Deepblu Introduces the COSMIQ Dive Computer UPDATE 10/24/16: The v.9 COSMIQ firmware update includes a setting for freshwater. There are a few other updates since I wrote this article. I’ll do my best to keep it up to date. Like most divers, I am an absolute dive gear junkie. I love dive gear. I love […]
Online dive logs In the early days of dive computers, uploading dive data to a personal computer wasn’t even on the radar. My first dive computer was an Oceanic Datamax Sport, a solid computer that was compact, easy to read and simple to operate. It would store quite a few dives, but didn’t provide a […]
Sort out dive log computer compatibility problems and getting your old dive computer data into your new software. Tell me if this sounds familiar. You’ve been using a particular dive computer for quite a while, and have hundreds, if not thousands of dives logged using the software it came with. Now, you’ve decided to move […]
Review of the Shearwater Petrel Dive Computer I’ve owned and used a number of dive computers over the years. The most recent of these was the Subgear XP10, I bought a couple years ago as a simple Nitrox computer for sport dives. Before that, I had an old Oceanic Datamax Sport for that type of […]
I’m not sure if the world needed another free classifieds website or not, but here’s one more. I mostly created joeuw.com as a test related to another project, but now that it’s finished and live, I really like the site and would like to see people use it–especially after looking around at the few scuba gear […]
I recently had a conversation with a technical diver who explained that his “backup” depth gauge and timing device was his older sport diving computer in gauge mode, but that the screen would occasionally “go dark” during a dive. A little bit stunned and bewildered, I asked if that didn’t make him at least a […]
Choosing a dive computer in some ways is a pretty straight-forward process. You decide on a budget and go for it, because most of them are very good, and amazingly inexpensive considering what they do and how well they stand up against submersion in salt water. For most divers, just about any computer that is […]
Here’s a little information about VR’s new VRx dive computer from their site. I had a discussion about it with the owner of the dive shop where I teach. He left me with the impression that the main difference is the plastic housing, compared to the all metal VR3. I’m planning to buy one of […]
Update (7/19/13): Before buying the Subgear XP10 dive computer, please read my comments at the end of this post… I recently replaced my old, tried and true Oceanic Datamax Sport dive computer with the SubGear XP10. The primary reason is that I needed a Nitrox-compatible computer and wanted something that integrates with my laptop. Here […]
As a PADI Open Water SCUBA Instructor, one of the coolest things is staying active and up to speed on a wide variety of dive specialties. Most recently, I have begun teaching the PADI Enriched Air (EANx) Nitrox Specialty Course. If you don’t dive with Nitrox, consider this. First, although strict depth limits must be […]