The iPod does NOT disrupt PaceMakers

Last May, a study to measure the effect of electromagnetic waves generated by the iPod on PaceMakers caused quite a stir. Its findings showed that in 50% of cases, the player had disrupted the functioning of these devices, even causing total halt in operation in one patient. Of course, critics of Apple products are always quick to pull the trigger on reporting negative findings.
A new study done this time in-vitro brings totally contradictory results. None of 4 iPod models has been able to generate a magnetic field sufficient to disrupt the functioning of a PaceMaker to within 2.7 cm distance (just over 1 inch). The magnetic field generated has been shown to be less than that of the background noise generated by the pacemaker.
It will certainly prompt further studies to verify these results, but we wonder what interest they may have sparked in PaceMaker-users, who know they must, under no circumstances, move even the smallest electronic devices within close proximity of their hearts.