Apple store evacuated after iPad blows up in smoke, reports says

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Apple Store in Leidseplein square in Amsterdam has been evacuated after an iPad exploded, Dutch outlet AT5 reported Sunday. 

The incident was confirmed by the city’s fire brigade, which tweeted that three people had respiratory problems following the incident. 

The incident was probably caused by a leaking battery pack, the tweet said. 

Brandweer aanwezig bij incident met mobiel apparaat bij de #AppleStore #Leidseplein. Geen rook, wel drie personen met ademhalingsproblemen. Vermoedelijk door een lekkende accupack. Zij worden ter plaatse nagekeken.

— Brandweer AA (@BrandweerAA) August 19, 2018 Read more…

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Apple AirPods are the latest tech product that can allegedly explode

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Another tech product, another explosive allegation.

Except this time it’s not a phone. A man from Tampa, Florida claims one of his Apple AirPods blew up while he was at the gym.

According to WFLA, Jason Colon was listening to dance music at an LA Fitness when the right side of the wireless earphones started emitting white smoke. 

Colon decided to leave it on a piece of workout equipment and seek help, but when he returned, the earphone apparently was good as gone.

“It was already popped. I didn’t see it happen, but I mean, it was already fried. You can see flame damage,” he told the television station.  Read more…

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