I’ve taken up swimming again, and while it’s great to have exercise that doesn’t leave me sweaty (really, it’s just not worth the sweat unless it’s sex!), I also can’t bring my ipod with me during my swim. Does anyone know of any mp3 plays I can actually emerge in water, rather than mp3 plays that are just “water resistant”. I think the results from my searches mean that the ones that do come up can get a few splishes and splatters on them, but I can’t actually dip it in and listen to music while I swim.
Which iPod do you have? H2OAudio makesfully-submersible casings for several models.
I purchased what is called an ‘otterbox’ for my ipod nano. This is a waterproof box that fits the ipod and allows for playing music as you swim. Th device works fairly well, but I am not terribly impressed with the sound which goes in and out of water conduction as you stroke. I only used it a few times because we moved and there is no place to swim here, so I have not had a chance to really experiment with it and see if I can work out its bugs. The box really does seem to be thoroughly waterproof, though.
I have an Ipod Classic. That is a helpful link, and something I might consider if I can’t find anything else, but I was hoping to find something smaller. While I love my ipod for all its 160 GB glory, it’s pretty chunky for carrying around on my arm (especially if my arms are going to be flailing about for an hour each day) and while I’m sure the protectors are safe 99.99999999% of the time, I don’t want a little leak damaging the whole thing because it’d be more than just a faulty ipod sent in for repairs but my whole music collection gone to smithereens. And at $149.97 for accessories… :eek: I was looking for something around that price that’s a functional unit on its own. 1 or 2 GB would be enough for hourly swims…
I have the SwiMp3 player and have been pretty pleased with it. It’s a bit different in that the earphone-type things rest on the side of your face, and the sound is conducted through your cheekbones. The sound is actually pretty good, and I’ve never had trouble with mine coming off or even slipping. It feels really secure because it’s attached to your goggles.
The controls rest on the back of your neck, so they’re a little hard to access. It’s easy to press the wrong button when you’re trying to skip a song and hear it again, instead. As long as I program it with songs I enjoy from start to finish, needing to navigate the controls becomes less of an issue.
I’m always a little nervous about using it when the lanes are really full, because I’m not sure how well other swimmers can hear it, if at all. I don’t want to be forcing others to listen to my music, but, as far as I can tell, no one seems to be able to hear it.
It also only has a 256MB capacity, but that should be enough if you’re swimming for an hour (what is that, about 50 songs or so?).
The Amazon entry for ithas lots of varying opinions, so you may want to give them a glance.
That is very helpful! I also looked at the other products like that one (amazon is great that way) and it seems like a common problem with underwater mp3 players is the headphones. 256 MB doesn’t seem like a lot though… but that’s probably because I’ve been spoiled by these 21st century standards. I remember when I got my very first mp3 player ten years ago, it was 32 MB and held less than ten songs. How times have changed! 