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.

[Amiga Lover]

The only painful bit is getting the 3.5mm jack inserted into the back of your skull.

But....

[Anonymous Coward]

I'm forever stimulating my bone. I don't need another device to do it for me.

Great distraction!

[grub]

Oh to be a shark. The meat is much more tender without fear-induced adrenaline pumped into it.

I'm sorry...

[Short Circuit]

But the mental picture of an iPod sitting in a fish tank conducting an orchestra with a bone is just...odd.

Re:Great distraction!

[Negatyfus]

Great! Now I can finally experience a shark attack with the Jaws theme playing in the background!

Better yet

[vanourek]

I am holding out for the lotion-proof OGG player. It's got to support that bone thingy too.

Hm...

[cuteseal]

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? :)

I wonder what the sharks like best?

[nels_tomlinson]

... a waterproof digital music portable for swimmers and surfers ...

I wonder what sort of music the sharks prefer with dinner? Maybe the theme from a lawyer show like LA Law?

Re:Frequency response?

[RealProgrammer]

African or European?

Music in my head?

[palad1]

I'll first have to ask Frank if he doesn't mind the company in there.

Re:How does it sound

[VivianC]

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...

As a “schizophrenic”...

[Anonymous Coward]

I found the change refreshing....

Re:Frequency response?

[warpSpeed]

African or European?

With or with out cocoanuts?

Re:The only painful bit.

[FlopEJoe]

How does this affect the radio wave blocking abilities of my tin foil hat?

MGS

[accelleron]

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...

Re:BoneFone

[Anonymous Coward]

(dating myself)

One handed typist huh, sorry couldn't resist.

Re:Frequency response?

[Gaewyn L Knight]

You have obviously never had a root canal and crown put on.

*cringes*

RTFA?

[poptones]

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.

Re:The only painful bit.

[jdray]

Plenty of storage space available, I'm guessing? :^)

[/troll]

Re:But how deep?

[EvilTwinSkippy]

There is not limitation to depth. The damn thing will go to the bottom of the ocean!

Oh. You wanted it to continue to function...

(If you are seriously diving 300', just put the sucker in your dry suit.)

Re:The only painful bit.

[Jeremiah Cornelius]

Ask Bush!

That's how his "radio hump" worked withhout an earpiece...

Re:All the Tri-Geeks will have one of these...

[Powercntrl]

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.

Re:medical issues?

[greg_barton]

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'...