Hooray for swimming jokes. I've been swimming for 9 years and only just learned I've been doing Butterfly wrong the whole time. Needless to say my time dropped like crazy once I got it down ^^
But yeah, I don't really see this player as very useful considering I never really practice alone. The only times I'm in the water are during regular team practice (where I need to hear feedback from the coaches) or competitions, which would be a terrible place to use this. I'm pretty sure just diving in would blow the thing away.
How is that not useful? I enjoy swimming but it is one of the most boring sports I have ever done. lap after lap after lap after lap after lap after lap after lap after lap after lap after lap after....with music it would be 10X better
Things change. I used to do competition swimming, but I didn't want to take the commitment for college, so I just do casual, solo swimming these days to keep fit. Which is what this device is more targeted for: your average lap swimmer. Heck, when diving in a competition, you don't even use googles.
That said, for $145 with 1GB, it's not a great bargain. At least they could have included a screen with a watch and timer.
Also: is the $145 figure a straight FX from Japanese Engadget? Is there a US press release?
swmarc-- like I said, I don't do individual workout swimming. I am either practicing with my team or at a meet. Therefore, it's not much use to me... or any of the swimmers I know, who do the same thing.
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Hooray for swimming jokes. I've been swimming for 9 years and only just learned I've been doing Butterfly wrong the whole time. Needless to say my time dropped like crazy once I got it down ^^
But yeah, I don't really see this player as very useful considering I never really practice alone. The only times I'm in the water are during regular team practice (where I need to hear feedback from the coaches) or competitions, which would be a terrible place to use this. I'm pretty sure just diving in would blow the thing away.
How is that not useful? I enjoy swimming but it is one of the most boring sports I have ever done. lap after lap after lap after lap after lap after lap after lap after lap after lap after lap after....with music it would be 10X better
Things change. I used to do competition swimming, but I didn't want to take the commitment for college, so I just do casual, solo swimming these days to keep fit. Which is what this device is more targeted for: your average lap swimmer. Heck, when diving in a competition, you don't even use googles.
That said, for $145 with 1GB, it's not a great bargain. At least they could have included a screen with a watch and timer.
Also: is the $145 figure a straight FX from Japanese Engadget? Is there a US press release?
swmarc-- like I said, I don't do individual workout swimming. I am either practicing with my team or at a meet. Therefore, it's not much use to me... or any of the swimmers I know, who do the same thing.