07-07-2008, 10:38 AM | #1 | |
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NPR: Taking Kindle To The Pool
I heard this on the radio this morning, and I thought I would share.
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07-07-2008, 10:46 AM | #2 |
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kindle at the pool
Apparently they haven't seen the new m-edge Kindle Leisure Case
http://www.buymedge.com/p_KindleLs.html not totally waterproof, but pretty cool for those "I dropped ketchup on my kindle" moments....... |
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07-07-2008, 10:52 AM | #3 |
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if I went to the pool I'd swim, read at home later after I washed the chlorine smell off me
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07-07-2008, 10:56 AM | #4 |
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Interesting article. And, no, I wouldn't play "catch" with my Kindle either. I also wouldn't do it with any electronic device that I valued.
Would and have taken my Kindle to the pool on a really hot day, and it was just fine. I treated it with the same respect I would (again) any electronic device near water. I have very little need to actually read underwater, so a light water resistant covering suits my purposes for most pool usage. |
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a lot of FUD.
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07-07-2008, 05:10 PM | #6 |
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I took mine to the beach over this past long weekend. Seal the reader in a gallon Ziploc bag and the problem is solved.
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07-07-2008, 05:29 PM | #8 |
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If Jacques Cousteau was able to take very expensive video cameras underwater there has to be a way to do the same with a Kindle
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07-07-2008, 06:45 PM | #9 |
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If M-edge is going to sell the Leisure Jacket using a photo of a young lady floating in the pool, I can only assume that it will work for me. I am a little concerned about the hole for the scroll wheel, but I don't want to read underwater, just protect the Kindle from the splashes getting in and out of the floatie chair
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This is the bit that makes the entire lightweight article a big mess not wroth reading...
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Audio Books under water
I found a waterproof MP3 player that I loaded my audio book on, hook it to my swim suit and off to the pool for my water aerobics and play. Works great, above and below.
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Just stay plenty of distance from kids who do them "cannon ball" splashes
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