iPod Nano 1st Gen Exploded!!!

by Paul

I’ve heard news about the iPod nano explosion or burned, but I’d never imagined it could happen to me. I bought it 4 years ago and really love it, I used it everyday and take it with me everywhere. After 4 years, I bought a new iPod Nano 4th Gen and gave the old one to my brother.

2 days ago around 3 a.m., my brother was woke up to a strange hissing sound from the iPod, he heard ‘pop’ sound and followed with the flame from the iPod, lot of smoke.

How could this happened? The iPod was left on the table with charging, it just exploded?

How bad could someone injured if he put it in his shirt pocket ?(or jeans pocket as I always do)

It was very lucky that my brother hear the sound and put out the fire in time, and also the iPod was put on the table, not on the bed or the fire could burn down my house.

To all iPod Nano 1st Gen owners: Do not leave it charge unattended and Do not put it near any flammable object!

Updated: 1 week after I claimed the incident to Apple support in Thailand (Macintosh Center), I get a new refurbished iPod Nano.