James Delahunty
19 Aug 2008 22:21
Japan's trade ministry has issued a warning on Tuesday that three fires have been linked to overheating iPod Nano units from Apple Inc., possibly due to a battery defect. Thankfully, nobody was injured in the three fires. In addition, Apple itself is also aware of two other cases where users of iPod Nano models had suffered minor burns, and confirmed that the likely explanation is a defect in the battery cells.
iPod Nano's known to have overheating issues were sold in Japan between September 2005 and September 2006. Apple will now co-operate with a semi-governmental body that specializes in product safety to determine the cause of the incidents, according to a trade ministry official.
"We are not in the position to speculate on the outcome of the investigation. But after several incidents like these, it would be appropriate for Apple to take some measures to raise the public's awareness," the official stated.