Apple sued over claims iPad overheats in warm conditions

“Apple Inc., the world’s most valuable technology company, was sued over claims its iPad tablet overheats and fails to operate properly in warm conditions,” Joel Rosenblatt reports for Bloomberg.

“The complaint [Baltazar v. Apple Inc., 10-03231, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California], filed July 23 in federal court in Oakland, seeks unspecified damages and class action, or group, status,” Rosenblatt reports. “It claims the iPad ‘does not live up to the reasonable consumer’s expectations created by Apple’ because it ‘overheats so quickly under common weather conditions.'”

Rosenblatt reports, “The iPad has a 9.7-inch touch-screen display that lets users read books and magazines, view videos, play games and surf the Internet. In direct sunlight, the tablet ‘turns off, sometimes after just a few minutes of use,’ according to the complaint.”

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MacDailyNews Take: Hold the lawsuits! Apple Board member Al Gore is working on the issue.

Beyond that, every iPad ever shipped comes with Apple’s “iPad Important Product Information Guide.” It’s also online via Apple.com here. If the claimant and his ambulance chasers had RTFM, they’d have seen this rather crystal clear statement:

Keeping iPad Within Acceptable Temperatures Operate iPad in a place where the temperature is between 0° and 35° C (32° to 95° F). Low- or high-temperature conditions might temporarily shorten battery life or cause iPad to temporarily stop working properly. Avoid dramatic changes in temperature or humidity when using iPad, as condensation may form on or within iPad. Store iPad in a place where the temperature is between -20° and 45° C (-4° to 113° F). Don’t leave iPad in your car, because temperatures in parked cars can exceed this range. When you’re using iPad or charging the battery, it is normal for iPad to get warm. The exterior of iPad functions as a cooling surface that transfers heat from inside the unit to the cooler air outside.