Apple really have a lot of issues that they have to deal with. First there’s “antennagate” and now there’s a report that an iPod overheated in a Tokyo subway causing a delay. This hasn’t been the first time that this has happened:
Apple, the world’s largest technology company by market value, has come under scrutiny in Japan since the trade ministry last month ordered it to improve safety warnings following cases of overheating in its first generation iPod nano music players.
There have been around 60 such incidents in Japan, including four cases involving minor burns, according to the ministry.
Apple for its part has had no comment. But in Japan, Apple has offered to replace batteries in iPods:
In a brief statement Tuesday, Apple Japan acknowledged “very rare cases of overheating” in some units sold between September 2005 and December 2006, and said the malfunction links back to a specific battery supplier, which it didn’t identify. It also offered to replace the batteries of the affected first-generation devices.
“We’ve been asking they outline the preventive actions that have been taken for two years, but we question whether enough has been done so we took official action,” said Seiji Shimagami, a ministry official who works in consumer product safety.
I’ve previously noted that Apple has threatened owners of iPods that exhibit this behavior. Not only that, they’ve apparently attempted to keep the media from investigating this in the past. So it will be interesting to see how Apple deals with this so that this doesn’t turn into “batterygate.”
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Apple iPod Battery Issues Resurface
Apple really have a lot of issues that they have to deal with. First there’s “antennagate” and now there’s a report that an iPod overheated in a Tokyo subway causing a delay. This hasn’t been the first time that this has happened:
Apple, the world’s largest technology company by market value, has come under scrutiny in Japan since the trade ministry last month ordered it to improve safety warnings following cases of overheating in its first generation iPod nano music players.
There have been around 60 such incidents in Japan, including four cases involving minor burns, according to the ministry.
Apple for its part has had no comment. But in Japan, Apple has offered to replace batteries in iPods:
In a brief statement Tuesday, Apple Japan acknowledged “very rare cases of overheating” in some units sold between September 2005 and December 2006, and said the malfunction links back to a specific battery supplier, which it didn’t identify. It also offered to replace the batteries of the affected first-generation devices.
I’ve previously noted that Apple has threatened owners of iPods that exhibit this behavior. Not only that, they’ve apparently attempted to keep the media from investigating this in the past. So it will be interesting to see how Apple deals with this so that this doesn’t turn into “batterygate.”
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