iPods may cause faults with pace makers

[damian_steele]

http://tech.monstersandcritics.com/n...ash_pacemakers

So probably best not to keep one in your breast pocket if you're wired up with one.

[auctiongroup]

maybe apple could start making pacemakers with built in hard drives and bluetooth connectivity then it woudnt be a problem.

i bags the patent on that.

[merlin]

i hope somebody has told jerry

[kengillam]

Is this another of those urban myths!

[sludgeguts]

Is this another of those urban myths!

Probably.
It's like the big deal about mobile phones & pacemakers / petrol stations / hospitals.

The signal from a mobile doesn't affect hospital equipment / pacemakers or ignite petrol fumes.

[damian_steele]

Is this another of those urban myths!

No, it isn't.

http://news.google.co.uk/news?hl=en&...akers&ie=UTF-8