I hope you're not eating right now: A Zune [1] owner is suing [2] Microsoft [3] for injuries he sustained from using his mp3 player [4], saying that the headphones [5] shocked him and now he experiences bleeding and "fluid leakage" from the ears (!!!). When I stopped gagging and shuddering, I remembered other infamous iPod [6] and cell phone [7]-related injuries [8]. For instance, I know to avoid electrical storms [9], because of the Colorado kid who was struck by lightning [10] while wearing his iPod and ended up with damaged hearing and burns from the headphone cords.
Aside from dropping an iPod (a 2nd-generation 30GB) on my toe, I have never suffered a gadget [11]-related injury. What about you guys? Tell me your geek pain stories!
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