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Explosive surprise from Apple’s nano

Beware, exploding Nanos?

Oops. The Apple marketing machine isn’t going to like> that. The popular MP3 players are the quintessential mobile music player.

Stylish, cute and very portable, the Nano is in the shoulder bag of most teens. It’s right next to the cellphone.

But there are plenty of other players ready to step in, should the Nano, well, self destruct. A photo on Engadget.com shows an older model of the Nano charred and wasted.

Japanese authorities didn’t take kindly the explosive surprise. They’ve asked, make that ordered, Apple to investigate.

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