Waterproof your iPod

Snapping digital pictures while snorkeling has been a reality for some time with underwater casings for cameras, but what about being able to listen to music while surfing?

H2 Audio has made underwater casings for the iPod available for $90 from Jack's Surfboards.com or directly from H2 Audio. That's pretty reasonable considering an underwater casing for a point and shoot camera starts at around $200.

The H2 Audio casings (Click here for CNET review) come in sizes for the iPod video, the Nano, the original Shuffle, the iPod mini and the iPod 4G. H2 Audio does not yet have a casing for the new iPod Nano (aluminum), however, or the brand new iPod Shuffle. The casings, submersible up to 10 feet, allow for use of the click wheel while wearing gloves due to a special "Commander Scroll Wheel."

Of course, you will need the underwater headphones to go with it. H2 Audio's $40 waterproof ones have a neckwrap to keep them from flying off while you swim and are also submersible up to 10 feet. The cable coils in, so you don't have to worry about getting tangled up in excess wires. They also happen to work with any standard 3.5 mm audio jacks.

(Photo: H2O Audio)

[eagle33199]

Good protection, bad earphones

I got the sleeve they make for the shuffle for my kayaking expeditions, and it works exactly as advertised: no leaks or water damage yet, despite falling in several times (none of which were my fault :p). The earphones, while also waterproof, are horrible for comfort. They keep the cord out of the way (by coiling and coming out the back), which is great for arm movement and flexibility, but they tend to pinch the ears quite a bit, and pod that goes in the ear is a little over sized, when compared to other headphones (like those that come with the iPod).

[marty777]

WATERPROOF 2nd GENERATION iPod Shuffle "SwimPod"

I haven't heard of a waterproof case to the 2nd generation shuffle, but there is a WATERPROOF VERSION OF THE 2nd generation iPod Shuffle sold on the web by SWIMMAN at www.swimman.com. It's sold along with their excellent waterproof headset that has been rated on the web as being the best waterproof headphone on the market.

[komeda]

alien swimpod thing

if the ipod shuffle is waterproof then why didn't they say so?
I think it's from the future. and they have one that levitates.
don't believe everything.
ipods aren't waterproof and if this one was it would have to be wrapped in something.

but I'm not from the future so I don't really know