Marlin: The World's First Swim Meter Designed to Talk to You

A project in Hong Kong, Hong Kong by Platysens
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Realtime audio feedback of distance, speed, lap time and navigation information as you swim. Your swimming pace right to your ears.
Backers: 342
Average Pledge Per Backer: $110

Funded: $37,474 of $22,000
Dates: Jul 24th -> Aug 24th (31 days)
Project By: Platysens
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Latest News

Update #5: DC Rainmaker Review! Stretch Goal Unlocked! 12 Hours to go!

August 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
We have news to share! DC Rainmaker reviews the Marlin, and here is his hands-on review. His review means a lot to us because his suggestion for positioning a GPS on the head was one of the inspiration for Marlin. We will address the issues he... (Read More)

Update #4: 100% Funded, Stretch Goal

August 17th - via: kickstarter.com
THANK YOU for your support, the Platysens Marlin has reached its funding goal! We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of you for your support and encouragement during this campaign. Our team is excited to move Marlin into production!  ... (Read More)

Update #3: Session Trainer, Media Event and the Olympics

August 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Just like the Olympics swimming events, our Marlin Kickstarter campaign is nearing completion. Thanks to your support, we have reached about 85% of our goal with 11 days to go! We are down to our final lap and making one final push to the finish... (Read More)

Paul Newsome of Swim Smooth with Marlin

August 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Backers, we have some great news to share! Marlin in the Wild!Paul Newsome, Founder and Headcoach of Swim Smooth, the world's leading swimming coaching company, is one of the first to receive a Marlin Prototype for review.  Here's what he has to... (Read More)

Update #1: Swim.com Compatibility

July 27th - via: kickstarter.com
We are excited to announce that the Marlin will be compatible with Swim.com, the world’s most advanced swim workout and training platform.  We have been working with swim.com and have sent Marlin data to their test servers successfully.  After... (Read More)

Marlin Swim Monitoring And GPS System (video)

July 25th - via: geeky-gadgets.com
Platysens created a new swim monitoring system which is capable of providing audio feedback on your distance, speed, lap time and even offering navigation information as you swim. (Read More)

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