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Zune Owner Sues Microsoft Over Ear Damage

Here’s the latest sign Microsoft’s Zune is no longer just a novelty iPod wannabe: It’s now collecting lawsuits, just like a real iPod. Joel Geddis, apparently one of the first wave of Zune guinea pigs, says he was using his new device in November 2006 when it went berserk: I received an electric shock through […]

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Here's the latest sign Microsoft's Zune is no longer just a novelty iPod wannabe: It's now collecting lawsuits, just like a real iPod. Joel Geddis, apparently one of the first wave of Zune guinea pigs, says he was using his new device in November 2006 when it went berserk:

I received an electric shock through the earbuds of my Microsoft Zune. Simultaneously, the Zune emitted a very loud noise through the earbuds and the device began to reset...Since the incident, I've suffered blood and fluid leakage from my ear canal, a temporary threshold shift, and incessant ringing and discomfort

No word yet on damages sought, but Geddis' lawyers are looking for victims of similar Zune attacks to make this a class-action case.
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