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Thursday, May 9, 2013

14-Year-Old Discovers iPad Smart Cover Magnets Can Shut Off...



14-Year-Old Discovers iPad Smart Cover Magnets Can Shut Off Implanted Defibrillators
by Jordan Golson, macrumors.com

A fourteen-year-old has dis­cov­ered that the tiny mag­nets inside the iPad can inad­ver­tent­ly shut off implant­ed defib­ril­la­tors if the device is left on the chest, such as might hap­pen if the user falls asleep with the iPad lying on…



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