iPod Hottest Gadget Yet?

At least the one belonging to airport worker Danny Williams is. Action News 2 in Atlanta is reporting that Mr William’s iPod Nano the older model burst into flames, burning a hole in the pocket of his trousers. The conflagration lasted around 15 seconds, not long enough for him to suffer any serious burns, thanks to some paper he had in his pocket at the time. The chief suspect is the iPod’s lithium ion battery pack, the same technology as the famous exploding batteries used in several brands of laptop. Apple offered to replace the Nano straight away but Danny William’s mum called the TV station with the story because she was worried about what would have happened if the authorities had seen the smoking player and thought Danny was a terrorist. This is not the first time it has happened and there have been several reports of iPods going up in flames whilst charging; not surprisingly Apple has decided not to comment on the incident…