Comments on: iPad Makes Macbook Pro Disconnect From Wifi, Turn Screen Off http://www.macstories.net/ipad/ipad-puts-macbook-to-sleep/ Thu, 13 Jan 2011 22:11:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Test iPadApple.fr - problème iPad et MacBook Pro | iPadApple.fr : blog iPad et iPad 3G d'Apple http://www.macstories.net/ipad/ipad-puts-macbook-to-sleep/#comment-16070 Test iPadApple.fr - problème iPad et MacBook Pro | iPadApple.fr : blog iPad et iPad 3G d'Apple Fri, 30 Apr 2010 22:12:29 +0000 http://www.macstories.net/?p=5063#comment-16070 [...] en effet suite à la découverte d’un problème très étonnant relayé par le site macstories, nous avons décidé de tester nous même cette étrange interaction, et notre surprise fut grande [...] [...] en effet suite à la découverte d’un problème très étonnant relayé par le site macstories, nous avons décidé de tester nous même cette étrange interaction, et notre surprise fut grande [...]

]]> By: Alexander Burke http://www.macstories.net/ipad/ipad-puts-macbook-to-sleep/#comment-16055 Alexander Burke Fri, 30 Apr 2010 18:31:45 +0000 http://www.macstories.net/?p=5063#comment-16055 @Metal_Link is correct. The magnets in the iPad (probably in the internal speakers) are tripping the Hall Effect sleep sensor in the MacBook just like you had closed the lid (which contains a magnet which deliberately lines up with that sensor). The unit is doing its job. http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2917 @Metal_Link is correct. The magnets in the iPad (probably in the internal speakers) are tripping the Hall Effect sleep sensor in the MacBook just like you had closed the lid (which contains a magnet which deliberately lines up with that sensor). The unit is doing its job.

http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2917

]]> By: perKyPot http://www.macstories.net/ipad/ipad-puts-macbook-to-sleep/#comment-16020 perKyPot Fri, 30 Apr 2010 13:55:30 +0000 http://www.macstories.net/?p=5063#comment-16020 "iPad: a MAGICAL... product" - Apple's words, not mine!! "iPad: a MAGICAL… product" – Apple's words, not mine!!

]]> By: How can you Get WiFi Internet access anywhere in the world? | Tanit Internet World http://www.macstories.net/ipad/ipad-puts-macbook-to-sleep/#comment-15993 How can you Get WiFi Internet access anywhere in the world? | Tanit Internet World Fri, 30 Apr 2010 02:48:01 +0000 http://www.macstories.net/?p=5063#comment-15993 [...] iPad Makes Macbook Pro Disconnect From Wifi, Turn Screen Off [...] [...] iPad Makes Macbook Pro Disconnect From Wifi, Turn Screen Off [...]

]]> By: Apple news of the weird: iPad causes MacBook Pro to freak out, turn off? | Free iPhone Hacks Magazine http://www.macstories.net/ipad/ipad-puts-macbook-to-sleep/#comment-15990 Apple news of the weird: iPad causes MacBook Pro to freak out, turn off? | Free iPhone Hacks Magazine Fri, 30 Apr 2010 01:24:46 +0000 http://www.macstories.net/?p=5063#comment-15990 [...] is an interesting little video. This fellow put his iPad down on his MacBook Pro to answer a phone call (hmm) and observed the bizarre behavior [...] [...] is an interesting little video. This fellow put his iPad down on his MacBook Pro to answer a phone call (hmm) and observed the bizarre behavior [...]

]]> By: Apple news of the weird: iPad causes MacBook Pro to freak out, turn off? – ditted http://www.macstories.net/ipad/ipad-puts-macbook-to-sleep/#comment-15983 Apple news of the weird: iPad causes MacBook Pro to freak out, turn off? – ditted Thu, 29 Apr 2010 22:38:03 +0000 http://www.macstories.net/?p=5063#comment-15983 [...] is an interesting little video. This fellow put his iPad down on his MacBook Pro to answer a phone call (hmm) and observed the bizarre behavior [...] [...] is an interesting little video. This fellow put his iPad down on his MacBook Pro to answer a phone call (hmm) and observed the bizarre behavior [...]

]]> By: Adam Christianson http://www.macstories.net/ipad/ipad-puts-macbook-to-sleep/#comment-15977 Adam Christianson Thu, 29 Apr 2010 21:45:05 +0000 http://www.macstories.net/?p=5063#comment-15977 I don't think anyone is saying it's a big deal, but it is a cool party trick. I don't think anyone is saying it's a big deal, but it is a cool party trick.

]]> By: The MacCast » Blog Archive » iPads May Cause Macbook Pro Sleepiness http://www.macstories.net/ipad/ipad-puts-macbook-to-sleep/#comment-15976 The MacCast » Blog Archive » iPads May Cause Macbook Pro Sleepiness Thu, 29 Apr 2010 21:43:41 +0000 http://www.macstories.net/?p=5063#comment-15976 [...] folks over at MacStories noticed their 2008 Macbook Pro getting a bit drowsy when they let their iPad get too close (see [...] [...] folks over at MacStories noticed their 2008 Macbook Pro getting a bit drowsy when they let their iPad get too close (see [...]

]]> By: Justin http://www.macstories.net/ipad/ipad-puts-macbook-to-sleep/#comment-15974 Justin Thu, 29 Apr 2010 21:31:47 +0000 http://www.macstories.net/?p=5063#comment-15974 Don't put your iPad on your keyboard. Issue solved! (Sorry to sound snarky, but this doesn't seem like a huge deal, especially in light of what others have said about the magnets in the lid.) Don't put your iPad on your keyboard. Issue solved! (Sorry to sound snarky, but this doesn't seem like a huge deal, especially in light of what others have said about the magnets in the lid.)

]]> By: bostonmerlin http://www.macstories.net/ipad/ipad-puts-macbook-to-sleep/#comment-15973 bostonmerlin Thu, 29 Apr 2010 21:27:45 +0000 http://www.macstories.net/?p=5063#comment-15973 you sure your not covering up the macbook's light sensor? you sure your not covering up the macbook's light sensor?

]]> By: Adam Christianson http://www.macstories.net/ipad/ipad-puts-macbook-to-sleep/#comment-15972 Adam Christianson Thu, 29 Apr 2010 21:23:16 +0000 http://www.macstories.net/?p=5063#comment-15972 It's the magnetic latch that activates to put the Macbook Pro to sleep when the lid is closed. If you take a paper clip and place it about 1/3 of the way down the right edge of the Macbook Pro screen it will stick to it. There are also a bunch along the top edge of the screen, but those are there to hold the Macbook Pro lid shut. The latch it pulls shut is also magnetic and about the same distance down along the right edge of the Macbook Pro top case behind the right speaker grill. It seems to be in a little further more toward the keyboard so I assume it gets pulled out to the edge when you close the lid activating the sleep switch. Now the key to triggering it with the iPad is to place the back of the iPad just under the iPad speaker holes over that area of the Macbook Pro. Viola! The Macbook Pro should sleep. It's the magnets in the iPad speakers that act like the magnets in the Macbook Pro lid and cause the Macbook Pro o think you shut the lid and put it to sleep. No mystery, no magical forces, just science. It's the magnetic latch that activates to put the Macbook Pro to sleep when the lid is closed. If you take a paper clip and place it about 1/3 of the way down the right edge of the Macbook Pro screen it will stick to it. There are also a bunch along the top edge of the screen, but those are there to hold the Macbook Pro lid shut.

The latch it pulls shut is also magnetic and about the same distance down along the right edge of the Macbook Pro top case behind the right speaker grill. It seems to be in a little further more toward the keyboard so I assume it gets pulled out to the edge when you close the lid activating the sleep switch. Now the key to triggering it with the iPad is to place the back of the iPad just under the iPad speaker holes over that area of the Macbook Pro. Viola! The Macbook Pro should sleep. It's the magnets in the iPad speakers that act like the magnets in the Macbook Pro lid and cause the Macbook Pro o think you shut the lid and put it to sleep. No mystery, no magical forces, just science.

]]> By: Kristen http://www.macstories.net/ipad/ipad-puts-macbook-to-sleep/#comment-15965 Kristen Thu, 29 Apr 2010 20:47:23 +0000 http://www.macstories.net/?p=5063#comment-15965 Can't replicate with either a MB or 15" MBP. I regularly put my iPad on the keyboard and just tried it, moving it all over the place...nothing. Can't replicate with either a MB or 15" MBP. I regularly put my iPad on the keyboard and just tried it, moving it all over the place…nothing.

]]> By: Matt Braun http://www.macstories.net/ipad/ipad-puts-macbook-to-sleep/#comment-15964 Matt Braun Thu, 29 Apr 2010 20:25:13 +0000 http://www.macstories.net/?p=5063#comment-15964 The iPad has a magnetometer (digital compass) that could be affecting the magnetic latch mechanism, as others have stated. The iPad has a magnetometer (digital compass) that could be affecting the magnetic latch mechanism, as others have stated.

]]> By: Ronald Poi http://www.macstories.net/ipad/ipad-puts-macbook-to-sleep/#comment-15962 Ronald Poi Thu, 29 Apr 2010 20:02:21 +0000 http://www.macstories.net/?p=5063#comment-15962 I'm pretty sure its one of these: 1. A magnetic problem, in wich the iPad (for its metallic structure) makes the MacBook Pro believes that the lid has been closed. The magnetism when the lid is closed is what forces the system to sleep... so I would bet it is related. 2. The MacBook Pro is connected to a power source. In this case, the electric charge this produces may create a short circuit when the metallic surface of the iPad makes contact with the laptop. Since you said it also happens one-inch-away, this theory may make no sense. 3. There is no number 3 but my previous both reasons could work together, by the way. I'm pretty sure its one of these:

1. A magnetic problem, in wich the iPad (for its metallic structure) makes the MacBook Pro believes that the lid has been closed. The magnetism when the lid is closed is what forces the system to sleep… so I would bet it is related.

2. The MacBook Pro is connected to a power source. In this case, the electric charge this produces may create a short circuit when the metallic surface of the iPad makes contact with the laptop. Since you said it also happens one-inch-away, this theory may make no sense.

3. There is no number 3 but my previous both reasons could work together, by the way.

]]> By: Wire http://www.macstories.net/ipad/ipad-puts-macbook-to-sleep/#comment-15961 Wire Thu, 29 Apr 2010 20:00:16 +0000 http://www.macstories.net/?p=5063#comment-15961 Well, Israel wasn't so wrong with banning it from there cause of WiFi-issues... Well, Israel wasn't so wrong with banning it from there cause of WiFi-issues…

]]> By: Frisby http://www.macstories.net/ipad/ipad-puts-macbook-to-sleep/#comment-15960 Frisby Thu, 29 Apr 2010 19:57:31 +0000 http://www.macstories.net/?p=5063#comment-15960 Will your iphone do it too? Will your iphone do it too?

]]> By: Chris http://www.macstories.net/ipad/ipad-puts-macbook-to-sleep/#comment-15959 Chris Thu, 29 Apr 2010 19:53:32 +0000 http://www.macstories.net/?p=5063#comment-15959 Magnets. Or something related to the magnetic latch near the trackpad. If it senses a magnetic field I believe it puts the MBP to sleep. Magnets. Or something related to the magnetic latch near the trackpad. If it senses a magnetic field I believe it puts the MBP to sleep.

]]> By: Hunt Henning http://www.macstories.net/ipad/ipad-puts-macbook-to-sleep/#comment-15958 Hunt Henning Thu, 29 Apr 2010 19:48:50 +0000 http://www.macstories.net/?p=5063#comment-15958 I have a 15" Macbook Pro and a 64GB wifi iPad and I can't get it to do that. You may want to get your iPad checked. I have a 15" Macbook Pro and a 64GB wifi iPad and I can't get it to do that. You may want to get your iPad checked.

]]> By: Justin http://www.macstories.net/ipad/ipad-puts-macbook-to-sleep/#comment-15956 Justin Thu, 29 Apr 2010 19:46:13 +0000 http://www.macstories.net/?p=5063#comment-15956 I have a 13" MacBook Pro and couldn't replicate it, though I have my iPad in the Apple case and I didn't try every angle. I'll definitely post back if/when I'm able to replicate the issue. I have a 13" MacBook Pro and couldn't replicate it, though I have my iPad in the Apple case and I didn't try every angle. I'll definitely post back if/when I'm able to replicate the issue.

]]> By: thefrechmacker http://www.macstories.net/ipad/ipad-puts-macbook-to-sleep/#comment-15954 thefrechmacker Thu, 29 Apr 2010 19:40:37 +0000 http://www.macstories.net/?p=5063#comment-15954 ask iPapy about that ! but very weird problem ! I have always seen some issue with my router and the wifi when my macbook pro and my iphone are on the same network (but it just last 1minute) so not a big problem. maybe that the ransom for the early adopters ! ask iPapy about that !

but very weird problem ! I have always seen some issue with my router and the wifi when my macbook pro and my iphone are on the same network (but it just last 1minute) so not a big problem.

maybe that the ransom for the early adopters !

]]> By: Mike Rundle http://www.macstories.net/ipad/ipad-puts-macbook-to-sleep/#comment-15953 Mike Rundle Thu, 29 Apr 2010 19:40:25 +0000 http://www.macstories.net/?p=5063#comment-15953 This is crazy! This is crazy!

]]> By: Metal_Link http://www.macstories.net/ipad/ipad-puts-macbook-to-sleep/#comment-15952 Metal_Link Thu, 29 Apr 2010 19:38:29 +0000 http://www.macstories.net/?p=5063#comment-15952 The iPad may have some magnetic thing in it that sets off the the MacBook. The computer probably thinks you're closing the lid. Magnets are used in the pre-unibody MacBook Pros to bring the hooks into the latches. Maybe the same tech, sans hooks and latches, is going on here with your unibody MacBook. The iPad may have some magnetic thing in it that sets off the the MacBook. The computer probably thinks you're closing the lid.

Magnets are used in the pre-unibody MacBook Pros to bring the hooks into the latches. Maybe the same tech, sans hooks and latches, is going on here with your unibody MacBook.

]]> By: rfore http://www.macstories.net/ipad/ipad-puts-macbook-to-sleep/#comment-15951 rfore Thu, 29 Apr 2010 19:36:46 +0000 http://www.macstories.net/?p=5063#comment-15951 That. is. so. Weird. (o_O) That. is. so. Weird. (o_O)

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