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Amazon Denies Reports That Airport Scanners Ruin Kindle's e-Ink

Posted by samzenpus on from the not-our-problem dept.

judgecorp writes "Amazon has poured cold water on the story, but reports insist that Kindles are sometimes rendered useless by airport baggage handling and security checks. Many people report no problems at all but if something is going wrong, the culprit may not be the X-ray scanner, but a static shock."

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  1. Reminds me of when NY sprayed for mosquitos. by Kenja · · Score: 5, Funny

    Everyone was told it was perfectly safe, but to cover their cars because it would strip the paint right off.

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    "Have you ever thought about just turning off the TV, sitting down with your kids, and hitting them?"
  2. The problems with the kindle by Oswald+McWeany · · Score: 5, Funny

    The problems with the kindle only occur when the TSA give the kindle a cavity search.

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    "That's the way to do it" - Punch
    1. Re:The problems with the kindle by Reverand+Dave · · Score: 5, Funny

      Exactly, it's not so much that it doesn't work, more than it's scared and unwilling to carry on anymore.

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      I got here through a series of tubes