Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 5th Oct 2009 20:33 UTC
Ah, the tablet computer. For over two decades now have companies tried to get the public to buy the darn things, and yet, despite all the efforts, promises, analysts, and even personal involvement by Bill Gates, they simply never took off. Recently, the tablet has seen renewed attention - but will they succeed now?
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2006-01-18
Let's hope Apple does their homework this time so these devices won't explode and catch on fire. Think of all of the backlash if MS's mice (we've all got one) caught on fire.
Thats an inherent problem of Lithium ION batteries, there is no explosion proof li ion battery on the market, sorry to say that but the media is rather shallow in reporting so that they do not address the core issue, that the energy density of those things is so high that any form of short circuit can make them explode (which usually happens at minor damages to the anodes due to heavy mechanical usage)