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The premise of this article is completely wrong. The assertion is that EMI (electromagnetic interference, which is caused by radio waves) is causing problems wi

by orev 5y ago

The premise of this article is completely wrong. The assertion is that EMI (electromagnetic interference, which is caused by radio waves) is causing problems with pacemakers, when in reality the issue is simply magnetism. Pacemakers are designed to be disabled when a magnet is placed at a certain location, and the magnets in the iPhone happen to be in that spot when placed in a shirt pocket. The article only vaguely hints at this, while instead trying to falsely link regular magnetism created by fixed magnets to the idea of EMI resulting from wireless charging. This is either intentional on the part of the author, or so poorly researched that it should be removed.

haswell 5y ago
> This is either intentional on the part of the author, or so poorly researched that it should be removed. It's rather worrisome that it's so difficult to tell the difference in 2021. I'd 100% believe you if you said that this was some conspiracy theorist looking for more ways to peddle their EMI/EMF scare stories. With that said, I suspect this was a misinterpretation of the Apple KB [0]. From the KB: > Magnetic interference and medical devices > Under certain conditions, magnets and electromagnetic fields might interfere with medical devices. I suspect the author made an accidental leap from "interference caused by an electromagnetic field" to EMI. - [0] https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211900 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211900
- orev 5y ago
  I can possibly see this as a misunderstanding of the Apple KB from a lay-person who happens to be reading it, but it’s unacceptable from someone who is publishing an article about it, especially on a site seemingly dedicated to electronics. The more I think about it, the more this seems like some kind of content stuffing for spam, SEO, or maybe some other nefarious purpose.
  - haswell 5y ago
    I did find it interesting that the author has a significant number of posts on the site but only 3 followers. That might say more about the site’s community than the author, but something does seem odd/off.

by orev 5y ago

haswell 5y ago

> This is either intentional on the part of the author, or so poorly researched that it should be removed. It's rather worrisome that it's so difficult to tell the difference in 2021. I'd 100% believe you if you said that this was some conspiracy theorist looking for more ways to peddle their EMI/EMF scare stories. With that said, I suspect this was a misinterpretation of the Apple KB [0]. From the KB: > Magnetic interference and medical devices > Under certain conditions, magnets and electromagnetic fields might interfere with medical devices. I suspect the author made an accidental leap from "interference caused by an electromagnetic field" to EMI. - [0] https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211900 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211900

orev 5y ago
I can possibly see this as a misunderstanding of the Apple KB from a lay-person who happens to be reading it, but it’s unacceptable from someone who is publishing an article about it, especially on a site seemingly dedicated to electronics. The more I think about it, the more this seems like some kind of content stuffing for spam, SEO, or maybe some other nefarious purpose.
- haswell 5y ago
  I did find it interesting that the author has a significant number of posts on the site but only 3 followers. That might say more about the site’s community than the author, but something does seem odd/off.