Isn't that true of any electronic device? Magnets are not good as they interfere with electro magnetic signals. Take a powerful magnet, but it on the back of your phone and watch your iPhone turn off. I really don't think this is a discovery when it is well known and documented.
- emphasis mineMy posts really have nothing to do with this story being about Apple (though I'd be willing to bet we'd never see a similar situation involving Samsung - not enough publicity there).
Regardless of her age, the fact remains she has a device in her chest which controls functions of her heart. Her father is in fact a Dr. The notion that she has "discovered" that the magnets in an iPad can cause disruption of that device's functions (whether be design or otherwise) and that this is somehow a story is laughable.
So what if the average person doesn't know Shaun himself indicated that he knew there are magnets he just assumed they weren't an issue. So the issue isn't the magnets which he knew about but the assumption he made.
I knew there were magnets inside the iPad but I didn't know that they could be dangerous. How the hell could I possibly know that?
If you had a pacemaker or implanted defibrillator, your doctor would have told you that.
If you have a pacemaker you better stay the hell away from the front of my refrigerator... That thing could be a death dealer.
If you had a pacemaker or implanted defibrillator, your doctor would have told you that.
You are missing the point. People with these medical devices installed in them ALREADY know this. It's no discovery except by her and uninformed people. It's not some breakthrough.
Again missing the point. There's nothing wrong with the science experiment, there's nothing wrong with her letting people know, the problem is issuing it as if it's a flaw of ipads and she just blew the top off the whole thing. She didn't discover it, she merely replicated a well known fact.
So like I said, I'm sure every kid in her school did a science experiment that replicated something that was well known. Where is their article? Why is this "discovery" any more important than the other experiments?
Still don't get the hostility over the whole thing. Nobody said the iPad should be changed or that it's faulty or otherwise has issues, but so many here are upset over the fact that an Apple product was mentioned in an article that actually does have potential to do harm if used in that way by an unknowing or unsuspecting user.
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I am going to assume you misinterpreted something while reading the MR post. Exactly what devise does the girl have in her chest?
I will admit your phrasing does lend an air of nefariousness to the whole affair. Good job sir.![]()
Clearly the medical profession was not aware that the iPad could be a potential risk to patients, that's why the findings have been presented at a medical conference.
This is important because the iPad has been widely adopted by doctors around the world. If the iPad is potentially dangerous to their patients then the doctors need to know that so they can take precautions and warn their patients.
What's impressive and what's an oops? Seems like neither really apply.Very impressive for the kid. A little bit of a opps for apple though.
Perhaps this is why its being presented to 8000 doctors? Perhaps doctors don't always know everything about new tech that comes out and whether or not it's a potential threat?
Do you expect the doctor to list ALL items that have magnets or produce EMF? Or would it be better, as they do, tell you to make sure to stay away from items with magnets and devices that produce EMF, etc? If you have a device you better be prudent in researching what it has in it.
It's far from clear that the medical profession was unaware of that. In fact, the opposite would be true. Anyone dealing with heart implant devices would, at the very least, be well aware of the potential for problems from magnets and electronic devices and would give patients overly broad warnings.
As far as her presentation to 8k docs, that's probably something that her dad (in the field) arranged to get his daughter more recognition. [This will look great on a college application, and beyond. And, while I'm not suggesting that's why she did it, experiences that stand out on resumes are very big for those shooting for the most selective colleges and internships.]
You forgot the sarcasm emotioncon... at least I hope so?![]()
A similar warning about refrigerator magnets or magnetic keychains would not get nearly as much press even though the threat is there.
I am more concerned that a 14 year old had nothing better to do and found this out as a result.
They don't make childhoods like they used to...