phone putting mbp to sleep

[Bow Rekk]

This is crazy. I just put my phone down on my laptop (on the speaker grille next to the power button) and it immediately went to sleep. Moving it and putting and putting it back again seems to wake it up.

Does anyone have any idea why this is happening? I doubt it's a bad thing just really intriguing.

I have tried it with a few mates phones and it doesn't work. Just my sony ericsson c510 with bluetooth on or off - doesn't matter.

Madness.

 

[ubestbsteppin]

I'm pretty sure there's a magnet or something under the grill area there that is activated when you close the lid on it. Your phone might be acting as the lid?

 

[The General]

It's called "harmful interference." Don't put your phone there any more.

 

[ViciousShadow21]

Like The General said it's not a good thing. That is why your computer is going to sleep. so STOP

 

[moiety]

It certainly wouldn't be the Bluetooth, but you can sleep an MBP using the infrared port through the Apple Remote. If your phone has infrared, turn it off.

 

[goMac]

Sounds like your phone is improperly shielded.

 

[Warranty Voider]

Like The General said it's not a good thing. That is why your computer is going to sleep. so STOP

It's not bad at all. The computer is going to sleep because there is a magnetic sensor on the middle right hand side of MBPs. The display has a small magnet in it besides the one in the middle to keep it shut. When the magnet from the display comes close to the sensor, the MBP thinks that the lid is shut. You can do this with any small magnet. It simply means that your phone has a small magnet in it. It's most likely from the speaker inside your phone.

 

[ViciousShadow21]

It's not bad at all. The computer is going to sleep because there is a magnetic sensor on the middle right hand side of MBPs. The display has a small magnet in it besides the one in the middle to keep it shut. When the magnet from the display comes close to the sensor, the MBP thinks that the lid is shut. You can do this with any small magnet. It simply means that your phone has a small magnet in it. It's most likely from the speaker inside your phone.

i dunno. it just doesnt seem natural somehow i guess.

 

[ubestbsteppin]

It's not bad at all. The computer is going to sleep because there is a magnetic sensor on the middle right hand side of MBPs. The display has a small magnet in it besides the one in the middle to keep it shut. When the magnet from the display comes close to the sensor, the MBP thinks that the lid is shut. You can do this with any small magnet. It simply means that your phone has a small magnet in it. It's most likely from the speaker inside your phone.

Thanks, I think that's what I was trying to say