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@Scuba Steve, read the articles on this, she was never in any danger. Her dad dropped the iPod, probably breaking the battery, so it started smoking, then her dad threw it out a door and it exploded once it hit the ground.

I am pretty sure all lithium batteries catch fire or explode when they are broke open.

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@Mark Anderson: Really, I think much of Apple's success with the iPhone is due to the fact that there is really only one model so people know what they are getting, and Apple can focus its development and advertising resources on that one model.

Let the hive mind of Engadget get that for you.

"I am trying to configure out a really dumbed down and intuitive PC for my grandmother. She recently had a stroke and while she is under my care I would like to repurpose a laptop for her to surf and email her children. Anyone have any experience with what input devices and UI's are really understandable for the over 80 crowd?"

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