Apple Japan to recall iPod nano portable music players+ (INO News)

20 August 2008, 7:48 am

(AP:TOKYO, Aug. 20) (Kyodo) _ Apple Japan Inc., a subsidiary of California-based Apple Inc., said Wednesday it will recall iPod nano portable music players with overheating rechargeable batteries.... read more

iPod nano a fire risk? (iafrica.com)

20 August 2008, 6:25 am

Japan warned users of certain Apple iPod nano models of a potential fire risk due to overheating.... read more

iPod music players overheat warning (Channel 4)

20 August 2008, 5:47 am

Software giant Apple said that iPod music players sold in 2005 and 2006 can, on rare occasions overheat, fail and deform because of a battery defect traced to a single supplier.... read more

iPod nano batteries causing fires in Japan? (Geek.com)

20 August 2008, 5:47 am

The Japanese government is looking into a number of incidents involving Apple iPod nanos. The country’s trade ministry has linked the tiny digital players with 3 fires and apparently Apple has two further cases where people have experienced burning. In all cases no one has been seriously injured. ... read more

Japan warns of iPod Nano fires (VNU Net via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

20 August 2008, 3:00 am

A rare defect in the first-generation iPod Nano is causing a consumer scare in Japan.... read more

Apple admits iPod Nano 'overheat' (BBC News)

20 August 2008, 2:26 am

Apple says that a battery fault meant that a small number of its first generation iPod Nanos could overheat.... read more

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