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14-Year-Old Discovers iPad Smart Cover Magnets Can Shut Off Implanted Defibrillators
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You misunderstood his comment. First he stated that Apple should hire a bunch of people in this thread to join their team. Then he referred to the fact that any PR team would benefit from members who "earnestly believe the crap they're shoveling"
PR teams "shovel crap" to cover up the wrongdoings of the people they represent. Apple did nothing wrong so his comment doesnt make sense in the context of this thread.
The apple docs state that both the ipads and the cases/covers have magnets and should be kept at least 6" away from a medical device:
The iPad Smart Cover and iPad Smart Case also contain magnets. Maintain at least 6 inches (approximately 15 cm) of separation between your pacemaker or defibrillator and iPad, the iPad Smart Cover, or the iPad Smart Case.
These little devices cost over $40K and another $100K+ to install. A lot of electronics and programming in a little device. The capacitors will knock most people on their asses if it fires off. Don't ask how I know...
You are not supposed to use chainsaws because of their ignitions, nor jackhammers because of their vibrations can be interpreted as bad heart rhythms. I would never have thought that iDevices would have enough magnetism to effect them and don't remember reading about having to avoid them specifically.
You are not supposed to use chainsaws because of their ignitions, nor jackhammers because of their vibrations can be interpreted as bad heart rhythms. I would never have thought that iDevices would have enough magnetism to effect them and don't remember reading about having to avoid them specifically.
This seems an awful lot like those "iPods cause hearing loss" news stories when actually, its all headphones that can cause hearing loss.
Magnets stop the pacemaker, not specifically "iPad magnets". I suppose it gets more news coverage if they blame a consumer product millions use.
Magnets stop the pacemaker, not specifically "iPad magnets". I suppose it gets more news coverage if they blame a consumer product millions use.
You know the old phrase "it's lonely at the top"?
Apple fanbois are known for embracing their iproducts.
Actually that's only what defibrillators do in fiction. In reality they are only used to reset the normal rhythm, and in fact are incapable of completely restarting the heart on their own.
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This is such total BS... Any magnet can cause this, and it was already known and included in the iPad literature. I hope I don't have to see this on the nightly news when there are so many more important things to report. It is so sickening that Macrumors would put this up. Talk about biting the hand that feeds you. I give up...the world will self destruct in 3...2...1...
She was watching The Following. Kevin Bacon's character has a pacemaker, and one of the evil ones used a magnet to shut down his pacemaker to incapacitate him. Also, remember that her father is a doctor.
Just glad people with pacemakers don't come near my neodymium magnets. Those are powerful little guys.
This was already common knowledge and in the Apple literature. This is nothing but a Father making his daughter out to be something great when this so called "discovery" is nothing at all. Any magnet will do the same thing. All that needs to be done is for Doctors to tell their patients not to fall asleep with any magnets on their chest. The iPad 2 has been out for a long time. How many people have died or even had any problem at all since the iPad came out? The answer is None.
Oh Jesus Christ...
If I could get away with it, I would post 80 facepalm pictures right here, right now.
Also, it's Chinese.