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Take Your iPod mini Swimming With Otter Box

Take Your iPod mini Swimming With Otter Box

by , 1:50 PM EST, February 16th, 2005

Otter Products today extended its Otter Box for iPod case to the iPod mini, brining waterproof, dustproof, dirtproof, sandproof, and drop-proof protection to the music player.

The Otter Box for iPod mini features a waterproof membrane that protects the click wheel, and a hard plastic window for the screen that keeps it fully legible. Combined with waterproof headphones, the Otter Box allows users to take their iPod mini with them swimming, jet skiing, kayaking, or any other water related activity. The Otter Box also features a belt clip with headphone cable management abilities.

The Otter Box for iPod mini sells for $49.95; an optional arm band costs an additional $14.95. Otter Boxes are also available for 3G and 4G iPods.

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Close Name:B-sabre Posts: 70 Joined: 18 Jan 2005
Wed Feb 16, 2005 3:15 pm Subject:

OK, I must confess. I saw "mini" in the title and thought it was for the Mac Mini. At which point I thought..."Now this is just stupid..."

But its for the iPod Mini...which makes a bit more sense.

How does this compare to an iPod shuffle in a zip-lock bag?

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Close Name:Guest
Wed Feb 16, 2005 3:17 pm Subject: iPod Shuffle version?

I'm surprised there's nothing for the iPod shuffle, which seems like the most obvious choice for something like this...

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Close Name:Guest
Wed Feb 16, 2005 4:27 pm Subject:

Apple already has something similar for the Shuffle... it's "splash proof" not "water proof" so it's not good for swimming, but would probably be fine for jet skiing, canoeing, boating, fishing, etc.

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Close Name:murlyn Posts: 10 Joined: 30 Nov 2004
Wed Feb 16, 2005 9:38 pm Subject: iPod Shuffle

I am still waiting for a waterproof case for the iPod Shuffle.. Im not swimming with my 3G iPod, now the iPod Shuffle.. oh yeah definitely! I find swimming to be extremely boring, thus the reason why I do not do it much.. but with some tunes in my ears.. Im still waiting

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Close Name:Guest
Wed Feb 16, 2005 10:17 pm Subject: Old joke

"I used to have an iPod mini that was waterproof, dustproof, dirtproof, sandproof, and drop-proof."

"What happened?"

"It caught fire."

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Close Name:Guest
Sun Apr 24, 2005 9:06 pm Subject:

ipod shuffle waterproofing?

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