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Wesley

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Dyson Newbie

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Sounds like complete and utter bullshit if you ask me.

 

"Oh, I had glossy paper in my pocket (who the fuck carries glossy paper in their pocket?), therefore I caught fire, so I have no burns to show for it. Now believe that my iPod caught fire."

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that sounds like crap...i mean if you had it plugged into the mains for like a week and it got super hot, you could almost understand that happening.

 

they rarely get past lukewarm in your pocket!

 

Good on them for trying tho! xD

Strider Newbie

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Maybe he forgot about the still lit match he put in his pocket, blamed it on something else (As Americans do) this being the Ipod. And Bang a court case.

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It couldn't have been the sacred company known as Apple could it Emasher?! :o!!!

 

(Just joking, i know Apple don't make the batteries)

Jasper Newbie

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It couldn't have been the sacred company known as Apple could it Emasher?! :o!!!

 

(Just joking, i know Apple don't make the batteries)

 

It's probably Apple's fault, since 99,99% of the iPods don't catch flames. So it must be the make of the batteries. Let's file a claim with hundred of people who keep their matches in their pockets next to their suicide detonator! Or a piece of glossy paper, for that matter.

  • 1 year later...
Wesley Newbie

Wesley

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This was a long time ago, and, as you can see, most people took this as bullshit, etc.

 

Well I thought this was an interesting follow up by the Telegraph:

 

Apple 'tries to silence man and his daughter over exploding iPod'

Computer giant Apple attempted to buy the silence of a man and his 11-year-old daughter after her iPod music player exploded, it was claimed.

 

 

By Ian Johnston

Published: 10:29AM BST 03 Aug 2009

Ipod touch: Apple 'tries to silence man and his daughter over exploding iPod'

Last week it emerged that Apple has been trying to stop publicity about iPod digital music players overheating and bursting into flames in the US Photo: APPLE

 

Ken Stanborough, 47, said he had tried to claim a refund for his daughter Ellie's iPod Touch after he had dropped the device which then allegedly overheated and blew up.

 

The company responded with a letter which denied liability but offered to refund the £162 cost of the iPod on condition that the deal was kept "completely confidential".

 

Last week it emerged that Apple has been trying to stop publicity about iPod digital music players overheating and bursting into flames in the US.

 

Using the Freedom of Information Act, a reporter obtained 800 pages of documents from the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) in America about such cases.

 

The reporter was delayed for months as "Apple's lawyers filed exemption after exemption".

 

Mr Stanborough, from Liverpool, said that after he dropped the iPod it started making "a hissing noise".

 

"I could feel it getting hotter in my hand, and I thought I could see vapour," he told The Times newspaper.

 

He threw it out the back door and "within 30 seconds there was a pop, a big puff of smoke and it went 10ft in the air".

 

He subsequently spoke to an Apple executive and was then sent the letter offering a refund.

 

However it said that if he accepted the money, Mr Stanborough would have to "agree that you will keep the terms and existence of this settlement agreement completely confidential".

 

Any breach of confidentiality "may result in Apple seeking injunctive relief, damages and legal costs against the defaulting persons or parties", the letter added.

 

"I thought it was a very disturbing letter," said Mr Stanborough, who works in electronic security.

 

"If we inadvertently did say anything, no matter what, they would take litigation against us. I thought that was absolutely appalling.

 

"We didn't ask for compensation, we just asked for our money back."

 

He refused to sign the letter.

 

An Apple spokesman said it could not comment as the company had not examined the Stanboroughs' iPod.

 

Last year the Japanese government warned iPod Nanos presented a potential fire risk, saying there had been 14 cases in the country where the players had caught fire and two people had suffered minor burns.

 

In March, a mother in Ohio began court proceedings against Apple, after her son's iPod Touch allegedly exploded in his pocket, burning his leg.

 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/apple/5963015/Apple-tries-to-silence-man-and-his-daughter-over-exploding-iPod.html

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Wesley Newbie

Wesley

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So Apple have decided they'll replace the first generation iPod Nanos (that was mentioned in the original post).

 

http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/12/apple-to-replace-first-gen-ipod-nanos-in-the-us-due-to-faulty-ba/

 

http://www.apple.com/support/ipodnano_replacement/

 

My girlfriend actually has one that's valid.

 

They said she'll get a new iPod but I don't know whether that's a replacement battery or a new Nano.

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I just have static images. They're on my laptop though, so I'll post them tomorrow.

 

Edit, here:

 

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Keep in mind this is the second official Apple battery that has done this with this particular computer. And this is really the least of the problems I've had with that computer (overheating every few minutes is the main one).

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