Scuba-Doo, we need you

(Credit: Scuba-Doo Diving Equipment)

It's only January, but we may have already found our favorite item for all of 2007: The "Scuba-Doo." The name alone is reason enough to like it, but there are actually practical reasons to want one as well.

Just look at the picture. Who wouldn't crave a motorized scuba bike? No mask, no mouthpiece--just a clear dome filled with air pumped in from an on-board tank. You can travel up to 2.5 knots or just remain stationary while enjoying the spectacle of underwater life, according to Neatorama, with about 1.5 hours of battery power. (The air tank is estimated to last about an hour, so you should have battery juice to spare unless you're part amphibian.)

It looks as though the best Scuba-Doo experience may be in its native waters off the coast of Australia. There must be a gadget trade show coming up somewhere Down Under.

[jameskrolak]

tried something like that once

I got to try something like that once down in Nassau. There was a company that specialized in taking groups of people in "personal submarines" like that down among the coral reefs. It was an amazing experience. The best part was that I couldn't swim, yet I still had no problems with it and got to experience the beauty of the carribean sea life.

[gadgetpenguin]

Did it in Cancun...Totally Fun!

I got to do this in Cancun -- they call it BOB -- Breathing Observation Bubble. It's one of the greatest things u can have underwater cuz you don't even need to know how to swim or learn how to use the scuba gears! I recommend you do it, we got to pet the fish and see so many interesting stuff (and not just ur friends/family that has their faces in a bubble helmet)lol
I found a link for more info--> http://www.cancuncd.com/cancun-tours/bob-submarine.php