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TOKYO (AFP) - - Japan on Tuesday warned users of Apple iPod nanos of a potential fire risk after two new instances in which the popular portable music players overheated.

The economy, trade and industry ministry has received two new reports of minor fires in August in Tokyo caused by overheating iPod nanos, said ministry official Hiroyuki Yoshitsune.

There were no injuries and the cause is still unclear, he said.

Japan had already launched an investigation in March after another Apple iPod nano sent out sparks.

According to the ministry, Apple Computer has been notified of a total of 14 similar cases in Japan. Out of those, two users suffered minor burning.

The ministry said the incidents were caused by four models -- MA004J/A, MA005J/A, MA099J/A and MA107J/A -- of which 1.81 million units were sold between September 2005 and September 2006 in Japan.

"Users need to be careful about overheating of the machines," the ministry said in a statement, warning that particular care is needed when recharging the iPods.

"Our ministry told Apple to improve its technological development and probe the cause of the incidents so that similar incidents do not happen again," the official said.

There was no immediate comment from Apple. Public broadcaster NHK said the company has no plan to recall any iPods but is ready to exchange defective parts.

The US computer giant has already warned that iPod, iPod nano or iPod shuffle may generate excess heat while being charged in certain carry cases.

Lithium ion batteries, which Apple uses for iPods, are common in consumer electronics, such as mobile telephones and personal computers.

However, major battery makers, including electronics giant Sony Corp., have occasionally been forced to recall their lithium ion battery packs after reports of overheating and fire.



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Beanman

i dun buy any mp3 from apple de

shypineapple

been using ipod since the very 1 gen till now. so far no problems

onglai in SB.

PECTOPAH

self pwned -_-

だめな自分が悔しいほど、分かってしまうから損だ。。。

sgelite

An iPod nano: There are concerns defective batteries in some could have caused overheating

Fresh safety fears about Apple iPod Nano music players surfaced yesterday after it emerged two minor fires had been caused, possibly because of a battery defect.
In one, a newspaper was scorched, while in another a woven straw mat on which a Nano had been placed was burned. Nobody was injured in the incidents in Japan.

Hiroyuki Yoshitsune, of the country's trade ministry, said it had received a similar complaint in March about sparks shooting out of a Nano.

It was suspected there was a defect in the lithiuim-ion battery in all three cases.

The government is working with Apple to investigate the problem.

The two latest cases involved a Nano model number MA099, which singed paper in August, and model MA005, which burned a Japanese traditional tatami mat, in January.

Both music players were twisted out of shape from the heat and became unusable, said the ministry.
‘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', a ministry spokesman said.

Apple has also faced problems before over its hugely popular iPod nano. There were complaints that the ?100 music player's screen cracked easily. The company claimed only a single batch was faulty.

Apple recalled two million laptop computer batteries in 2006, warning they could be a fire hazard.

The recall of 1.8million batteries came after at least nine overheated – leaving two users with burns and causing some 'damage to property'.
Apple officials were not immediately available for comment.



Source: Daily Mail UK, August 20, 2008

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Beanman

then s'pore de leh?r r they save to be use?

shypineapple

mine is alright leh o.O

onglai in SB.

slong

mine too . if can recalled more better! new one lol

Leave it to fate, nothing to hate

*StarDust*

Had been using them and do not find anything wrong with them.

R4ng3r

hmmm, no problem with my old nano. maybe manufacturing problem for that batch

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