http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/kensingtons-slimblade-media-notebook-set-relies-on-magnets-not/ Engadget Comments for Kensington's SlimBlade Media Notebook set relies on magnets not magic http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/kensingtons-slimblade-media-notebook-set-relies-on-magnets-not/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/kensingtons-slimblade-media-notebook-set-relies-on-magnets-not/Sep 17th 2007 8:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/kensingtons-slimblade-media-notebook-set-relies-on-magnets-not/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/kensingtons-slimblade-media-notebook-set-relies-on-magnets-not/Sep 17th 2007 8:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/kensingtons-slimblade-media-notebook-set-relies-on-magnets-not/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/kensingtons-slimblade-media-notebook-set-relies-on-magnets-not/
A modern hard drive typically uses one or more neodymium magnets for the head actuator voice coil, and these rare earth magnets are quite powerful.

As long as you have given up on floppies (and perhaps Zip disks), your PC data in in little danger from magnets used in household applications.]]>Sep 17th 2007 9:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/kensingtons-slimblade-media-notebook-set-relies-on-magnets-not/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/kensingtons-slimblade-media-notebook-set-relies-on-magnets-not/Sep 17th 2007 10:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/kensingtons-slimblade-media-notebook-set-relies-on-magnets-not/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/kensingtons-slimblade-media-notebook-set-relies-on-magnets-not/Sweet. Can i buy only the mouse?]]>Sep 17th 2007 8:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/kensingtons-slimblade-media-notebook-set-relies-on-magnets-not/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/kensingtons-slimblade-media-notebook-set-relies-on-magnets-not/
If not then hey buddy, how ya fixed for blades?]]>Sep 17th 2007 8:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/kensingtons-slimblade-media-notebook-set-relies-on-magnets-not/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/kensingtons-slimblade-media-notebook-set-relies-on-magnets-not/
Yeah, back in 1997....]]>Sep 17th 2007 10:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/kensingtons-slimblade-media-notebook-set-relies-on-magnets-not/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/kensingtons-slimblade-media-notebook-set-relies-on-magnets-not/
Way to reply to the wrong message...
]]>Sep 17th 2007 10:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/kensingtons-slimblade-media-notebook-set-relies-on-magnets-not/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/kensingtons-slimblade-media-notebook-set-relies-on-magnets-not/Apple Wireless Mighty mouse.... $59
Apple (magnetic) remote.... 29$
Re-inventing the wheel.... priceless!]]>Sep 17th 2007 8:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/kensingtons-slimblade-media-notebook-set-relies-on-magnets-not/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/kensingtons-slimblade-media-notebook-set-relies-on-magnets-not/Sep 17th 2007 9:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/kensingtons-slimblade-media-notebook-set-relies-on-magnets-not/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/kensingtons-slimblade-media-notebook-set-relies-on-magnets-not/Sep 17th 2007 9:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/kensingtons-slimblade-media-notebook-set-relies-on-magnets-not/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/kensingtons-slimblade-media-notebook-set-relies-on-magnets-not/
I used to work for Apple's technical support so after about 1-2 months of my wrist having some of the worst pain, I went out and purchased a Microsoft mouse (ironically, almost everyone in our call center used a Microsoft or Logitech mouse and returned the Apple mouse to the storage closet) and never looked back.]]>Sep 17th 2007 10:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/kensingtons-slimblade-media-notebook-set-relies-on-magnets-not/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/kensingtons-slimblade-media-notebook-set-relies-on-magnets-not/Sep 17th 2007 1:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/kensingtons-slimblade-media-notebook-set-relies-on-magnets-not/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/kensingtons-slimblade-media-notebook-set-relies-on-magnets-not/Sep 17th 2007 2:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/kensingtons-slimblade-media-notebook-set-relies-on-magnets-not/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/kensingtons-slimblade-media-notebook-set-relies-on-magnets-not/Sep 17th 2007 8:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/kensingtons-slimblade-media-notebook-set-relies-on-magnets-not/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/kensingtons-slimblade-media-notebook-set-relies-on-magnets-not/
Did Apple buy Kensington? ]]>Sep 17th 2007 11:00PM