A study from the Thoracic and Cardiovascular Institute at Michigan State University has raised concerns about the possibility that iPods could cause pacemakers to fail. Are iPods, which work in ways that are essentially very similar to many other MP3 devices, being unfairly singled out? Are they any more dangerous than cell phones, for instance, which actively broadcast signals? Get the Most out of Your Cisco Equipment Read the free whitepaper from Plixer International and find out how using our NetFlow & sFlow Analyzer can help you achieve the full value of your Cisco equipment. The headlines were rather scary. A study found that Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) Latest News about Apple iPods can cause pacemakers to malfunction. The articles reporting this news arose from a presentation made at the Heart Rhythm Society’s annual meeting in Denver this week. Those attending the meeting heard that electrical interference of pacemakers was found about 50 percent of the time when an iPod was held within several inches of a patient’s chest for five to ten seconds. Sometimes, iPods were found to interfere with the implanted devices even when they were held 18 inches away, said the reports. […]