The First Waterproof Video Player
July 31, 2007 by Lauren
Well it's about time, I guess. Not only do we have our own underwater video cameras, we even know how to rig them up by ourselves. I'm assuming we could probably submerge anything in the same way, but it's nice to have companies build these things for us, too. That said, this seems like one of the more pointless waterproof gadgets out there. But, it's a first and if you really must watch digital video underwater (or perhaps if you're a bored mermaid seeking relief), your dreams just became a reality.
Chinavasion will be bringing us this lovely device soon. The MP4 player will be packing a whopping 1GB...which of course, isn't much at all. Then again, it has a 1.8-inch screen, and that screen can only show you 128 x 128 resolution, 15 frame-per-second playback. That considered, 1GB could be plenty.
With somewhat wimpy specs, it doesn't seem like it could be worth it. Nonetheless, I'll give it to them; at least it's handheld. We have to remind ourselves that no one else has done this yet. With it, you'll get some software to convert videos from MPEG, WMV, ASF formats. The supported audio formats include your standard WAV, WMA and MP3. You'll also get, quote, "super
fine quality earphones packaged with every order that keeps water out
of your ear, and pipes the music directly into your ear." Use the neck strap or armband to take it with you, but bare in mind that the bulky yellow gadget isn't so pretty.
Maybe it's nice to be able to take this with you to the pool or
something, but if you are more interested in watching videos than
swimming, it seems like you'd get a real device and be careful enough
to go somewhere dry instead. Well what do I know, anyway; if it sounds like you or something you'd like to look at, check it out. No word on the price yet.
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