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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on New switch puts an end to exploding batteries]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/21/new-switch-puts-an-end-to-exploding-batteries/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/21/new-switch-puts-an-end-to-exploding-batteries/</guid><description><![CDATA[Korea has been doing a great job with tech recently. Twenty years ago it was a different country... but looking at it now I am thoroughly pleased by the how their companies have been performing.<br><br>Perhaps Dells and Apples will be allowed back on planes shortly...]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Justin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 21st 2006 9:00AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on New switch puts an end to exploding batteries]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/21/new-switch-puts-an-end-to-exploding-batteries/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/21/new-switch-puts-an-end-to-exploding-batteries/</guid><description><![CDATA[This idea will surely be supressed by the Fire Extinguisher Consortia.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[strider_mt2k]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 21st 2006 9:15AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on New switch puts an end to exploding batteries]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/21/new-switch-puts-an-end-to-exploding-batteries/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/21/new-switch-puts-an-end-to-exploding-batteries/</guid><description><![CDATA[Time to invest!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Adam]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 21st 2006 9:26AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on New switch puts an end to exploding batteries]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/21/new-switch-puts-an-end-to-exploding-batteries/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/21/new-switch-puts-an-end-to-exploding-batteries/</guid><description><![CDATA[Aren't similar prevention mechanisms already employed by many electronic device manufacturers?  I thought that Dells burst into flames because they cut costs on these measures.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[kaztm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 21st 2006 9:25AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on New switch puts an end to exploding batteries]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/21/new-switch-puts-an-end-to-exploding-batteries/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/21/new-switch-puts-an-end-to-exploding-batteries/</guid><description><![CDATA[It's about time someone did something!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Devon pack]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 21st 2006 10:03AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on New switch puts an end to exploding batteries]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/21/new-switch-puts-an-end-to-exploding-batteries/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/21/new-switch-puts-an-end-to-exploding-batteries/</guid><description><![CDATA[I thought the batteries exploded because the shoddy manufacturing exposed the chemicals inside to oxygen.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Will]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 21st 2006 10:57AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on New switch puts an end to exploding batteries]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/21/new-switch-puts-an-end-to-exploding-batteries/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/21/new-switch-puts-an-end-to-exploding-batteries/</guid><description><![CDATA[This is a non-issue.  No switch is going to prevent a fire in the kinds of problems that caused the Sony batteries to fail.  The problem was with contamination of metal pieces in the manufacturing process, which could cause a short-circuit within the battery itself- essentially causing a heat-building short-cicuit within the battery.  No external switch, thermal or otherwise will prevent a short like this.<br><br>Only quality control at the manufacting plant, or maybe a redesign would prevent this in the future.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Phace]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 21st 2006 11:01AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on New switch puts an end to exploding batteries]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/21/new-switch-puts-an-end-to-exploding-batteries/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/21/new-switch-puts-an-end-to-exploding-batteries/</guid><description><![CDATA[Okay, so lets say this little switch... blows up?  What then??]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[lao.soup]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 21st 2006 12:38PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on New switch puts an end to exploding batteries]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/21/new-switch-puts-an-end-to-exploding-batteries/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/21/new-switch-puts-an-end-to-exploding-batteries/</guid><description><![CDATA[somebody's gotta do something. Several airlines (Korean, Virgin Atlantic and Quantas) are putting restrictions on Apple and Dell laptop use onboard.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alex]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 21st 2006 2:19PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on New switch puts an end to exploding batteries]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/21/new-switch-puts-an-end-to-exploding-batteries/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/21/new-switch-puts-an-end-to-exploding-batteries/</guid><description><![CDATA[Hee Hee.  Mott.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brandonrawks]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 21st 2006 3:38PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on New switch puts an end to exploding batteries]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/21/new-switch-puts-an-end-to-exploding-batteries/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/21/new-switch-puts-an-end-to-exploding-batteries/</guid><description><![CDATA[Hee Hee... He said Mott... KJ whaddya think of that? ;)]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Zevezeda]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 21st 2006 3:44PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on New switch puts an end to exploding batteries]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/21/new-switch-puts-an-end-to-exploding-batteries/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/21/new-switch-puts-an-end-to-exploding-batteries/</guid><description><![CDATA[Oh hee to the second power.  Mott = dew-dew and that makes me laff my crack off.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Motface McGillicutty]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 21st 2006 3:49PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on New switch puts an end to exploding batteries]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/21/new-switch-puts-an-end-to-exploding-batteries/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/21/new-switch-puts-an-end-to-exploding-batteries/</guid><description><![CDATA[It's about time.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Jenkins]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 21st 2006 3:54PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on New switch puts an end to exploding batteries]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/21/new-switch-puts-an-end-to-exploding-batteries/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/21/new-switch-puts-an-end-to-exploding-batteries/</guid><description><![CDATA[Stay off crack, human or otherwise. :)<br>Thats true to what Phace has said.  Its an internal short, so, nothing external to it will stop the short. (apart from maybe alerting you to press the emergency battery eject button and clear the area) :D ha ha ho ho eheheheee<br>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[intentsly]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 22nd 2006 9:58AM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
