Avid Apple fans across the globe would not dispute the fact that the iPAD is a "hot commodity." But to be taken literally, poses a challenge for the renowned nationwide computer brand. Evidently Apple's new edition to its product line has to wait in the shade for awhile before it can lay out on the coast of Palm Beach.
Three iPAD consumers are highly unsatisfied with its portable electronic device as it requires a "cooling session" before further use after a mere few minutes out in the sun. Jacob Balthazaar, Claudia Keller and John Browning have filed a complaint with the Oakland Federal Court on July 23 citing that the iPAD "does not live up to reasonable consumer's expectations created by Apple." Several other accounts of the iPADs overheating soonafter sunkissed, have been recorded. Here are three examples.
- On April 4, Max Fisher of The AtlanticWire did a round-up of several accounts overheating iPads. Fisher noted The Next Web's statistics — operating temperature is 32 degrees Fahrenheit to 95 degrees Fahrenheit.
- On April 3, iPhone developer Elliot Kroo tweeted that his iPad overheated after only 10 minutes in the San Diego sun.
- PC Magazine editor Zach Honig also tweeted about his iPad failure — after only 10 minutes in the New York sun, his iPad shut down. However, he put it in the fridge for a minute and it quickly came back around. (Courtesy of MSN.coom)
Such a situation is unfitting as it is mainly an e-reader; an electronic portable item that downloads a plethora of literary texts for the enjoyment of the on-the-go reader. What use is it if a reader cannot read on a sunny day in the park or the beach? Back to paperback novels, I guess.
Anyway, bookmarks are cute.
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