Category: Technology
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Fly underwater like James Bond with the Seabob Cayago F7
Via Belfast Telegraph Watch this video on YouTube
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Scientists strap cameras on sharks to get a “shark’s eye” view of the sea
See Los Angeles Times Scientists have strapped cameras onto free-swimming sharks, capturing a shark’s-eye view of their underwater world. The footage from 14 tiger sharks, six Galapagos sharks, five sandbar sharks, five bluntnose sixgill sharks and a prickly shark is the first to be taken of sharks, by sharks in their natural environment. One clip…
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iPhone goes for an 82 day swim, survives to tell the tale
Read phoneArena.com Chalk up another win for the rugged and waterproof smartphone case industry. Dave McGregor was off kayaking off the coast of Australia, cutting through the waves, riding along tides, all-in-all having a great time. Dave likes to mount his iPhone 4 to his kayak to record some of the action and this day was no…
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Decrepit GoPro washes up on Huntington Beach, still finds its owner
By the power of Reddit, see Mashable It all began when Reddit user ashinn found a beat up GoPro camera that had washed ashore in Huntington Beach, Calif. The camera was so rusted and in such poor condition, he had to tear it apart in order to retrieve the SD card, which stores the camera’s files. Luckily, the card was still…
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Capture Underwater Photos Like a Pro
Read Outside For most people though, the GoPro will be the camera of choice. It’s versatile and relatively inexpensive. But make sure you think about how to mount the camera before taking it on an underwater trip. Snorkelers should avoid chest, wrist and mask mounts because they’re difficult to aim. My wrist mount captured great…
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Camera falls from airplane and lands in pig pen
Not swimming relevant per se, but wow these action cams are tough! Camera falls from a sky diving airplane and lands on my property in my pig pen. I found the camera 8 months later and viewed this video. Watch this video on YouTube
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University of Michigan Coaches to Provide In-Meet Commentary on Twitter
Read mgoblue.com University of Michigan head swimming coach Mike Bottom announced Wednesday (Jan. 29) an unprecedented plan to bring the world’s swimming community closer to U-M’s men’s and women’s teams during Saturday’s (Feb. 1) meet at Ohio State through live “Aquatics Analysis” from the coaches on the program’s Twitter account, @umichswimdive. […] “Here at Michigan, we want to try…
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China Completes 300-meter Saturation Dive
Read CRI English On Saturday, six divers came out safely from a living chamber that had took them more than 300 meters underwater, marking the complete success of China’s first 300-meter saturation dive experiment. […] Saturation diving technology enables human beings to withstand high water pressure by saturating human tissue with inert gas, which will…
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Federica Pellegrini swimming with the Nilox F 60
A very GoPro-like action cam, see nilox.com Watch this video on YouTube