Interesting article on Mag-safe and S24U's SPen

[mlblack16]

As our esteemed colleague @fuzzylumpkin has stated repeatedly, the S24U SPen is ONLY affected by mag-safe when you have an accessory attached.

Galaxy S24 Ultra skipped Qi2, and now MagSafe accessories seem to break the S Pen too [U]

According to early findings, MagSafe-style cases seem to break the S Pen on Samsung's new Galaxy S24 Ultra.

9to5google.com

 

[fuzzylumpkin]

I think the main take away here is that apparently, I am esteemed!

 

[Stanley Kubrick]

Personally I have questioned the whole idea of having magnets anywhere near certain electronics. The two generally do not play well together.

 

[mustang7757]

I had seen this article the other day , that sucks

 

[fuzzylumpkin]

Personally I have questioned the whole idea of having magnets anywhere near certain electronics. The two generally do not play well together.

Thing is, technology is often full of the mysterious little buggers. Z flips, Z folds (probably your Open, too) along with tablets and laptops have them embedded under the screen itself or in their wrist rests. if the roughly 26,000 magnets that Samsung embed into a Tab S9 aren't an issue, I don't see why a case should be.

I think a lot of us who are 35+ may have a bit of residual wariness around magnets because we 'member what happened if we put one (like a landline phone) near a CRT TV or our box of floppies lol.

 

[notforhire]

Thing is, technology is often full of the mysterious little buggers. Z flips, Z folds (probably your Open, too) along with tablets and laptops have them embedded under the screen itself or in their wrist rests. if the roughly 26,000 magnets that Samsung embed into a Tab S9 aren't an issue, I don't see why a case should be.

I think a lot of us who are 35+ may have a bit of residual wariness around magnets because we 'member what happened if we put one (like a landline phone) near a CRT TV or our box of floppies lol.

I remember my father having a magnet ring (about the size of a dinner plate if I remember correctly) that he'd use on the TV screen to get the colors back in the right spot. quite the voodoo, I'll assure you.

 

[blopez24]

Seems the main issue is when you have an attachment to it. So I should be fine. The only magsafe thing I use is the charger at work so I can Netflix an work lol.

 

[TheMiz]

I remember my father having a magnet ring (about the size of a dinner plate if I remember correctly) that he'd use on the TV screen to get the colors back in the right spot. quite the voodoo, I'll assure you.

Funny you mention the ring. Back in the late 60's and early 70's I used to work a a Magnavox dealer and we used them with each delivery we made. It was the last thing we did. In later years I used a VHS tape demagnetizer to do it my self on my TV's

 

[J Dubbs]

Funny you mention the ring. Back in the late 60's and early 70's I used to work a a Magnavox dealer and we used them with each delivery we made. It was the last thing we did. In later years I used a VHS tape demagnetizer to do it my self on my TV's

That reminds me, my wife is still using a crt monitor, I probably should give it a degaussing lol. The last of the old tech

 

[Laura Knotek]

That reminds me, my wife is still using a crt monitor, I probably should give it a degaussing lol. The last of the old tech

I'm using a valve phono preamp and a valve power amp. Both were made in 2019, but the technology is older than I am.

 

[fuzzylumpkin]

I'm using a valve phono preamp and a valve power amp. Both were made in 2019, but the technology is older than I am.

Amplifiers and microwaves are about the only pieces of consumer technology I can think of that should still be using vacuum tubes.

 

[fuzzylumpkin]

That reminds me, my wife is still using a crt monitor, I probably should give it a degaussing lol. The last of the old tech

I carried a couple of 60-inch CRTs up a few flights of stairs once.. let's just say I do not miss the technology lol

 

[mlblack16]

I carried a couple of 60-inch CRTs up a few flights of stairs once.. let's just say I do not miss the technology lol

Ever had to carry one of the old Sony Trinitron tv sets? Probably not much different from what you referenced. Those were so freaking front heavy. Hilarious watching someone who didn't know better trying to lift one from behind.

 

[notforhire]

That reminds me, my wife is still using a crt monitor, I probably should give it a degaussing lol. The last of the old tech

great scott lol

 

[notforhire]

I have my grandfather's old Zenith remote control... 4 buttons. I sure would like to talk to him about the world today. his mind would be blown. But if he could watch golf from a small slab in his hand, he'd be all in.