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Category: Gadgets & Gear
Posted on: January 9, 2008 11:08 AM, by CR McClain
Via Crave, I see that Underwater Technologies Center has created a Underwater Digital Interface that can keep 56 divers networked with ships or land bases up to 1,000 yards away. The unit serves as a Two-way digital text messaging communicator, Diver SOS and Remote SOS, Homing tool, Compass, and RGBM Diving computer. A cookie to anyone who can tell me where the coordinates above are from.
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This is Really Cool! Safety and convenience all in one! LOL!
Dave Briggs :~)
Posted by: Dave Briggs | January 9, 2008 1:18 PM
That must be some squid if you saw it in Mariana Trench
Posted by: Dave | January 9, 2008 1:21 PM
damn it dave, i just figured out the coordinates on google earth too
Posted by: kevin z | January 9, 2008 1:40 PM
Challenger Deep?
Posted by: Peter Etnoyer | January 9, 2008 2:16 PM
"Worlds first" HA! Didn't they have that in the movie The Abyss?
No keyboard so I'm guessing it only sends preset messages. Otherwise it'd awkward typing with the dial... hmmm how long would it take to type "hlp running out of air, plz save me..."
Posted by: Steve | January 9, 2008 8:23 PM
I smell a C'thulhu reference.
Posted by: Graculus | January 10, 2008 8:18 AM