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Filed under: Accessories, iPod Family

The iPod mount for your 'magnetic' personality

by Robert Palmer (RSS feed) on Aug 26th, 2008

See what I did there? Eh? Eh? Magnetic! As in this product from iStik (warning: annoying loud background music) which uses neodymium magnets that let you attach it to workout shirts, jacket pockets, or your backpack.

Of course, neodymium magnets are very strong, and can damage hard disks. It works fine with the iPod nano's flash memory, however. You also might want to avoid wearing the iStik on your shirt front if you have a pacemaker or other cardiac device.

iStik is $25 for the second-generation iPod nano, and $27 for the third-generation "fat" nano. Terrible magnet jokes sold separately.

[Via productdose and Gearfuse.]

Tags: cases, ipod nano, IpodNano, istik, magnet, neodymium

Filed under: Hardware, Tips and tricks, MacBook

Store your MacBook remote on your display

by David Chartier (RSS feed) on Aug 3rd, 2006


Jealous of the iMac's ability to magnetically store your Apple Remote for safe keeping? If you're a MacBook owner, a macosxhints reader discovered that you can toss that jealousy and join your iMac Remote-storin' brethren. Apparently, the top left of the MacBook's display is magnetic enough to support and hold an Apple Remote.

I haven't tried this myself as I forgot to bring my remote out with me today, but I own a MacBook Pro so I'm not even sure if these machines have been endowed with the same abilities. Any other MBP owners out there try this out?

Tags: Apple, IR, MacBook, magnet, magnetic, remote

Filed under: Hardware

PSA: read your MacBook user manual

by David Chartier (RSS feed) on May 19th, 2006

Given all the recent MacBook Pro drama of late, what with overheating issues and all, it might be a good idea to peruse your MacBook/MacBookPro owner's manual one of these days to make sure you've covered the basics, even if most of Apple's care recommendations are obvious these days. Gearlog found a couple of interesting snippets in a MacBook Pro owner's manual that, again, might be obvious to some, but are still good for a refresher. The first is a warning about the use of magnets in the MagSafe power adapter. Apple warns that the end of the MagSafe power adapter and the port on the MacBook could be powerful enough to erase information from magnetic media such as credit cards and iPods, so it would be a good idea to keep these things away from each other.

The second blurb from the owner's manual warns against using a MacBook Pro directly on any part of your uncovered body; these things can get pretty hot (obviously), but this is the first time I've heard of a laptop owner's manual directly warning: "Prolonged contact with your body could cause discomfort and potentially a burn". I wonder if there are any other obvious or possibly interesting snippets in these manuals that most of us have been passing over.

This concludes the end of this public service announcement, thank you for your time.



Tags: contact, credit card, CreditCard, erase, heat, hot, iPod, lap, MacBook, magnet, magnetism, magnets, media, Pro, skin

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