Comments on: Apple’s heat warning, not really a warning

By: KMB

KMB — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 12:07:19 +0000

Now, you said don’t put in in an oven, but what about a microwave oven?! Should I not do that either?!

Sorry Jim, couldn’t resist. Congrats on The Loop, I’m really enjoying it!

Cheers!

By: Jim Dalrymple

Jim Dalrymple — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 19:27:13 +0000

So that’s what happened to my LaserWriter

By: Alf Watt

Alf Watt — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 18:46:32 +0000

This is an actual quote from Apple’s LaserWriter manual: “Do not expose your LaserWriter to open fire or flame.”

By: kanester

kanester — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 18:05:20 +0000

Who would ever want to listen to music while in sunlight??

By: Rip Ragged

Rip Ragged — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:27:16 +0000

A few more that should be mentioned:

Don’t boil your iPhone 3G S beyond al dente.

When sauteeing the iPhone 3G S, avoid getting olive oil into the 30-pin connector and the audio jack.

Do not leave the iPhone 3G S unattended with a child or a pet in a car on a hot day, particularly if the windows are completely rolled up.

Never clean the screen of the iPhone 3G S with a wide-open propane torch.

There are more specifics but this should cover the most common question.

By: Yes

Yes — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:43:08 +0000

Of course you can lie on the beach. Just don’t have the sun shining directly on the device for hours. You can cover it, put it in a pocket or under a shade. This is just common sense.

By: Josh Holloway

Josh Holloway — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:56:44 +0000

Kudos to you, Jim, for getting this right. This article existed before the 3GS even came out, and now that it’s been updated to include the 3GS, “journalists” are scrambling to say it’s an admission to some supposed overheating issue that we’ve heard of only in one sparsely-documented account.

Sure, the iPhone gets warm with usage. So does basically every other smartphone.

By: Walt

Walt — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:34:55 +0000

What about blow drying your hair while wearing that new-fangled head mounted iPhone carrying case?

By: Peter

Peter — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:01:44 +0000

Dance, apologist, dance!

My personal favorite: listening to music in direct sunlight.

What? You mean, like, taking it to the beach or the park or something so you can listen to music?

So, in other words, if you’re going to the beach on a nice sunny day, don’t expect to lie on the sand and listen to music. Don’t expect to play that cool OpenGL game, either.

If something happens to your iPhone because you had the gall to use it in direct sunlight, it’s your own fault.

Perhaps they should call it the iPhone 3G Vampire.