Thanks alot - Would that little device read and write a new EEPROM?
It is so cheap, i'll order it anyway.
It seems quite unlikely that you can revive that gadget even if you CAN replace that component with an equivalent with the same content.
If that part blew up so catastrophically, it is an extremely bad omen for many/most of the other parts, especially the semiconductors.
I would declare that unit Dead On Arrival, and not possible to revive.