Sidekick 3: The Official Blog Until The Sidekick 4 Comes Out: Sidekick 3 Warning: Sidekick 3’s Magnet Will Erase Your Credit Card in Under a Second

Thursday, July 13, 2006

Click HERE to read about the severe magnetic properties of the Sidekick 3, and keep your credit cards at a safe distance.

At 8:48 PM, Anonymous said...: 1st...

Thanks, for the heads up.
At 8:53 PM, Anonymous said...: This isn't news...SK2 we had the same issue...the manual states keep credit cards away from the magnet because it will destroy your credit card...We already knew this...
At 9:12 PM, Anonymous said...: people are finding any little excuse to DOWNPLAY the sk3..give it up people..you knew basically EVERYTHING about the sk3 way before it came out..why are people picking at it.
At 9:49 PM, Anonymous said...: Why would you keep a credit card just laying around in your purse anyways? Hello, get a wallet.
At 6:47 AM, Anonymous said...: yeah, found out about this property the hardway after I left my sk2 and a hotel cardkey in the same pocket.
At 12:22 PM, Anonymous said...: Yeah I did it a year ago to my creditcard. than I just recently did it to my hotel key. it happens i'm just used to carrying my card and my phone together. ha.
At 3:14 PM, Anonymous said...: It's false.
Myhtbusters had to use one of the strongest magnets in the world to completely erase a credit card.
So I'm sure that a Sidekick 3 won't harm a credit card...maybe a hotel room key though.
At 10:38 PM, Anonymous said...: They can type the credit card numbers in manually, just like on an e-commerce site, no one "needs" to swipe a card, just a luxury...