Review: H2O Audio iDive 300 underwater iPhone case

I reviewed the H2O Audio iDive 300 Deep Dive Waterproof Case for Gizmodo:

I affected an air of what I hoped would be perceived the other divers as seasoning before I jumped in with the iDive 300.

“Seems like a pain in the ass to me,” I groused. “Just one more thing to break.” The other divers on deck responded in kind, mostly preoccupied with their own pre-flight checklists. “Don’t know why you’d want to even listen to music, really,” I said to their backs.

And I was right—it was a huge pain in the ass. At least at first, with the headphone cords whipping around my head very much like kelp; the case itself trying to spring to the surface, twisting the screen of my iPhone upside down; the music at once blaring and then fading to muddled distortion as my middle ear pressure equalized. (Truth be told, I could never quite figure out why the volume would vary so much, as it would often fluctuate even while I remained at a consistent depth. There’s something about the way the speakers make pressure and sound that I don’t quite understand.)