We all know it by now; swimming is great exercise. It might be the best full-body, no-impact workout anywhere. I think it is. But, I also think it’s boring. All that time staring down into blue water, watching the black line go by. All that work to get nowhere (except to the other end of the pool and back). No scenery, no stimulation, just boredom. It’s good exercise, sure, but it’s hard to get. It’s hard to get myself psyched about it, and hard to get myself to do it as much as I’d like (and as much as I should).

Well, some smart (and probably fit people) thought of a pretty good solution for swimming-induced boredom: an MP3 player (like an ipod) that you can wear underwater, and wear while swimming. It’s cleverly called the SwiMP3, and it’s genius. Now, you can swim laps (or go surfing/play at the beach/hang out at the pool) and still blast your tunes. You can listen to music doing your favorite wet activities, and as a result, you can have more fun doing them.

The SwiMP3 (available at http://www.mypopcornmachine.com/swimp3player.html) comes with a formidable 256 MB of storage space (plenty enough for your music), and weighs in at only 2 ounces. It’s compatible with your Mac or your PC, and its’ portable battery is recharged through a USB port – the same way you add music to the player.

Coolest of all, the SwiMP3 uses a cool new technology – bone conduction – to provide great sound. The idea is that other underwater electronics transfer the sound through the water. Inevitably, some of it is lost in the transition (and the sound suffers). The SwiMP3 is different – it conducts the sound from the player through your skull bones, and directly to your ear. Very little sound is lost in the process, and as a result, the sound you hear is top-quality.

The player is not only cool and helpful, but it’s good. It gives you good functionality, good sound, and most importantly, it gives you the motivation to get that workout in. It gets you to the pool, and gets you through your workout (whether you’re trying to swim 100 yards or 3000 yards). That makes you more fit and more healthy, and it makes the SwiMP3 a great piece of technology. It’s that simple.

Check out this YouTube video about the SwiMP3:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czkwx0Mnz3w