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Waterproof MP3 Player Uses Bone Conduction
An anonymous reader writes "Aquatic training product manufacturer Finis has just released a waterproof digital music portable for swimmers and surfers that claims to solve a problem with such devices in the water. Regular earphones don't work well because they need an uninterrupted air channel to function. What makes the SwiMP3 unique is that it uses bone conduction to stimulate the inner ear and deliver sound."
The only painful bit is getting the 3.5mm jack inserted into the back of your skull.
I'm forever stimulating my bone. I don't need another device to do it for me.
Oh to be a shark. The meat is much more tender without fear-induced adrenaline pumped into it.
Trolling is a art,
But the mental picture of an iPod sitting in a fish tank conducting an orchestra with a bone is just...odd.
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I am holding out for the lotion-proof OGG player. It's got to support that bone thingy too.
I wonder where you store the player while swimming? Is that a mp3 player down your swimming trunks or are you just happy to see me? :)
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I wonder what sort of music the sharks prefer with dinner? Maybe the theme from a lawyer show like LA Law?
See what I've been reading.
African or European?
sigs, as if you care.
I'll first have to ask Frank if he doesn't mind the company in there.
In my head, my voice sounds like a sexy baritone, but when I hear my voice in voicemail, it sounds tinny and whiney.
Maybe you need a better voicemail system...
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I found the change refreshing....
With or with out cocoanuts?
Colonel: Snake! Can you hear me?
Snake: I tried so hard... in the end... doesn't really matter...
Colonel: Snake?
Snake: I had to fall... lose it all...
Colonel: Who the f**k gave him an MP3 player?!
Naomi: err...
Genius may have its limitations, but stupidity is not thus handicapped.
One handed typist huh, sorry couldn't resist.
You have obviously never had a root canal and crown put on.
*cringes*
Telcos have alot of dark fibre in the States. Most people assume that's optical fibre...but it's actually moral fibre.
You really should. This post was not "interesting" but the picture that answers your question (the one you see when you rtfa) is worth the click. Man does that thing look stupid. I mean, most swimgear looks pretty stupid, but this thing is remarkably stupid looking. They couldn't make it flatter and less conspicuous? The only way they could have made it stupider would have been to stick it in a fin... but even that would at least be stupid and funny.
Oh. You wanted it to continue to function...
(If you are seriously diving 300', just put the sucker in your dry suit.)
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I belong to a very rare subset of Geek known as the Tri-Geek.
I'm a more common type of geek. I sit on my fat ass in a nice air conditioned car listening to my non-waterproof iPod. If it has wheels and can seat a passenger, it must have an engine or I will not own it. I won't be buying this MP3 player.
Different target markets, I guess.
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DRM is like antifreeze, to the MPAA/RIAA it's sweet, to the consumers it's poison.
I'm wondering if they've done enough analysis to see what kinds of medical problems might pop up...
Here, you can test this yourself:
Stick your fingers in your ears and hum.
Dead yet? Keep tryin'...