Since we can't see the USB end of the cable I'm gonna say this is FireWire
i see what you did there....clever....
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iPhone 4 catches fire while charging
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i see what you did there....clever....
This happened to my 3GS. I caught it before it looked like that. My cable end was about 25% as bad as that. It was while syncing to my PC. It did damage to the phone connector part. It took a lot of work with alcohol wipes on the phone connector to restore it to usable.
One interesting thing I notice is that the part on the right side of the home button seemed to be that problem area for me and that guy based on pics.
One interesting thing I notice is that the part on the right side of the home button seemed to be that problem area for me and that guy based on pics.
Yup. Amazed it took this long into the comment thread for someone to mention it -- it was the first thing I thought of. Guess most of the rest of the folks around here are "recent" switchers.
I was actually shopping for a new computer at that time, and that was one of the reasons I ended up with a Power Mac instead of a PowerBook.
Another day ... another piece of bad publicity for the iPhone 4.
When will it end.
When it rains it pours. Wonder if they are feeling like Toyota these days
Thus the 2M sold in three days.
If that's the biggest fail in history, then I'm going to admit it, I aspire to be nothing more than a failure.
The biggest FAIL is the continued attempts to jack the reputation of Apple and send its stock price downward.
Good luck next time, whizzbo.
Yeah Apple is laughing all the way to the bad publicity bank. I don't see any of these issues hurting Apple. If you have been around like I have, reading about about and buying every new gadget since the first Palm Pilot, none of these stories hurt anyone. Everyone always start petitions that go nowhere, everyone predicting the downfall of the company of the day and they still keep on ticking.
So, does anyone else besides be notice that the phone DOES get very warm when connected to the wall charger?
I have noticed this, but I haven't paid much attention to it. I don't know if it happens all the time - the time I did notice it, I was also playing a podcast, the phone was very warm but not so that I couldn't pick it up or touch it.
And yes, the picture shows most of the damage to the connector, but it was probably the phone that got hot and conducted the heat to the cord, and that plastic would be the first thing to start melting.
I have noticed this, but I haven't paid much attention to it. I don't know if it happens all the time - the time I did notice it, I was also playing a podcast, the phone was very warm but not so that I couldn't pick it up or touch it.
And yes, the picture shows most of the damage to the connector, but it was probably the phone that got hot and conducted the heat to the cord, and that plastic would be the first thing to start melting.
Interestingly, no comment has been made about the Sony recall.
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
June 30, 2010
Release #10-284
Sony Recalls VAIO Laptop Computers Due to Burn Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
Name of Product: Notebook computers
Units: About 233,000
Manufacturer: Sony Electronics Inc. of San Diego, Calif.
Hazard: The computers can overheat, posing a burn hazard to the consumer.
Incidents/Injuries: Sony has received 30 reports of units overheating resulting in deformed keyboards and casings. No injuries have been reported.
Description: The recalled products are VPCF11 Series and VPCCW2 Series notebook computers. The computers are available in many colors and have VAIO on the front outside panel. The model numbers can be found on the bottom of the computers.
From a lawyer's site, the following is posted.
In all, over 535,000 VAIO notebook computers made in China and the United States for Sony Electronics of San Diego, which were sold nationwide from January 2010 through April 2010, for between $800 and $1,500, have been recalled. These VAIO laptops pose the risk of a serious burn, according to the commission.
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Same here. Glenn Miller station on Pandora.
My first thought was, how much did BGR pay for the story.
Geckotek said:
Same here. Glenn Miller station on Pandora.
My first thought was, how much did BGR pay for the story.
melted due to power arc from wet connection...
It looks notoriously like it was wet and the power arced and caught fire...
Of course Boy Genius will slant the story for the Fandroids...
BGR are simply selling their bodies for headlines these days.... substance has gone.
It looks notoriously like it was wet and the power arced and caught fire...
Of course Boy Genius will slant the story for the Fandroids...
BGR are simply selling their bodies for headlines these days.... substance has gone.
lol. I remember when that one guys screen on his 3G or 3GS "exploded" in his pocket, and it ended up being a complete hoax, which I'm pretty sure this is. It's either a hoax, or the whole story isn't being told (for instance the customer charging his phone right after dropping it in a sink or something). Things like this just don't happen out of nowhere. There is usually always a cause that the user introduces for something like this to happen.
But if for instance it is true and it really did just short circuit out of nowhere, it's probably the one and only case you'll hear about it.
Meanwhile, I'm LOVING my problem free iPhone 4, as well as ALL my other problem free Apple Products. Either I'm just lucky, or people over exaggerate their problems with theirs.
But if for instance it is true and it really did just short circuit out of nowhere, it's probably the one and only case you'll hear about it.
Meanwhile, I'm LOVING my problem free iPhone 4, as well as ALL my other problem free Apple Products. Either I'm just lucky, or people over exaggerate their problems with theirs.
If you have seen a real explosion (instead of the fake movie explosion) you would know how silly that claim is.
I suggest you watch Mythbusters.
But the iHaters are too blind to see that.
Looks like someone just lit the USB connector on fire, and just got a little bit of the ask on the phone. If its real the iphone did damn good.
