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Filed under: Portable Audio
Headphone makers love to brag about the fancy magnets they use to drive their buds, but it turns out that hanging tiny focused magnetic fields around you neck can have unintended consequences — a new study says that headphones can interfere with heart devices like pacemakers and defibrillators when held within an inch of the device. The interference can be be so disruptive that a defibrillator can fail to fire live-saving electric charges, so we’d say that anyone counting on technology to keep their ticker ticking should be extra-careful with where they stow their ‘phones — and although researchers didn’t find any interference from cell phones, it probably can’t hurt to keep those out of your shirt pockets as well.
Headphones can interfere with defibrillators and pacemakers originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 09 Nov 2008 20:47:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Looking to spark up a makeshift psychology lab in the basement of your house? Look no further than the galvanic skin response computer mouse. For those unaware, GSR electrodes can gather data about human interactions with computers, though most rigs are so invasive that test subjects end up freaking out rather than passing on useful information. This non-obtrusive method relies on a device that the vast majority of computer users already use (that’d be a mouse), and by simply installing the sensors into the left and right click buttons, you’re left with an analyzing tool that may not even tip off your kid sister, significant other, or your most favorite poker pal. At any rate, hit the read link to get your mad scientist on.
[Via MAKE]
Standard Dell mouse gets GSR electrode implant originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 09 Nov 2008 08:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Apple’s poaching of Mark Papermaster from IBM to run the iPod division is getting more dramatic by the day — the court on Friday ordered him to stop working at Apple while it sorts IBM’s lawsuit against his hiring. For his part, Papermaster (seriously, what a great name) says he left IBM with good intentions and that he kept his old company fully aware of what was going on before he was hired — a statement supported by the fact that IBM let him keep working for two weeks after he accepted the Apple gig instead of escorting him out of the building. We’ll see how this plays out — although Steve personally handcrafts every iPod out of a kitten, he does lean on his exec staff to keep the Benz washed and waxed.
Read – Papermaster ordered to stop working
Read – Papermaster says leaving was legit
Apple’s new iPod chief ordered to stop working originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 09 Nov 2008 14:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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What comes after the GPSmile 61? Why, the GPSmile 62, of course! The predictably titled successor to the big-bezeled unit we spotted at CES earlier this year has surfaced, though there’s no real indication that it’s coming stateside. Thus far, we’re seeing a 5-inch WQVGA display, an “edge-free” design, an SD card slot, integrated speakers and a removable rechargeable battery to boot. You’ll also find a built-in multimedia player as well as Bluetooth, and the TMC support should keep you posted on real-time traffic. You’re hopelessly riveted, aren’t you?
[Via SlashGear]
Holux quietly introduces 5-inch GPSmile 62 navigator originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 08 Nov 2008 21:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Filed under: Laptops
While low-cost laptops are all the rage right now, there’s still a solid chunk of folks out there willing to pay a premium for potent ultraportables. The Voodoo Envy 133 is undeniably one of the sexier small machines we’ve seen of late, and the internals are rather impressive given the size of the enclosure. Still, this here rig costs a pretty penny, and we’ve all ideas those who splurged have a thing or two to say about it with nearly two months of usage under their belt. Has the Envy 133 lived up to your surely lofty expectations? Are there aspects there you wish were different? How could Voodoo go about tweaking things whenever it finally decides to actually launch another product at all its successor?
How would you change the Voodoo Envy 133? originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 07 Nov 2008 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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