SwimMan's waterproof iPod shuffle: it's what's inside that counts

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Carolyn @ Jun 13th 2007 10:13AM

I swim with an Ipod shuffle and waterproof headphones weekly. I have the older style shuffle, I put it in the waterproof case from Otterbox, and I buy waterproof headphones from Amazon. I have been swimming laps with the setup for a few years and it works great. The only problem, all waterproof headphones will short out. So, do not pay $100+. Buy them cheap and keep a spare pair on hand.
All that is going on here is this company has put the pieces together for you, the same pieces you can put together yourself. If Otterbox doesn't yet have a waterproof case for the new Shuffle, they will and they cost around 15-20 bucks.

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Ryan Gonzales @ Jul 23rd 2007 6:20PM

I saw the Otterbox cases - they are pretty nice looking and they protect your iPod from more than just water... I believe they are also meant to protect the iPod from dropping as well - something SwimMan cannot do yet.

If you want a good pair of waterproof headphones, SwimMan actually makes a nice set.

As far as Otterbox being cheap, that's where you're starting to get a little wrong, they aren't cheap, but neither would be sending in your Pod to SM either...

It the end it boils down to this: do you ONLY need a waterproof solution, or will you be needing the full coverage? It's based on lifestyles - SwimMan seems to have a main target of swimmers, so that's why everything they do is about keeping water out, and not so much about making the Pod more rugged...

I guess the real honest solution would be to try out the products for yourself and see what fits YOUR lifestyle.

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