano in Japan overheated and discharged sparks, the Japanese industry ministry said Tuesday in a list of recent serious incidents involving consumer products.
For the full report visit here:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080311/tc_afp/technologyjapanipodapple
iPod Nano Electrical Discharge Sparks New Battery Fear
The Register's Tony Smith reports:
An original first-generation iPod Nano shot out sparks while being recharged in Japan back in January, the country's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry revealed today.
The incident took place on 8 January, and was duly reported to Apple, which finally got round to letting the Ministry know about the matter on 7 March.
The Ministry said no one was injured. It's not immediately clear whether the iPod, its charger or the power supply was to blame....
For the full report visit here:
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/03/12/ipod_japan_spark/
Apple told to look into iPod nano fires
BetaNews's Sharon Fisher reports:
Apple Japan has reportedly been ordered by the Japanese ministry of trade to investigate the cause of an iPod nano sparking while charging.
About 420,000 units of the first-generation device, model MA099J/A, were sold in Japan between September 2005 and September 2006. This latest incident reportedly happened in January outside Tokyo but Apple informed the trade ministry only in March.
For the full report visit here:
http://www.betanews.com/article/Apple_told_to_look_into_iPod_nano_fires/1205335262
Fire in the iPod
Apple 2.0's Philip Elmer-DeWitt says:
Japan has ordered an investigation of the first generation iPod nano for possible defects after one started emitting sparks while being charged. According to wire service reports, the problem surfaced in January in Kanagawa Prefecture southwest of Tokyo, and Apple reported it to the government in March...
Battery fires are rare in iPods, but not unheard of. A search of Apple's discussion boards turned up a similar report filed on Feb. 20, 2008 by a user named Phil under the heading "My iPOD nano Exploded"....
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http://apple20.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2008/03/12/fire-in-the-ipod/?source=yahoo_quote
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