FINIS SwiMP3 v.2 Underwater MP3 Player - One Color One Fits All

FINIS SwiMP3 v.2 Underwater MP3 Player - One Color One Fits All

FINIS SwiMP3 v.2 Underwater MP3 Player - One Color One Fits All
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Equipment Details

Manufacturer: Finis
Brand: FINIS
Model: 1.30.048
Product features:
  • Bone Conduction Technology for the best sound quality
  • 60 song capacity (256 MB) - Updated 2007 Model
  • Fully waterproof and can be used with all the competitive swim strokes.
  • Lightweight
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Customer Review: LOVE my SwiMP3!!
Sport shop rating: 5 Stars

OK, I love to swim. I am trying to lose weight and I hate to sweat, so swimming is a great cardio choice for me. But, then, there was the boredom. When you do anything else cardio you can listen to your mp3 player, right? Not so much with swimming. Counting laps, making up blog posts, shopping lists, design ideas for my store...just, your mind goes wild with things that frankly, are frustrating, cuz you cannot do a thing about ANY of them while you're doing laps. I always thought, "If I just had some music...", but when I looked for it in the past the technology was for only the very elite. Several hundred dollars that I was unwilling to spend. I recently found a cheap [forty bucks] mp3 player at my local Fry's. It was not a case, but a waterproof mp3 player, with a pair of earplugs that looked like clear, soft rubber Christmas trees. I used it about 4 times...and honestly, even though the sound was just so-so, and if water got past the Christmas trees it was pretty much gone...it was still very cool. I could hear the music for most of my workout [an hour of laps] and I would have been tickled. As it happens...I have sissy ear canals. I can't wear any kind of ear plugs, not even the foam ones, for any length of time...and I am talking minutes...without breaking down the skin inside my ears. Then I have days of crusting and healing before I can wear them again. I thought if I just kept redoing the process it would toughen up in there. But at one point my left ear was nearly crusted shut. So sad.

Back to the drawing board. I researched some more and found something called "bone conduction technology" in reference to underwater music players. Used to be very expensive. VERY. Now? It's not so pricey!! This player did drop fifteen dollars from the time I ordered it to the time I received it...one day. Meh.

Anyhow, I got my SwiMP3 v2 on Saturday and I put almost 3 hours of my favorite workout music on it over the weekend. It was very easy using Windows Media Player 11. Totally drag and drop. It is small as far as storage, but it is plenty long for my 1-2 hour swim workout.

I used it for the first time Monday. And...O.M.G. Awesome is not even close to how cool this is. First, it doesn't go IN your ear. I repeat - NOT IN YOUR EAR! It clips to the strap on your goggles and the speaker part [the large end in the picture] sits below on the skin in front of your ear, near your cheekbone. This conducts the sound through the bone directly to the inner ear. It was loud and crisp and wonderful...then I put my head under water. My ears filled with water and...LOUDER, CRISPER, even MORE wonderful! I stopped and asked my lane mate if he could hear it. He said, "Hear what?" I lifted the speaker from my cheek and he leaned in and said, "OH! I can now..." It sounded for all the world like the whole Natatorium could hear it! I swam for an hour and the only thing that changes the sound is when your head comes out of the water. I usually swim with a snorkel, but did a few laps without to test this. Seems to be a bit more noise in my ears from turning and lifting my head to breathe...so it interferes slightly in hearing the music. But really, not very much. I have no idea how this thing is waterproof, but it seems to be, and is just completely amazing.

I can't find anything wrong with this device. Adjusting the volume is easy, just push and hold the up or down arrow buttons. Changing songs, one touch to the up or down arrow buttons moves you one song back or forward in your list. I can only see one issue with it. I am certain to want to swim MORE [today I did over an hour, 1.5 miles - 54 laps] and might very well hurt myself with this...heh.

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Bone conduction MP3 player that attaches easily to any swim goggle or snorkeling mask, U.S.A. and International Patents Pending
Swimming is a terrific workout, but it offers one major drawback: you can't wear headphones underwater without sacrificing sound quality. Or at least that used to be the case before the debut of the Finis SwiMP3 v2 waterproof MP3 player. Unlike standard waterproof MP3 players--which transmit sound through the air or water and produce only a muffled noise when submerged--the SwiMP3 v2 relies on your bones to conduct the sound. This direct transfer of sound vibrations from the cheekbone to the inner ear produces exceptional sound clarity, so you can listen to all of your favorite tunes while working out or taking a leisurely swim. And you needn't worry about damaging your hearing, as bone conduction hearing is a safe, well-established hearing mechanism in humans. Rather, this is the first time an audio company has leveraged the technology to enhance the experience of swimmers, tri-athletes, surfers, synchronized swimmers, and anyone else involved in general water activities.



The SwiMP3 v2 attaches to your swim goggles or snorkeling mask.
The SwiMP3 v2 also shines from a music standpoint, with 256 MB of memory and support for both MP3 and WMA files. Listeners have a basic selection of controls, including volume, shuffle, and resume, with an MP3 control panel built into the side panel. And when you're ready to swim, the player attaches easily to your swim goggle or snorkeling mask. Other details include a rechargeable battery that lasts for up to 8 hours per charge, a built-in USB plug that inserts directly into your computer (no cable required), and a lightweight housing that weighs only 2 ounces. Designed to hold approximately 60 songs, the SwiMP3 v2 is compatible with Windows 98 SE, 2000, Me, and XP and Mac OS 9.x and 10.x.

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