iPod Defects:
David Saadatamandi says his son's iPod burst into flames while he was listening to it at home. He says it wasn't plugged into a charger and wasn't near a flame or a heat source. It all happened unexpectedly.
He was so surprised, he researched the phenomenon on the internet and found, sure enough, other cases of iPod flame-outs. Japanese officials are investigating an iPod Nano that supposedly sparked while charging. Wired magazine keeps a photo gallery of burned out iPods.
The website HowStuffWorks traces the problem to the iPod battery. It's a lithium ion battery, similar to the kind used in laptop computers.
In 2006-2007 the Consumer Product Safety Commission recalled millions of Sony laptop batteries after some overheated and caused fires. The CPSC reports the rise in portable electronic devices has led manufacturers toward batteries that "pack higher energy in smaller packages."
Whether that's the iPod defect that torched this iPod is unclear. David says he sent pictures to Apple hoping for some answers.
"It could very well be isolated cases, you know 3 bad incidents, but how many of them could be out there waiting to happen?" he says.
Neither Apple nor the Consumer Product Safety Commission would comment about iPod fires or other iPod defects.
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