Crash and burn

Darius Chang | Jun 28, 2006

When we say that a PC has crashed and burned, we almost never meant it literally. But, according to a report by The Inquirer, members at a Japanese conference experienced first-hand a notebook going ballistic.

It seems a Dell laptop had a slight identity crisis and thought it was a flashbang grenade. Fortunately, there was no sign of injury, other than that done to the manufacturer's reputation. According to Dell spokeswoman, Anne Camden, the notebook in question had been taken in for investigation.

Camden mentioned that the incident may not be a battery issue, and that "From here it's going to be a very methodical and meticulous process to figure out what happened". We are guessing that after this fireworks display, none of the Japanese conference members will ever consider using their notebooks on their laps again.