Airport X-Yays could affect Kindles

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Vivek Balaraman

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Dec 4, 2011, 9:40:47 PM12/4/11
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Seen a few articles on this

Wondering whether the scrambling of my own Kindle happened for the same reason

Sending a somewhat equivocal article on the same subject

http://www.the-digital-reader.com/2011/11/20/kindles-x-ray-scanners-and-other-fud/

harish....@gmail.com

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Dec 4, 2011, 11:15:23 PM12/4/11
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I think such cases are sporadic. Amazon would have mentioned it on their website if such incidents occur on a regular basis. (However, strong magnetic fields can damage the circuitry of most gadgets. Not sure if the x-ray
machines generate magnetic fields.)

As a precaution, I wrap my kindle in a bubble cover, despite having a leather jacket. Not that it minimizes the x-ray damage. Atleast the cover cushions the unit when the airport personnel toss my baggage around.

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Harish
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From: Vivek Balaraman <vivek.b...@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2011 08:10:47 +0530
Subject: Airport X-Yays could affect Kindles

sagz

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Jan 17, 2012, 2:27:40 AM1/17/12
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My Kindle Keyboard 3G just went through the Bombay, Atlanta and Paris airports without a hitch.

I'd agree with harish here. These cases are sporadic at best.
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