We covered many horror stories on SlashGear about battery exploding, swelling, and the aftermath of its explosion – but never do I experienced it myself until I received an OQO2. The battery was attached to the unit but I notice there is a small gap between the unit and the battery itself. Ignoring that thinking it might not be a big deal, I plugged the unit to charge up and within two minutes I heard a loud pop. The battery unattached itself from the OQO2 and cracks open.

Immediately I unplugged the charger and made sure nothing has leaked out. Luckily it was just swelling, but the crackling sounds made me nervous. I properly wrapped the battery and took it to battery recycling center in Dallas. [Note : Always properly disposed an unused battery!] I guess its time for me to buy a new battery for it. I carry the OQO2 everywhere I go for emergency in case I need to reboot our servers and etc.

Footnote : This Post in no way blaming OQO for this battery problem