iPod Nano Overheating Problems
The Japanese government has ordered Apple to disclose information about iPod Nano overheating problems after over many such cases were reported in Japan, including a handful of incidents in which iPods caught fire. Apple has decided to comply with the request:
The information, which focuses on obtaining and replacing the battery on first-generation iPod Nanos, will be posted in a prominent place on the company’s Japanese website in the next few days, Tom Neumayr, an Apple spokesman, said today by telephone. The posting complies with the Japanese government’s demand for a consumer alert about the fire risk, Neumayr said.
The world’s most-valuable technology company is responding to instructions from Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. The ministry yesterday advised Apple’s Japanese unit to post the information, including a list of serial numbers of affected products, on the website and to e-mail it to consumers. The government asked Apple to report on its progress by Aug. 13.
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