Attack of the Killer iPods - GoFuckYourself.com

u-Bob · 05-12-2007, 04:59 PM

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A study from the Thoracic and Cardiovascular Institute at Michigan State University has raised concerns about the possibility that iPods could cause pacemakers to fail.

... Those attending the meeting heard that electrical interference of pacemakers was found about 50 percent of the time when an iPod was held within several inches of a patient's chest for five to ten seconds.

Sometimes, iPods were found to interfere with the implanted devices even when they were held 18 inches away, said the reports. One time, a pacemaker completely stopped functioning, reported one article.

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http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2128802,00.asp
http://www.newscientist.com/article/...ss-a-beat.html
http://www.ajc.com/health/content/he.../0510ipod.html

EBORG9 · 05-12-2007, 05:37 PM

"Those attending the meeting heard that electrical interference of pacemakers was found about 50 percent of the time when an iPod was held within several inches of a patient's chest for five to ten seconds."

Those fucking studies are a waste of money. It's always "Causes Cancer when eaten 12 times day for 20 years at high altitude with a finger up your ass."

When the story says, "Kid with iPod skateboards past old man and stops his pacemaker." ...Then we may have reason for concern, but If I have to hold it 5 inches away, upside down for exactly 7 seconds to see some irregular wave pattern...somebody just wasted a shit load of money for a study.

05-12-2007, 05:37 PM	#2
EBORG9 Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Sin City Posts: 1,823	"Those attending the meeting heard that electrical interference of pacemakers was found about 50 percent of the time when an iPod was held within several inches of a patient's chest for five to ten seconds." Those fucking studies are a waste of money. It's always "Causes Cancer when eaten 12 times day for 20 years at high altitude with a finger up your ass." When the story says, "Kid with iPod skateboards past old man and stops his pacemaker." ...Then we may have reason for concern, but If I have to hold it 5 inches away, upside down for exactly 7 seconds to see some irregular wave pattern...somebody just wasted a shit load of money for a study.