Overheating devices have plagued Apple for a few years now. But two stories today have highlighted the difficulty: a lawsuit in federal court concerning overheating iPads, and the Japanese government\’s demand for an official iPod Nano overheating explanation.
The iPad complaint was filed last Friday in California and seeks class-action status and unspecified damages, claiming that the device \” overheats so quickly under common weather conditions.\”
The Japan order, issued by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, mandates that Apple explain the explanation for various overheating incidents that have occurred there over the past several years. In step with ministry official Seiji Shimagami:
\” We\’ve been asking they outline the preventive actions which were taken for two years, but we question whether enough has been done so we took official action.\”
The report is due by August 4th. If Apple fails to respond, they may face a very good.
Up until this point, the data that an Apple product would probably get toasty has just been part and parcel of ownership. But irrespective of if anything comes from the lawsuit or the reason, at the very least it\’s finally Apple that\’s feeling some heat. [Bloomberg, WSJ]
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