New iPad hits 116 degrees - mind your scrotum, chaps [View all]

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From TGDaily:
[div class="excerpt" style="border-left: 1px solid #bfbfbf; border-top: 1px solid #bfbfbf; border-right: 1px solid #bfbfbf; border-radius: 0.3077em 0.3077em 0em 0em; box-shadow: 2px 2px 6px #bfbfbf;"]New iPad hits 116 degrees - mind your scrotum, chaps[div class="excerpt" style="border-left: 1px solid #bfbfbf; border-bottom: 1px solid #bfbfbf; border-right: 1px solid #bfbfbf; border-radius: 0em 0em 0.3077em 0.3077em; background-color: #f4f4f4; box-shadow: 2px 2px 6px #bfbfbf;"]The new iPad runs considerably hotter than its predecessor, tests have shown - making it perfect for reading in bed, perhaps, but alarming some users.

According to Consumer Reports, it gets as warm as 116 degrees Farenheit, warmer than human skin, especially when playing graphics-intensive games.

"When unplugged, the back of the new iPad reached temperatures as high as 113 degrees Fahrenheit. It was only when plugged in that it hit 116 degrees. The hottest areas weren't evenly distributed throughout the iPad's back, but were concentrated near one corner of the display," says Consumer Reports' Donna Tapellini.

"During our tests, I held the new iPad in my hands. When it was at its hottest, it felt very warm but not especially uncomfortable if held for a brief period."

USB-powered scrotum fan, $49 at the Apple Store. $59 for the limited edition scrotum fan which "tastefully bears the likeness of Amelia Earhart on each propeller."

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