More Laptops Exploding!

This weekend another laptop went up in flames, this time at LAX, one of the busiest airports in the world. The shocker is that this wasn't a Dell or Apple, which have had millions of faulty batteries recalled, but rather an IBM ThinkPad, which hasn't even been mentioned in the recall alerts.

The story goes that a guy who'd already boarded his flight noticed something funky and came sprinting out the jetway, just moments before his laptop burst into flames on the floor, where it burned for several minutes before someone had the wisdom to hose it down with a fire extinguisher.

No response from IBM or Lenovo yet, which complicates things: No one is sure how old this machine is or who it was manufactured by (Chinese company Lenovo has been making ThinkPads for over a year now and just sticking the IBM logo on them as part of the purchase arrangement).

Are all laptop batteries at risk now? I wish I had the answers, folks, but right now it's a wait and see situation until we hear about more recalls, more explosions, or both. Hang in there.