August 17, 2010, 8:00 AM — Last month we introduced you to some gnarly tech you can take swimming with the fishes. Admittedly, some of it was a rather large and unwieldy, like the underwater 3D camera from Liquid Pictures for filming HD movies under the sea.
Well, we couldn't leave well enough alone. Now we're back with more awesome tech for the pool, the beach, and 20,000 leagues under the sea ... and this time it's personal.
High definition computer. For under the sea!
Dive computers are an essential part of any professional diver's equipment roster. Unlike scuba diving itself, these dive computers have evolved quickly and tremendously well. The Mares Icon HD is pretty much the coolest of them all. Besides having a full-color LCD screen, this computer records up to 50 logbook dives. The Icon HD also uses a "Reduced Gradient Bubbles Model" algorithm which takes into account the possibility of microbubbles without compromising dive time. Pretty slick.
