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\"Genuine<\/a>Sometimes things in life can be shocking. Like when you see a 24-year-old girl dating a 64-year-old man. Or the time that bird chirped something that sounded scarily like your name (you know you\u2019re not crazy; you heard what you heard<\/a>). And just how<\/i> Nutella manages to be so good every time. Sometimes you can be shocked in a good way\u2014like when you think your family has forgotten your birthday only to find out that they surprised you with the Chuck E. Cheese<\/a> party you\u2019ve always wanted (you\u2019re never too old for arcade games). But sometimes things can be shocking in a bad way\u2014like when you find out someone has stolen your credit card and used it to buy a lifetime supply of popsicles (out of all the things, why??). Another bad type of shock is electrical shock, which is a relevant topic as of late.<\/p>\n

There have been two recent incidents of people getting shocked in China involving the iPhone. Last week, a Chinese man was left in a coma<\/a> after being shocked while charging his iPhone 4. This follows another recent incident where a Chinese woman was killed by electrical shock<\/a> when she answered her iPhone 5 while it was charging.\u00a0 In both cases, the individuals were using an unauthorized third-party adapter<\/a> to charge their devices.<\/p>\n

In response to these incidents, Apple has added a special page to its Chinese website<\/a> telling users how to identify and use a genuine USB power adapter for the iPad and the iPhone. In its statement, Apple recommends the use of the standard USB power adapter and USB cable. These cables and adapters are available separately from Apple and Apple Authorized Resellers\u2026which means guess who has your hook up? If you guessed OWC, you are brilliant (but we\u2019re not shocked by that, you little genius you). Check out our genuine Apple power adapters here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Protect yourself and those you love by purchasing genuine USB power adapters. Think about it this way\u2014being genuine is always a good thing. You never hear anybody making fun of anybody else for being genuine. So like people, a genuine power adapter is a good thing to hang out with. And not that shock is always bad\u2014but one thing that shouldn\u2019t shock you is your iPhone\u2026unless it figures out a way to make you a sandwich. That would be both shocking and<\/i> fantastic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sometimes things in life can be shocking. Like when you see a 24-year-old girl dating a 64-year-old man. Or the time that bird chirped something that sounded scarily like your name (you know you\u2019re not crazy; you heard what you heard). And just how Nutella manages to be so good every time. 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