Phones Are Awesome… Until They Set You On Fire
I've been mulling over whether I should switch from Verizon to Cingular just so I could get the iPhone. But after reading this article I am not so sure if cell phones are safe anymore.
Vallejo man's cell phone ignites in pocket, causing serious burns
Monday, January 15, 2007
A cell phone apparently ignited in a man's pocket and started a fire that burned his hotel room and caused severe burns over half his body, fire department officials said.
Luis Picaso, 59, of Vallejo was in stable condition Monday at UC Davis Medical Center with second and third-degree burns to his upper body, back, right arm and right leg, Vallejo Fire Department assistant chief Kurt Henke said.
Firefighters arrived at the residential hotel late Saturday night to find Picaso lying on the bathroom floor after the cell phone in Picaso's pants pocket set fire to his nylon and polyester clothes, department spokesman Bill Tweedy said.
"It was either a malfunction or some type of glitch in his phone," Tweedy said, adding that investigators found no other possible ignition source, such as matches or open flame, nearby.
The flames spread to a plastic chair, setting off a sprinkler that held the fire in check until firefighters arrived, he said.
Authorities declined to name the manufacturer and model of the phone.
The fire and water caused $75,000 damage to the room and a business on the ground floor, Tweedy said.
John Dvorak Is An Idiot
This video is exactly why OLDER men do not understand technology. Dvorak states that screens are 'too big' and the only gimmick technology innovations have today is the competition for a consumer to have a bigger screen than his neighbor.
Is that really it John? Or did you just not have anything intelligent to say on TELEVISION?
I'm 24 years old and use cell phones, electronic calendars, and e-mail on a regular basis. When I FIRST saw the announcement of the iPhone I dropped my jaw and immediately started to think... how the hell and WHEN can I get away from Verizon to jump on the Cingular/iPhone bandwagon. Watch the video below and you will see what I talking about.
