Apparently Motorola has figured out a way to protect it's brand from cheap knock 
offs and generic accessories. According to a company spokesperson, if you use a non-branded accessory or battery in your Motorola cell phone, it just might explode.
In the most recent incident on April 30, a Brazilian woman had surgery for burns on her thighs and arms. She was driving with a Motorola cell phone in her lap when it exploded.
Motorola said the probable cause of the explosion was that she used non-original or low-quality batteries.
"We are having a strong campaign to alert users not to buy accessories which are not original. It's very common for people to do this in markets or non-authorized stores," Motorola spokeswoman Samantha Simon said last week.
Very clever.
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