iPods have become the essential prop in the universe of sports and exercise. In retrospect, we never realized the strenuous inconvenience of attaching a Walkman, and subsequently, even worse, a constantly-skipping CD player to our bodies to take on the treadmill or the sports field. Or perhaps we did, but lived with the complacent idea that this was the best way possible to marry exercise and the privatization of music to our very own ears. The 2nd Gen. iPod shuffle is perhaps the most practical music device created to date. Let’s consider it’s quarter-size stature, for starters. The shuffle easily fits and clips on wherever a coin or a button can.
There is also its capacity to hold a generous and impressive 1 gigabyte of music (for the sake of practicality, no one really needs more than 240 songs at one specific time - not even during a marathon). The iPod shuffle is one of those rare gadgets that subliminally and unobtrusively facilitates our daily, fast-paced lives, by providing the essence of music at our (literal) fingertips.So, with Apple providing the smallest MP3 player ever, It would only make sense to create an accessory that will allow the 2nd Gen iPod shuffle to be attached to the body whenever, wherever; under any type of condition. (Yes, this is intended for olympic swimmers, and storm chasers alike). Enter the proactive minds at H2O Audio, who got their hands all, um, wet, by creating the iS2, the “smallest waterproof case ever”; a silicone sleeve that snugs perfectly into a polycarbonate impact-resistant case. Paired with the H2O Audio Series Waterproof Headphones, H2O Audio created an effective protection against the most destructive of elements. (more…)