http://www.geeksugar.com Geek is chic en http://www.geeksugar.com/2325407 <a href="http://www.geeksugar.com/2325407"><img width=118 height=160 src='http://media.onsugar.com/files/upl1/1/15111/41_2008/Nick_Nolte_1.large.jpg'></div></a><p><span class="inline left"></span>On Tuesday, a fire broke out in actor Nick Nolte's Malibu home, forcing him to make a quick exit and escape through a window. The fire was said to have been caused by an electrical malfunction, which Nolte believes <a href="http://www.tmz.com/2008/10/08/dude-youre-gettin-a-lawsuit/" target="_blank">originated from his faulty printer</a>. The damage was estimated at <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/07/nick-noltes-house-burns-d_n_132748.html" target="_blank">three million dollars</a>. </p> <p>We've heard about fires from bad batteries in cell phones, and laptops over-heating, but I'm wondering if any of you have actually had any "real life" serious experiences with gadgets malfunctioning and causing damage to your home? Let me know in the comments below! </p> <p><a href="http://www.gettyimages.com/" target="_blank">Source</a></p> <p><br clear=all></p> http://www.geeksugar.com/2325407#comment Geek out printer digital life Nick Nolte Thu, 09 Oct 2008 06:00:28 -0700 GeekSugar http://www.geeksugar.com/2325407 http://www.geeksugar.com/2337029 <a href="http://www.geeksugar.com/2337029"><img width=160 height=110 src='http://media.onsugar.com/files/upl1/1/15111/41_2008/laptops-on-airplane.large.jpg'></div></a><p>What's with all the gadget hate lately? First <a href="http://www.geeksugar.com/2325407" >Nick Nolte blamed his house fire on a broken printer</a> and now <a href="http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&amp;objectid=10536660" target="_blank">Qantas is investigating the role of laptops</a> and other personal gadgets in a recent scary altitude drop.</p> <p><span class="inline left"></span>Now I'm not one to say "there's nothing to fear," since I can be pretty paranoid about this stuff myself. I heed the instructions to turn things off and keep them off when I'm flying, but I know that there's not really hard evidence saying that personal electronics definitely cause plane crashes and operating malfunctions.</p> <p>It's an uneasy conclusion, I know, but I feel like you have to just trust that you'll be OK on a plane. Better be safe than sorry and turn your gadgets off when the nice flight attendants tell you to. How do you feel about it?</p> <p><a href="http://www.gettyimages.com/Home.aspx" target="_blank">Source</a></p> <!-- no strip poll --><form action="/2337029" method="post" id="epoll_view_voting"> <div><div class="poll"> <div class="vote-form"> <div class="choices"><div class="form-item"> <label>Do You Worry About Gadget Interference on Airplanes? </label> <div class="form-item"> <label for="id-0-2337029" class="option"><input type="radio" id="id-0-2337029" name="edit[choice]" value="0-2337029" class="form-radio" /> Yes, I worry about gadgets interfering with airplanes.</label> </div> <div class="form-item"> <label for="id-1-2337029" class="option"><input type="radio" id="id-1-2337029" name="edit[choice]" value="1-2337029" class="form-radio" /> No, I don't think gadgets interfere with airplanes.</label> </div> <div class="form-item"> <label for="id-2-2337029" class="option"><input type="radio" id="id-2-2337029" name="edit[choice]" value="2-2337029" class="form-radio" /> Something else. See my comment below.</label> </div> </div> </div><input type="hidden" name="edit[nid]" id="edit-nid" value="2337029" /> <span class='button'><span><input class='fancybutton' type='submit' name="op" value="Vote" class="form-submit" /></span></span> </div><input type="hidden" name="edit[form_id]" id="edit-form_id" value="epoll_view_voting" /> </div> </div></form> <!-- no strip poll --> http://www.geeksugar.com/2337029#comment gadgets Poll News digital life Airplane Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:02:40 -0700 GeekSugar http://www.geeksugar.com/2337029