It's been a bad few weeks for Apple. MobileMe issues, iPhone 3G connectivity problems, and on Tuesday Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) reported that two new reports of minor fires due to suspected iPod nano battery overheating occurred in Tokyo this month.
Months ago I wrote about an Atlanta man who said his iPod nano ignited in his pocket. Perhaps Japanese authorities need to speak to him.
An official at the Trade and Economy Ministry, which oversees product problems, said a defect is suspected in the lithium-ion battery in the iPod Nano, model number MA099J/A.
