[MW Forums]

Livermore, Calif.-based Finis Inc. on Monday introduced the SwiMP3, a waterproof MP3 player. It uses bone conduction -- sound transfer directly from the cheek bone to the inner ear -- to play music and holds 128MB of music. A company representative told MacCentral that SwiMP3 is compatible with all versions of Mac OS X and uses a USB 1.1 interface. Suggested retail pricing is US$249.99. The SwiMP3 comes with a pair of Lane 4 goggles, ear plugs, a carrying case and MusicMatch software, which does not work on the Mac. Finis does not have a product page on its Web site. more

[mgescuro]

Pricey...but really cool!!!!!!!

[Uncle_Deercamp]

Is swimming laps so boring that one can't go without listening to your tunes for fifteen minutes?

[aestival]

Boy, on top of waterproofness, you get a crappy industrial-functional look from a company that can't even be bothered setting up a single web page for their product (though someone spent all of ten minutes putting their plain text press release in PDF format). This one sure sounds like a winner...

[Ugh_MightyClub]

People who are serious about it swim laps for far longer than 15 minutes. My Aunt used to do laps for hours at a time several days a week. People listen to music as they jog, so why not as they swim?

[moose_n_squirrel]

It also keeps your tunes safe and dry if Steve Ballmer decides to do a sweaty dance near you.

[Rugby]

... fine but what about the water resistance factor if you are serious about swimming ? They shave their legs, chest have special suits

[macboy007]

hey...i found the product for us macheads!!!
check this bad boy out- Sv-imini
for our ipod mini's.
by H2OAUDIO.
http://www.h2oaudio....cts/iminisv.php
this company has got their act together.
it is totally high-end and waterproof.
-macboy007