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Sony sells its waterproof mp3 player inside a bottle of water

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Re: Sony sells its waterproof mp3 player inside a bottle of water

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Post by glenstein »

Luc wrote: post #34
Tuna-Fish wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You do realize that a lot of the HN crowd is actually much more interested in purchasing ads from ad agencies than they are in purchasing products, right? An ad for an ad agency that is fresh and innovative is very much relevant.

In that case we may as well post every article on http://springwise.com/ to HN. I thought people here were a bit more hard-nosed.

Or we might just use our collective discretion, selecting interesting examples every now and again as we please?

Re: Sony sells its waterproof mp3 player inside a bottle of water

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Post by BlackDeath3 »

pilom wrote: post #18
lucb1e wrote: post #14

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> On a side note, do a lot of people really listen to music while swimming? Well, as far as I know this wasn't really possible without getting some expensive equipment (both player and earbuds). Not that I really searched for it, but just nobody does it (and so nobody even thinks of doing this or searches for it). Seeing how many people listen to music in the gym or while jogging, I wouldn't be surprised if there was…

I got a waterproof ipod shuffle here: http://www.underwateraudio.com/waterproof-ipod-shuffle/ I would clip it to my goggle strap and swim about an hour a day 3 days a week back when I lived by a pool. The ipod shuffle really was an amazing form factor for the player as it had the clip built in which could clip to the straps. The headphones were always a different story. You need specially made earbuds which a) use a…

Do you mind linking those headphones?

Re: Sony sells its waterproof mp3 player inside a bottle of water

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Post by TeMPOraL »

daigoba66 wrote: post #30
TeMPOraL wrote: post #28

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I'd love that to be able to shower while listening to music or podcasts, and without disturbing other people in the house.

I could understand laying in a warm bathtub, but now long do your showers last? I'm normally in-and-out in less time than a typical radio song plays.

I sometimes stay up to 15 minutes. I like the warm water. But then I usually take my waterproof notepad with me to jot down ideas or brainstorm stuff (relaxing shower works wonders for creativity).

Re: Sony sells its waterproof mp3 player inside a bottle of water

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Post by dec0dedab0de »

mhb wrote: post #12

Why doesn't this have the same legal issues as Kinder Eggs? Maybe the watch in bottled water also can't be sold in the US? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinder_Surprise

Thats interesting, I never heard of that. It sounds like it would technically apply to fortune cookies too.

Re: Sony sells its waterproof mp3 player inside a bottle of water

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Post by searine »

snake_plissken wrote: post #11

I'll hand it to Sony, they can come up with some sweet marketing campaigns. On a side note, do a lot of people really listen to music while swimming? In college I used to do 30 minutes of laps in the pool a couple times a week. I liked doing it precisely because you couldn't listen to music and you'd have to focus on keeping good form. It was just you and the water.

If I'm in the pool for 30 minutes, then sure it is interesting enough, but after that it gets boring.

Swimming a mile or more is a chore simply because it gets boring. I would absolutely love a cheap(ish) and reliable mp3player to swim with.

Re: Sony sells its waterproof mp3 player inside a bottle of water

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Post by buster »

swatkat wrote: post #52

Looks like it's become a recurring theme at Sony. They had kept Xperia Z demo phones and tablets under running tap water, at their outlets in Bangalore.

In Berlin last year, you could win a Sony phone by diving into a tank of water and fetch one from the ground. If it was a real one, you could keep it :)

Re: Sony sells its waterproof mp3 player inside a bottle of water

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Post by SixSigma »

I'm a Sony hardware fan and I would have bought this device in a heartbeat if it didn't have such awful battery life. It would be perfect on my bike rides but I ride all day, not less than an hour.

Happily I have a Sony mp3 player with 30 hours from a single charge.

Re: Sony sells its waterproof mp3 player inside a bottle of water

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Post by [deleted] »

glenstein wrote: post #51
Luc wrote: post #34

Earlier quoted context omitted.

In that case we may as well post every article on http://springwise.com/ to HN. I thought people here were a bit more hard-nosed.

Or we might just use our collective discretion, selecting interesting examples every now and again as we please?

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