Accessories NPR: Taking Kindle To The Pool

Lima_dat · 07-07-2008, 10:38 AM

I heard this on the radio this morning, and I thought I would share.

Taking Kindle To The Pool by Lynn Neary

Quote:

I wondered how the reader would fair with sunshine and water, so, accompanied by Rob Pegoraro, a technology writer who reviewed Kindle for The Washington Post, I took it to the neighborhood pool on a hot summer day.

desertgrandma · 07-07-2008, 10:46 AM

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.......

Ervserver · 07-07-2008, 10:52 AM

if I went to the pool I'd swim, read at home later after I washed the chlorine smell off me

RickyMaveety · 07-07-2008, 10:56 AM

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.

mateo · 07-07-2008, 04:58 PM

a lot of FUD.

DixieGal · 07-07-2008, 05:10 PM

I took mine to the beach over this past long weekend. Seal the reader in a gallon Ziploc bag and the problem is solved.

Alexander Turcic · 07-07-2008, 05:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DixieGal

I took mine to the beach over this past long weekend. Seal the reader in a gallon Ziploc bag and the problem is solved.

I can only second this recommendation. Went to the beach today with my Sony Reader -- nicely secured inside a ziploc bag (thanks to various great suggestions).

Ervserver · 07-07-2008, 05:29 PM

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

tlrowley · 07-07-2008, 06:45 PM

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

JSWolf · 07-07-2008, 06:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DixieGal

I took mine to the beach over this past long weekend. Seal the reader in a gallon Ziploc bag and the problem is solved.

The 505 fits fine in a sandwich sized ziplock bag. I think that may be the quart size. No need to spend extra on the gallon size bags here.

RickyMaveety · 07-07-2008, 06:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tlrowley

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

They make a point about saying that it is water "resistant" not water "proof."

But, water resistant should be just fine for the small spash.

JSWolf · 07-07-2008, 06:57 PM

This is the bit that makes the entire lightweight article a big mess not wroth reading...

Quote:

"They've still got some learning to do with designing gadget interfaces," he says. "It's not quite the iPod of eBook readers."

I cannot stand when new gadgets that are not made to be digitial audio players specifically are compared to the iPod. The iPod is not the be all and end all anyway. There are a lot of serious shortcomings about the iPod.

AJ Starr · 07-07-2008, 07:08 PM

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.

Alyson

Ervserver · 07-07-2008, 07:09 PM

Just stay plenty of distance from kids who do them "cannon ball" splashes

mateo · 07-07-2008, 07:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AJ Starr

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.

Alyson

waterproof earbuds?

07-07-2008, 10:46 AM	#2
desertgrandma Enjoying the show.... Posts: 14,270 Karma: 10462843 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Arizona Device: A K1, Kindle Paperwhite, an Ipod, IPad2, Iphone, an Ipad Mini & macAir	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.......

07-07-2008, 07:08 PM	#13
AJ Starr Guru Posts: 815 Karma: 1029784 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Nebraska, USA Device: PEZ, Color Libre, 2@Sony T1, Onyx i62HD	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. Alyson

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Ervserver Wizard Posts: 2,624 Karma: 1008294 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Iowa, USA Device: Nook Simple Touch	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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RickyMaveety Holy S**T!!! Posts: 5,213 Karma: 108401 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: San Diego, California!! Device: Kindle and iPad	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.

07-07-2008, 04:58 PM	#5
mateo Enthusiast Posts: 45 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2005 Device: Palm Zire71	a lot of FUD.

07-07-2008, 05:10 PM	#6
DixieGal Hi There! Posts: 7,473 Karma: 2930523 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ft Lauderdale Device: iPad	I took mine to the beach over this past long weekend. Seal the reader in a gallon Ziploc bag and the problem is solved.

07-07-2008, 05:29 PM	#8
Ervserver Wizard Posts: 2,624 Karma: 1008294 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Iowa, USA Device: Nook Simple Touch	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

07-07-2008, 06:45 PM	#9
tlrowley Quilt Geek Posts: 472 Karma: 91775 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Lancaster, PA Device: Kindle	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

07-07-2008, 07:09 PM	#14
Ervserver Wizard Posts: 2,624 Karma: 1008294 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Iowa, USA Device: Nook Simple Touch	Just stay plenty of distance from kids who do them "cannon ball" splashes

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