Category: Technology

On this episode we’re talking about 3 ways to keep your pool water warm to make the season just a little longer.

Turns out, Sony’s “waterproof” Xperia devices might not be so waterproof after all. After talking up the waterproof capabilities of its Xperia devices for years — even running marketing campaigns showing people happily using its devices underwater — Sony now says that they should not be submerged. As XperiaBlogfirst reported, Sony recently revised its support page on water…

Train and compete with more heart than ever before with HRM Swim and HRM Tri, heart rate monitors designed to track underwater. Enhance your triathlon experience by pairing HRM-Tri and HRM-Swim with Forerunner 920XT for a much more unified approach to training and racing. The non-slip HRM-Swim is perfect for pool swimming with wall push-offs.…

A La Mesa family has its camera back a day after 10News shared the camera’s contents. “My phone was about to die. I looked at it,” said Alycen Haynesworth. “A girlfriend had texted me and said, ‘they found your waterproof camera and you’re on 10News. LOL.’” San Diego divers Mark Schulze and Patty Mooney found…

Images and setup time-lapse of a studio that I put together in a pool to photograph two swimmers.

Your personal fitness tracker, now with lap counting technology. Swimmers, now it’s your time to Shine. https://youtu.be/be30GagUvrY

To use them, you start by looking towards your destination (probably a buoy or landmark), then pressing a button on the goggles to save that heading. Once you start swimming, the onboard electronics will detect any deviations from your course toward that point – this includes drifting due to currents or wind. See gizmag and…