Underwater Ipod?

[CaptainRon]

You could probably make a small homemade pvc housing like some people do for video cameras. Put the Ipod in it with a small battery-powered, amplified speaker and it "may" transmit sound through the pvc to the immediate surroundings. I might just try this myself soon.

[setesh]

Seems to me you could use any rated enclosure that fit your ipod, then 'surgically implant' a set of headphones into it. You would have to make headphones part of the enclosure (sealing them in the hole you made to stick them through), but it would work. The main problem I see is finding a sealant that will stick to the plastic case well enough to hold a reliable seal.

[whse56]

H20 Audio makes a mp3 player that with optional case is good to 200ft. Kind of expensive but if you need tunes while blowing bubbles this is probably the best way to go.

[FOUNDATIONER]

I just thought this was funny...

[Grizbear98]

what kind of headphones would you use with something like that? They sell water proof ones?

[Doug B]

I see another PADI specialty card in the making......

"IPOD Diver"

hmm.... maybe I should invent the class myself now.....

[mwhities]

Some people will dive to 200' plus. the go into decompression limits. Some might have 20 minutes of deco. They play uno or rock/paper/scissors. Some might have 1 hour or more. I think music would be great to listen to.

I think Jarrod with WKPP and a fellow diver just had 9 hours of deco. Talking about fun! NOT.

[RoyN]

H20 Audio did make underwater mp3 with the headphones connected to the mask strap. The problem was when I bought the housing, the mp3 player was discontinued and obsolete.

[2Dogs]

Originally Posted by LostnVA

Why would anyone want to bring music along on the dive? One of the best reasons to dive is to get away from all the influences of the surface world (except air, of course) and explore peacefully.

It would certainly make deco stops slightly more interesting. You can only play noughts and crossses for so long before some draws their knife

[Buoyant1]

I look at it as a "stupid" way to get better technology. As dumb as most of us think that taking the latest "Brittany" track to depth may be, the fact remains that if companies are making cases for these, then maybe they are attempting to develop a good solid case for something that you can run your deco software on, or even field guides what have you. One thing will help the other...

(although a night dive would be pretty cool with some Pink Floyd playing in the background!)