We had an
eerie feeling it'd come to this, and come it has. Nearly
two full years to the day after the government of Japan began a thorough investigation into the spontaneous
combusting of iPod nano devices, that same entity is now mandating that
Apple publish an "easy to understand" statement on the web that explains how customers can "receive replacement batteries and obtain advice." So far, these volatile Li-ion cells have been blamed for four cases of
minor burns in the Land of the Rising Sun, and while Apple has been replacing first-generation iPod nano batteries since 2008 for those that complained, it seems that Japan wants the company to make the option readily apparent to consumers. Be sure to keep an eye on Apple's Japanese site for more, but as of now, we're not seeing any such PSA posted.
