Smartphone Explodes in Man's Ear...

[rdowns]

Droid does. [/fanboy]

This should be an interesting thread.

Link with video (not of the phone exploding)

CEDAR HILL, Tx. - A Texas man was rushed to the hospital after his cell phone exploded while he was holding it up to his ear.

Aron Embry said he was making a call on his new Motorola Droid 2 phone when he heard a loud pop, then his ear started bleeding.

Embry told afterdawn.com, "I heard a pop. I didn't feel any pain initially. I pulled the phone down. I felt something dripping. I realized that it probably was blood. I went into the house and as I got into the bathroom and once I got to the mirror and saw it, it was only then I kinda looked at my phone and noticed the screen had appeared to burst outward."

The 30-year-old getting stitches but doctors said he didn't suffer any damage to his hearing.

But one mobile expert has his doubts about what actually happened. Daniel Harrison told FOX News, “…it looks to me like it wasn’t something that was just a manufacture defect. It looks like it was actually user caused."

Motorola is investigating.

 

[steve2112]

It's not like the iPhone hasn't exploded before.

Or the iPod Touch.

In fact, quite a few iPods have burst into flame.

 

[kdarling]

the screen had appeared to burst outward

Ooo. Aliens vs. Droids, the Movie

 

[ChazUK]

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What's going on ear then?

 

[roadbloc]

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What's going on ear then?

sigh....

 

[R94N]

I barely make any calls anyway If anything if a phone I had burst into flames/exploded it'd probably burn my fingers or something instead!

 

[Apple Hero]

Luckily he wasn't hurt too bad. I heard Android Phones tend to blow up.

 

[Paulywauly]

My iPod 5g exploded - luckily it wasnt in my jeans at the time!!!!!

 

[King Mook Mook]

God; he must have been holding it in the death grip! Big mistake buddy!

OR

So the Droid does... have a death grip!

 

[mscriv]

I live in the DFW and saw the story on the local news when it broke. What I find most interesting is that after the grave injury and in the shock and panic of such an odd occurance, what do you suppose he did? Call 911 or go to the hospital... um no, he reportedly drove himself to his wife/girlfriend's place of employment so she could take pictures of everything. Hmmm... I wouldn't be surprised to find that he also contacted the local news for the story. Maybe I'm being cynical, but it sounds like a potential scam or publicity lawsuit to me.

 

[ChazUK]

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The word is now that it was dropped.

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2374187,00.asp

Although unconfirmed at this time, it might explain the guys behavior.

 

[Tomorrow]

Bluetooth, bro.

 

[arogge]

That's what happens when a government is trying to kill you. Ring, ring! Hello? Boom!