Gadgets Sizzle in the Heat

Gadgets Sizzle in the Heat
If you get into your car this afternoon and notice a heap of melted plastic, it's probably your iPod or any other tech gadget that was left in the car.

When temperatures outside get into the 90s, the inside of a car can easily heat up to 145 degrees. Those gadgets are no match for this excessive heat.

"It can affect batteries. It'll certainly start to fry your little microcircuits inside of your electronic devices," says David Graveline, a host of a syndicated radio show about consumer electronics.

Graveline also says that the iPod safety guide recommends storing the gadget in a place between -4 and 113 degrees fahrenheit.