Posted on 04/11/2008 10:50:11 PM PDT by neverdem
What a crock of crap .... member .. ipod design team
What kind of name is Anahad?
Just like having cell phones and other every-day electronic devices on while a plane is taking off will make it crash and burn.
...can use electronic devices above 10,000 feet now (EU). Then would be no need to pop the credit card into the phone on the back of the seat facing you... minus revenue--$$$.
Regrowing Limbs: Can People Regenerate Body Parts?
FReepmail me if you want on or off my health and science ping list.
I don't have a clue.
ping for heart pacemakers going blooeey... not.
The real question is: “Will my pacemaker interfere with my IPod??”
Don't let your doctor fiddle with your ipod ping.
How many people with pacemakers use ipods? Geez.
I dunno - maybe->
http://wahiduddin.net/mv2/II/II_8.htm
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The sound of the abstract is called Anahad in the Vedas, meaning unlimited sound. The Sufis name it Sarmad, which suggests the idea of intoxication. The word intoxication is here used to signify upliftment, the freedom of the soul from its earthly bondage. ...
So, were the i-pods playing, “Jolene,” “Dream On,” or some whiny modern crap?
Seriously, were the ear-phones attached in all the various tests?
They might have grandchildren who do.
Older pacemakers were supposedly sensitive to older microwave ovens and certain automatic door openers.
Electromagnetic interference (EMI) is a genuine concern for any "mission critical" electronic devices, from avionics to weapons systems to medical devices. The electromagnetic spectrum gets more crowded (and polluted) every year with the increasing population of electronics.
I am sure that medical device manufacturers and regulatory agencies are aware of the problem, but it's difficult to hit a moving target, what is adequate today, might not be tomorrow.
Looks like a study from the trial lawyers of America.
If that worries you then you better not use your hearing aids either. The EMI footprint is similar. Stewardess: “Please turn off your hearing aids while I explain the safety and emergency procedures.”
That ought to help your paranoia.
I tend not to be a worrier, but I am convinced that I’ll never get out of this world alive.
If I were in the medical device business, I would worry a lot about interference from electronic devices, especially from unanticipated sources. In the medical device business, you are betting your company on every unit sold. John Edwards will tearfully implore a panel of illiterate public school drop outs that you should have “reasonably forseen” the late departed would ignore a radiation hazard warning and stand in front a two megawatt phased array radar.
Roaming charges?
'The services could stop working once aircraft leave European airspace. Initially, only second generation networks will be offered but growing interest would mean that third generation, or 3G, services would follow later, said Ofcom. The cost of making a mobile phone call from a plane will be higher than making one from the ground.'"
Competition from network package plans might come into play. On the ground, however, in Europe my Cingular/AT&T unused minutes were valid. Manually switch to International while iPhone automatically recognizes.
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