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World's First Digital Camera Swim Mask Saves Underwater Pool Memories For Later
Posted by Jason Chen at 4:59 AM on August 20, 2008
Hammacher Schlemmer's Digital Camera Swim Mask integrates an underwater digital camera into a swim mask--two things that have belonged together ever since Man decided that Woman should wear little to no clothing when they're in the water. The on-board 5-megapixel camera goes down to 15 feet and can take up to 30 pictures in its 16MB memory. You can expand that with a microSD card (no size limitation specified) in order to record more than 52 seconds of video as well. There's an LED inside the mask that tells you which mode you're in, but the whole thing requires two AAA batteries to operate. It's only US$99, and can be used in snorkeling or just at the pool. You can bet your arse we're testing one soon. [Hammacher]
Comments (AU Comments · US Comments)
Steve
Posted November 5, 2008 11:38 AM
Is it available in Melbourne Australia?
Thanks
collider
Posted 5:20 AM 20/8/08
This is brilliant! I love this idea! Between this and the 8mph flippers I'm seriously considering taking up snorkeling.
collider
kcm117
Posted 5:13 AM 20/8/08
can they make one that works up to like 100FT for scuba divers? :(/
kcm117
wanago
Posted 5:08 AM 20/8/08
That last sentence fit Gizmodo's editing style to a "t".
wanago
siville
Posted 5:06 AM 20/8/08
But I don't want to "be my ass"!
siville
Curves
Posted 5:06 AM 20/8/08
Sherman Potter sings...
"I love to go swimmin
with bow legged wimmen
and swim between their legs
swim between their legs"
(Sorry, it just popped in there, I couldnt help it.)
Curves
yuriythebest
Posted 5:05 AM 20/8/08
so what it's not stereoscopic.
yuriythebest
f0rge
Posted 5:04 AM 20/8/08
can i BET my ass too?
f0rge
Hat Trick
Posted 5:47 AM 20/8/08
@Curves: Now I have that stuck in my head. Thanks for ruining my afternoon ...
Hat Trick
enchantedgoose
Posted 5:47 AM 20/8/08
@Curves: boomdiada boomdiada boomdiada boomdiada
enchantedgoose
ScotteusMaximus
Posted 5:44 AM 20/8/08
15 feet is really too shallow to be of any use in a real situation outside of your community pool.
ScotteusMaximus
forrman
Posted 5:43 AM 20/8/08
As an added bonus - the wearer looks like Lisa Simpson.
forrman
xThadd
Posted 5:40 AM 20/8/08
Yeah, but 15 feet? I can snorkel down to 30, and anyone who's seriously good can go a lot deeper.
xThadd
chizelord
Posted 6:18 AM 20/8/08
@enchantedgoose: damn, now im singing that. this sucks.
on topic tho, 15 feet, ehh, wouldnt mind getting one tho.
chizelord
Go Team Venture
Posted 6:13 AM 20/8/08
I Need Photo Conformation, She better be wearing the Geekini.
Go Team Venture
Dustin L.
Posted 6:32 AM 20/8/08
Can also be used as part of a Halloween costume if you want to dress up as Bumblebee from Transformers.
Dustin L.
famouslauren
Posted 5:43 AM 20/8/08
Nice idea but you have to bend your head forward to get a perfect shot. You can't even see exactly what you will be taking a picture of.
famouslauren
ab3
Posted 6:51 AM 20/8/08
Wasnt this on Gizmodo before?
Idk but I have defiantly seen this before
ab3
Monty
Posted 7:20 AM 20/8/08
What a great option for perverts. Instead of sticking a camera phone down there, they could put on this mask and just put their whole head --- oh, wait ..
Monty
kenbrbkr
Posted 7:48 AM 20/8/08
@famouslauren: I think that's the lens just above the nosepiece. The thing on top is probably the shutter release.
kenbrbkr
Parker. A
Posted 8:27 AM 20/8/08
@Curves: Sherman Potter hmm. (googling)
Parker. A
Parker. A
Posted 8:12 AM 20/8/08
On the perv scale, how pervy will one have to be to rock this at the community pool.
Parker. A
Curves
Posted 8:10 AM 20/8/08
@Hat Trick: Yeah, sorry about that, but to keep it from rattling around my head all day, I had to get it out.
Nice to know I am not the only O/C nutcase at Giz.
Curves
SinAmos
Posted 8:37 AM 20/8/08
@Parker. A: Googlin'. <---------bad. But why not create a wireless camera that you can stream to your laptop? Maybe an underwater receiver, with a booster. Or maybe we just aren't ready for the real tech.:?
SinAmos
Curves
Posted 10:51 AM 20/8/08
@Parker. A: If you cant find it, let me know, and I will launch into a majorly wordy explanation which will make you regret wanting to know in the first place.
Curves
VideoVampire
Posted 11:40 PM 20/8/08
OK I want one. Excellent combination product.
VideoVampire
lefonceobscure
Posted 12:52 AM 21/8/08
What's their target audience? perverts and pre-teen boys?
lefonceobscure