Fried Apples

I use a MacBook Pro to manage this blog, and it is possibly my most cherished possession. When I read stories like this showing fake power adapters that could possibly fry the motherboard of my baby, my blood runs cold. I suspect most other Mac owners would react similarly. Given the stakes, how anyone could take a chance on a "cheaper" adapter is mystifying.

Counterfeiting Causes Fires

From the Electrical Safety Foundation International, a blurb about the dangers of buying counterfeit electrical appliances. Not only do counterfeiters often skimp on the safety measures included in the original product design, but who could you possibly hold responsible for a fire caused by a fake product? The original manufacturer? Probably not. Fly-by-night counterfeiters? Maybe, if you can find them. But even then, do they have the resources to withstand a lawsuit?


(Hat tip: Digital Silence)

the tech files ed. 1

New Hologram Combats Fakes (JCN)
Black iPod Shuffle Knockoff (engadget)
China Car Makers Strike Again (engadget)
The Inside of Fake Electronics (engadget)

Photo: JC Medina