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Provides a same tall peculiarity receptive to advice as well as facilities as a FINIS SwiMP3 v2 Waterproof MP3 player with an upgraded processor as well as mental recall (1 GB). Unlike customary waterproof MP3 players–which broadcast receptive to advice by a air or H2O as well as furnish usually a muffled receptive to advice when submerged–the SwiMP3.1G relies upon your skeleton to carry out a sound. This approach send of receptive to advice vibrations from a cheekbone to a middle ear produces well-developed receptive to advice clarity, so we can attend to all of your a one preferred tunes whilst operative out or receiving a resting swim. And we needn’t be concerned about deleterious your hearing, as bone conduction conference is a safe, timeless conference resource in humans. Rather, this is a initial time an audio association has leveraged a record to raise a knowledge of swimmers, tri-athletes, surfers, synchronized swimmers, as well as any one else concerned in ubiquitous H2O activities.Amazon.com
Ideal for swimmers, triathletes, surfers, synchronized swimmers, as well as any one else concerned in ubiquitous H2O activities, a Finis SwiMP3 1G waterproof MP3 player allows we to attend to song underwater. Unlike customary waterproof MP3 players–which broadcast receptive to advice by a air or H2O as well as furnish usually a muffled receptive to advice when submerged–the SwiMP3 1G relies upon your skeleton to carry out a sound. This approach send of receptive to advice vibrations from a cheekbone to a middle ear produces well-developed receptive to advice clarity, so we can attend to all of your a one preferred tunes whilst operative out or receiving a resting swim.
The SwiMP3 1G attaches to your float goggles or snorkeling mask. |
The SwiMP3 1G additionally shines from a song standpoint, with 1GB of mental recall as well as await for both MP3 as well as WMA files. Listeners have a simple preference of controls, together with volume, shuffle, as well as resume, with an MP3 carry out row built in to a side panel. And when you’re ready to swim, a player attaches simply to your float goggle or snorkeling mask. Other sum embody a rechargeable battery which lasts for up to 8 hours per charge, a built-in USB block which inserts without delay in to your mechanism (no wire required), as well as a lightweight housing which weighs usually 2 ounces. Designed to reason we estimate 240 songs, a SwiMP3 1G is concordant with Windows 98 SE, 2000, Me, as well as XP as well as Mac OS 9.x as well as 10.x.
Features:
- Patented Bone-Conduction Technology: Directly vibrates a middle ear to emanate a top peculiarity of song underwater
- New Sleek Design with Strap Clip: Allows section to be trustworthy simply to any float goggle or snorkeling facade
- Integrated MP3 Panel: Incorporates On/Off, Volume, Next/Previous Track, Pause, as well as Shuffle functions
- 8-Hour Rechargeable Battery: Lithium-ion battery charges without delay from a USB pier for copiousness of successive high-fidelity song
- Windows as well as MAC Compatible: Easily draw towards as well as dump any MP3 or WMA files without delay upon to a device
- Expanded 1GB of Storage: Allows for we estimate 240 songs to be stored
- Transmits high-fidelity receptive to advice by a cheekbone to a middle ear
- Has a neat pattern with an MP3 carry out row built in to a side paddle
- Plays both MP3 as well as WMA files with brand new playlist functionality
- Comes with stretched 1-gigabyte memory
- Designed to reason we estimate 240 songs
Average Ratings : 4.0
Price : $134.86
Aldo Barreto Sanguinetti
Posted on May 7th, 2010 at 7:34 pmI used to swim 1 hour, 3 or 4 times a week, but I got bored and I moved to the gym where I could watch tv or listen to my ipod. I was looking for something like this swimp3 until I found it.
Now I left the gym and I am swimming again. The quality of the sound is good enough, the technology works as it supposed to, but I miss my ipod. It is like using those old and limited mp3s that do not exist any more.
I have been using the swimp3 for many many hours of swimming and it still works, but the light does not turn off inmediately now when was supposed to. It seems like it is starting to fail. The rest of it, still works as new. I use it together with a Finis snorkel for free style swimming and the experience is great, much better than running. I could be swimming for hours now.
Rating: 4 / 5
Kyle J. Majchrowski
Posted on May 7th, 2010 at 7:53 pmReceived it for Christmas this year, and it’s already being returned. Tried it a few times while swimming, and just couldn’t make it work.
My sets are a variety – IMs, kicking, free, etc. I don’t just swim laps. With that said, the unit was more distracting than useful. First, I could not for the life of me get both sides to sit on my head properly – when I did, as soon as I pushed off the wall they flapped around causing the sound to fluctuate. Second, when swimming, when I would breath, the sound would cut in and out since my ears were not constantly in the water. Third, doing backstroke or fly, forget it – too much going on, so the unit constantly moved due to the turbulance in the water.
I think it would have worked if I used duct tape to hold it in place – or a giant rubber band in addition to my goggles.
I think the unit would work great if you swim laps in a controlled environment. Throw in some sprints, other strokes, kicking, etc., and the unit just doesn’t work.
If you are bored swimming, try swimming with friends, join a club, or print out workouts to follow. Save the MP3s for running.
Rating: 1 / 5
Stephen M. Ramirez
Posted on May 7th, 2010 at 8:39 pmSo far the SwiMP3.1g is working great. It’s not like listening to an MP3 when you’re out for a walk or bike ride but it does deliver a pretty good sound. Downloading is pretty easy and it fits any goggles that I have.
I guess if I had to say anything bad about it, it would be that I wish it would pick up where I left off. Meaning that if I was listening to song number, say 23, when I finished my workout, it starts at number 1 when I start my swim the next day. Then I have to skip 13 songs before I get to where I left off. If there is a way to fix this, it’s not clear in the instructions. There is a reset button there and it is also unclear in the instructions what this is for. I haven’t at this time tried to contact the maker to find anything out. If anyone can help me with these two things, that would be great.
Rating: 4 / 5
Yonmon
Posted on May 7th, 2010 at 9:55 pmI am really pleased with the Swim Finn. I did a lot of research with experienced swimmers before deciding. The positives are that it fits neatly under my goggles and is comfortable I can also hear others without having to take out fiddly ear phones.
It works as it says.
On the negative side: Uploading my songs was a long frustrating process. It would not let me use my established Itunes playlists, so I had to create a new windows media file and go through the whole process of finding my cds and uploading them bla bla bla. It took me several hours, that said I am a bit of a technophobe so maybe it was me. Although I had read similar problems from other reviews.
On the whole I am pleased with the end result and it takes away some of the tedium of pool laps.
Finally as all my purchases from Amazon it arrived promptly and that is why I continue to prefer Amazon to other similar sites!
Rating: 4 / 5
Tom Doerr
Posted on May 7th, 2010 at 10:04 pmContext:
I have had SwiMP3.1G for about two months now. I was a frustrated user of the H2O-Audio product, when some guy swimming in the next lane offered to let my try his SwiMP3s for a couple laps. I was amazed.
Pro:
1) It is the approach that works best for me to hear music while swimming laps.
Con:
1) I whole-heartedly agree with the recent reviewer on this site who praised the product overall, but took Finis to task over the design of the buttons.
Ideally, I like the music loud enough to enable me to “lose myself” in it while swimming. It is so awesome to just feel surrounded by sound and water, and to turn off the brain and just be present. But, after swimming about 30 minutes, the cumulative effect of too much loud music becomes taxing, and I like to swim for an hour. Hence it seems that there is probably a “right volume” for me–not too loud, not too soft. And this volume range is not very large or forgiving. When swimming freestyle, the noise from my arms splashing demands louder music than when I am swimming with fins (without arm movements) to work on my legs. During those laps, my loud-enough-for-self-transcendence music is too much.
What eventually worked for me? Mack’s Aqua Block ear plugs nicely remove a lot of the ambient air-conducted sound when I swim. They make me more sensitive to bone-conducted sound. But I also ended up buying some audio editing software from Goldwave for about $50 that lets me remix my favorite swimming songs. I can change the overall volume or each song, as well as adjusting the volume of particular parts of songs. It also has an excellent compressor, which dimishes the dynamic range of songs. For the reviewer who did not like the bass response, you can also re-equalize the songs (turn up the bass, or the treble, or whatever) to compensate for your particular hearing perceptions and needs, which probably vary with age and personal history of loud-music exposure. I like this audio editing software a lot–if you do a search for “audio editing software review” you can find some good comparative info.
Selecting a product for music while swimming is not an easy buying decision. I suggest you read the reasons why some folks had trouble with this product, and look beyond the average review score. In hindsight, my initial evaluation and purchase process was not good. I bought H2O Audio’s Interval 3G. But I could never keep their ear buds in the correct location and position for good sound transmission for more than about 10 minutes. A few careless flip turns and the music was inaudible. The first 10 minutes were glorious, but then I’d lose the sound. I tried all the sizes of ear bud adapters that came with the product and bought multiple sets of different ear adapters. I bought five different types of swim caps. I’m a 6′5″ guy with short hair, but I was willing to wear a cap that fastens under the chin so I could place various types of styrofoam and other soft materials between the cap and the ear buds to hold the buds in place. (FWIW, I reviewed some references to ensure I was shoving those earbuds the correct direction).
My batteries last 5-6 hours instead of 8 hours when I tested them. This is not really reason to bash the product. The reviewer who gets significantly less duration should probably return the product.
Rating: 4 / 5