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I have been waiting for the ghost of Steve Jobs to appear
in the form of Tim Scott at a news conference, saying that there is no problem with the iPad, just with users holding it improperly, and then Tim lays down on a couch with the iPad resting on his stomach, or even balanced on his head, and saying, "See, just hold it thus and so, and there is no problem!" |
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The lists do have something in common though - magnets - so if you can't figure out the problem is "magnets" rather than animals that stick on fridges and/or only items in the list then there may be no hope for you anyway...
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It looks like they considered PDAs to be safe and the new findings suggest that the iPad isn't. You can see that the problem happens if the iPad rests on the chest, so obviously 6 inches is not required. |
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How many magnets do the Nexus7 and the cover have? ifixit did a teardown of the iPad cover: This question was asked in 2011 on the Apple website: as the i pad 2 has magnets in it can you use it if you have a pacemaker The replies: Quote:
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The recent activity on this thread raised my interest so I checked out the original Bloomberg article that MacRumours quoted. Apparently the 14 year old was assisted with the study by her father who is a cardiac electrophysiologist. They said 30% of the 26 patients tested had their defibrillator triggered to "Magnet mode" by the iPad covers.
An Apple officer declined to comment and directed attention to the iPad safety instructions which cautions users about radio frequency interference, suggests that patients with pacemakers keep the iPad at least six inches away and says they should be turned off in health-care facilities when instructed by staff or posted signs. Maybe the sign should read "All care taken but no responsibility accepted" EDIT: Without searching the safety instructions the quote above seems to refer to RF not magnets. Last edited by wannabee; 05-23-2013 at 07:41 PM. |
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From what I've read and discussed with my implanted friend, casual contact is not (or extremely unlikely) to cause a problem unless a very powerful magnetic field involved hence the point about going to sleep with the magnets resting on your chest... mind you, the only time I dozed off with an iPad, the magnets were on the right of my chest and the cover magnets folded back behind the iPad... my friend with the defib says he's far more concerned about getting hit by a passing meteorite than magnets causing problems, guess you choose your own worries and try to use a little informed common sense. I do know that if I had a device implanted to keep me alive then I damn sure would pay attention to any instructions/warnings about usage and proceed accordingly - it's called risk management. I know that ebola is generally lethal but I don't spend time worrying about it but I also know that cars are bigger and harder than me so I pay attention when crossing the road - pay attention to what counts and note anything else that might need a little attention - life's too short... especially with a junk yard car-lifting electromagnet resting on my chest... |
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I think that the important thing that comes out of this is the advice that medical professionals are going to give. As I pointed out, in 2011 they were saying that it is safe. |
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