The iPad doesn't like hot summers in the city
06/06/10 10:55 Filed in: ebooks
Baratunde
Thurston,
a Web editor for The Onion,
set out to enjoy a relaxing afternoon at
the High Line park
in New York City when his iPad decided to take a
nap instead. Mr. Thurston said it only took five
minutes before the device shut down, and another
20 minutes in the shade before it started up
again.
To fix the problem Mr. Thurston said he took the iPad out of the Apple-brand rubber protective case he had purchased to protect it from drops and scratches. He theorized that the sleeve could cause the iPad to heat up quicker than normal, acting like a fur coat on a hot summer day.
Apparently some naked iPads overheat too.
Michael Galpert, who is a co-founder of Aviary.com, which makes free online design software, said he took his iPad to the beach while it was “bare” and “naked.” After he used it for a few minutes it shut down and showed the temperature warning. Mr. Galpert explained that he then used a Kindle instead, which worked continuously for the next two hours without any heat issues.
More at the NYT. Well, being a desert dweller, that's not a feature, that's a bug! I have to admit that bare naked iPads are an amusing thought.
To fix the problem Mr. Thurston said he took the iPad out of the Apple-brand rubber protective case he had purchased to protect it from drops and scratches. He theorized that the sleeve could cause the iPad to heat up quicker than normal, acting like a fur coat on a hot summer day.
Apparently some naked iPads overheat too.
Michael Galpert, who is a co-founder of Aviary.com, which makes free online design software, said he took his iPad to the beach while it was “bare” and “naked.” After he used it for a few minutes it shut down and showed the temperature warning. Mr. Galpert explained that he then used a Kindle instead, which worked continuously for the next two hours without any heat issues.
More at the NYT. Well, being a desert dweller, that's not a feature, that's a bug! I have to admit that bare naked iPads are an amusing thought.