Sony Waterproof Walkman Lets Swimmers Listen to Music Underwater

LAS VEGAS -- The idea of the "power song" or playlist has been around ever since music has been mobile, with runners and cyclists enjoying inspiring music during their workouts for well over a decade. Swimmers, however, have been left out of the sports-music movement, at least until now.

Sony is debuting a waterproof digital Walkman at CES, the NZW-W270, which contains a 4GB music player inside a pair of earphones. The two ear units are connected by a single cable, with controls on each site -- power and track selection on right, playlist selection and volume on the left.

Sony was nice enough to let me check out a water-repelling Walkman in advance of CES, and it definitely does what i…
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