Virtual Reality Headsets Igniting Safety Concerns Over Radiation Levels

Virtual Reality Headsets Igniting Safety Concerns Over Radiation Levels
Daniel Beauchamp, head of Shopify’s virtual reality team, at the company’s offices in Ottawa on March 27, 2018. Shopify owns fewer than 10 patents but is Canada’s largest tech success story. Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press
Autumn Spredemann
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The debate over potential health consequences from wireless device radiation has officially crossed the virtual threshold.

While science remains divided on the health effects of absorbing low-frequency, non-ionizing radiation—like the kind emitted by cell phones and other wireless devices—some virtual reality headsets are well above the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) safety guidelines.
Autumn Spredemann
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Autumn is a South America-based reporter covering primarily Latin American issues for The Epoch Times.
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