Apple’s iPod media players are loved by people world over(I know, you call it MP3 players, but technically, it is not correct). iPod fanboys are dime-a-dozen. iPod has acquired an iconic status amongst media players now. And it is so synonymous with the idea of media players, that to most non-techies, media players==iPod. It has been a success story for Apple all along, and with over 100 million units sold worldwide, you probably won’t argue about it 
This bit of news is certain to flutter the hearts of a few Apple fans , or more specifically, Apple’s iPod users.
A new study reveals that iPod may(it better be “may”, or else Steve Jobs will be after them) interfere with pacemakers and similar equipment. The study was carried on 100 pacemaker-wearing volunteers, aged at an average of 77.
A US high school student, by the name Jay Thaker led the studies.
The only media players used in the study carried at Thoracic and Cardiovascular Institute, Michigan were iPods. Which makes me suspicious. Why not other media players? Anti-Apple fella’? I am pretty sure that other media players could have similar implications, since their functions are similar.
Risks were higher when iPod was about two inches from the chest(over 50% interference).
The risks were significantly lower when placed over 10 inches from the chest.
But this study may not be worth all the hype, afterall. The senior author of the study himself ridiculed that this is not an issue, since majority of pacemaker-wearers are not iPod owners.
A similar study with mobile phones, back in 1997 had concluded that they could cause serious interferences.That is much more serious today, since just about everyone owns a mobile phone.
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