2010
03.25
03.25
In Mp3 Player Product | Tags: FINIS, Player, SwiMP3.1G, Waterproof
- Transmits high-fidelity sound through the cheekbone to the inner ear
- Has a sleek design with an MP3 control panel built into the side paddle
- Plays both MP3 and WMA files with new playlist functionality
- Comes with expanded 1-gigabyte memory
- Designed to hold approximately 240 songs
Product Description
Provides the same high quality sound and features as the FINIS SwiMP3 v2 Waterproof MP3 player with an upgraded processor and memory (1 GB). Unlike standard waterproof MP3 players–which transmit sound through the air or water and produce only a muffled noise when submerged–the SwiMP3.1G relies on your bones to conduct the sound. This direct transfer of sound vibrations from the cheekbone to the inner ear produces exceptional sound clarity, so you can listen to all… More >>
5 Responses.
Got this P.O.S. as a gift. Took me a day to figure out that it only played one of the about 60 downloaded songs. Unfortunately, it had been bought way ahead of time and there was no way of giving it back. The good people at FINIS, by the way, are figments of someone’s imagination. There is nobody there.
Bought a Speedo LZR which works great. Suggest you do likewise.
Rating: 1 / 5
Received it for Christmas this year, and it’s already being returned. Tried it a few times while swimming, and just couldn’t make it work.
My sets are a variety – IMs, kicking, free, etc. I don’t just swim laps. With that said, the unit was more distracting than useful. First, I could not for the life of me get both sides to sit on my head properly – when I did, as soon as I pushed off the wall they flapped around causing the sound to fluctuate. Second, when swimming, when I would breath, the sound would cut in and out since my ears were not constantly in the water. Third, doing backstroke or fly, forget it – too much going on, so the unit constantly moved due to the turbulance in the water.
I think it would have worked if I used duct tape to hold it in place – or a giant rubber band in addition to my goggles.
I think the unit would work great if you swim laps in a controlled environment. Throw in some sprints, other strokes, kicking, etc., and the unit just doesn’t work.
If you are bored swimming, try swimming with friends, join a club, or print out workouts to follow. Save the MP3s for running.
Rating: 1 / 5
I used to swim 1 hour, 3 or 4 times a week, but I got bored and I moved to the gym where I could watch tv or listen to my ipod. I was looking for something like this swimp3 until I found it.
Now I left the gym and I am swimming again. The quality of the sound is good enough, the technology works as it supposed to, but I miss my ipod. It is like using those old and limited mp3s that do not exist any more.
I have been using the swimp3 for many many hours of swimming and it still works, but the light does not turn off inmediately now when was supposed to. It seems like it is starting to fail. The rest of it, still works as new. I use it together with a Finis snorkel for free style swimming and the experience is great, much better than running. I could be swimming for hours now.
Rating: 4 / 5
This product does not live up to it’s write up. I need to recharge the SwimMP3 every time I use it. The 8 hours battery life does not apply to leaving it in your locker overnight. The next day’s use is not available because the battery runs down. There are two of us swimmers who have this product and both have experienced the same problem. We need to take it home and recharge after a mornings use of less that 1/2 hour. Not worth the price. Also, if you have a hearing problems in one ear, when you rotate your heard out of the water you lose the sound of the music in the good ear. Definitely needs work.
Rating: 1 / 5
It sounds great in the water, is comfortable, easy to move from song to song, or switch to a different playlist. However, my unit does not hold a charge for more than a few swims. It is very fussy to get it to charge correctly and to get my computer to see it at all. It’s hard to tell if you have it turned completely off. I have already lost mine, and after taking into consideration the “cons”, I went ahead and ordered another one. I hope the new one is better!
Rating: 4 / 5