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Posted by Lauralyme (Member # 15021) on :
 
I would love to buy a Kindle but wonder if the EMF should be a concern?

Do they give off much EMF?

Thanks for any thoughts
 
Posted by ChuckG (Member # 19093) on :
 
It has what is essentially a cell phone in it. Cell phones generate EMF. Of course you won't normally hold the Kindle adjacent to your head.
 
Posted by Lauralyme (Member # 15021) on :
 
Thanks Chuck. Maybe it's not so bad. The Amazon review of Kindle said it doesn't get hot like a laptop does. Another sign that it might not be so bad.
 
Posted by MichaelTampa (Member # 24868) on :
 
Just 'cause it don't get hot doesn't mean it's safe. Cellphones don't get hot either, as far as I know.
 
Posted by GiGi (Member # 259) on :
 
If you are already stuck with a chronic problem, reduce the toxic burden by first of all avoiding any EMF you can. There is plenty of EMF that we simply cannot avoid. Why add more?

Ditto - Michael.

Take care.
 
Posted by ChuckG (Member # 19093) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Lauralyme:
Thanks Chuck. Maybe it's not so bad. The Amazon review of Kindle said it doesn't get hot like a laptop does. Another sign that it might not be so bad.

The EMF generated in a laptop is confined to the interior. The same can be said for all commercially produced electronic devices. FCC regulates it.

I measured EMF/EMI in a research setting for several years in the '80s.
 


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