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

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Post by bunderbunder »

DanBC wrote: post #109
jablan wrote: post #98

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Actually, one liter is _exactly_ a cube 10cm x 10cm x 10cm.

I get nervous about precicsion with this because there's the stuff about raising one cubic cm of water by one celcius uses one joule. But there are a bunch of caveats to that and I can't remember them. But thanks for the information!

The caveats don't apply here, because you're talking about comparing units of volume to units of volume.

So even though the volume of a given mass of water might be temperature dependent because water expands if you heat it, the the volume of a given volume of water will always be exactly equal to that volume of water. Sort of like how a foot is always exactly 12 inches no matter what the weather report says.

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

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Post by vacri »

rmason wrote: post #77
visakanv wrote: post #8

"Though the device itself was launched a while ago, Sony turned to Auckland-based ad agency DraftFCB to help market the product in New Zealand. And so they came up with the Bottled Walkman, which is sold from vending machines in public places such as gyms. Check out the demo video for yourself." That's what's most interesting to me. Have we heard from anybody who's actually bought the player from a vending machine? T…

So you expect me to believe that a vending machine where I can buy a Coke for six quarters that I can also buy an MP3 player for 750 quarters? I am not buying it.

It won't take any quarters. NZ has 20c pieces, not 25c pieces.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coins_of_the_New_Zealand_dollar...

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

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Post by Matsta »

Gah can't believe I missed this!

They were in a vending machine at my gym last month! Apparently the promo was only for 30 days, but in that time they did sell a few (according to the guy that works there). I saw some guys wearing them (since the gym is above the swimming pool so you can look down) and it works without a smartphone. I'm pretty sure the water is drinkable as well.

Pretty bizarre that people had to put cash in to buy it though. I don't remember there being a Eftpos terminal at all.

Strange this just popped up today though, since I haven't seen any of these vending machines around in the last few weeks.

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

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Post by csours »

shawabawa3 wrote: post #25
visakanv wrote: post #8

"Though the device itself was launched a while ago, Sony turned to Auckland-based ad agency DraftFCB to help market the product in New Zealand. And so they came up with the Bottled Walkman, which is sold from vending machines in public places such as gyms. Check out the demo video for yourself." That's what's most interesting to me. Have we heard from anybody who's actually bought the player from a vending machine? T…

> To clarify, I'm saying I don't think Sony's actually selling their walkmans in bottles of water, they just made a video of the idea of it. Can anbody disconfirm this? I imagine they probably have at least 1 real vending machine, but you're probably right in that the publicity of the story is worth 1000x the sales from the vending machine

It certainly was in my case, because now I am going to investigate buying one!

Hail Corporate!

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

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Post by waldrews »

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.

I'm surprised this isn't more popular. I have not just music but audiobooks, podcasts, videos (mostly for listening and occasional glancing) and classes, on my several water-sealed devices. It's a pain to keep up internet connectivity in the pool (wi-fi times out underwater) but with a range extender and keeping the device floating or attached to the snorkel, you can even do Netflix or other streaming.

"I'm not weird, I'm an early adopter."

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

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Post by vacri »

ars wrote: post #107
maxerickson wrote: post #101

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Maybe. I'm not sure they would need to, the player isn't going to have much in the way of nutrients on it.

You'd be surprised by just how little bacteria needs to grow.

Most bacteria are little.

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

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Post by jodrellblank »

rmason wrote: post #114
andypants wrote: post #108

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There are vending machines specifically for selling electronics. You can pay by card.

If you watched the video it was a regular soft drink machine and I didn't see a credit card slot option.

I watched the video and think I saw the guy putting a single coin in the vending machine to buy this.

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

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Post by YokoZar »

mbesto wrote: post #72
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.

Waterproof listening devices have always been wishful thinking, but never actually implemented correctly nor have had the demand properly assessed (lots of people think they want them, but I'm not sure if they truly do) Challenges I see: - Cords get tangled really easily due to the nature of the sport (Solution - make them completely in ear) - Bulkiness slows you down or at least presents issues when they fall out (s…

I just keep a pair of waterproof headphones permanently attached to my swim goggles and keep it in my gym stuff. It's not nearly as big a hassle as you think - just wrap it up tightly once and you have no cords dangling or anything while you swim.

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

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Post by SixSigma »

SamReidHughes2 wrote: post #62
SixSigma wrote: post #59

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.

It has 7 to 8 hours of battery life, not 1 hour. edit: According to the tech specs it will get a 1 hour charge after the first 3 minutes of charging. I have the previous water-resistant model and this seems about right.

I think I might have been fooled by the "3 minute charge, 1 hour of playback" claim. it does indeed also claim 7 hours.

That has made me happy, one more bit of Sony kit on the way :)

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

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Post by happywolf »

Matsta wrote: post #123

Gah can't believe I missed this! They were in a vending machine at my gym last month! Apparently the promo was only for 30 days, but in that time they did sell a few (according to the guy that works there). I saw some guys wearing them (since the gym is above the swimming pool so you can look down) and it works without a smartphone. I'm pretty sure the water is drinkable as well. Pretty bizarre that people had to put…

Nah, I don't think drinking the water is a good idea...
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