Waterfi 8GB Waterproof MP3 Player and FM Radio Swim Kit with Waterproof Short Cord Headphones - New Version Plays iTunes Files (AAC, M4A)

Got this in the mail today, been wanting a FM radio with a MP3 player for a long time now, because sometimes its nice to listen to just the radio. Its compact and very lightweight. Had no trouble loading songs on it as a MP3 player, but did not understand the radio function, so I called Waterfi and spoke to guy named Gabe, who explained it to me in detail. The FM button toggles the player from MP3 player to FM radio and back. The volume controls act as a Scan (like in your car) either up or down if you tap the button, holding it during the radio will still raise or lower the volume without changing the station. Since there isn't a display, I used my car radio to find out what channel I was on and was able to locate the one I wanted much quicker that way. So took it to the pool today to swim laps. Mounted on the goggles easy, put the supplied ear phones in and turned it on, starting with the MP3 player, sound was awesome, actually had to turn it down because had it too high. Swam laps with it, no problem whatsoever, even with flip turns the MP3 player was perfect. So stopped and toggled it to FM radio. Station came in clear and started swimming, amazed that sound stayed consistent and if i touch the wall and turn, I don't even lose the signal, You can go about 18" underwater before you lose the signal, so if you do a flip turn, you will lose the signal, but once you surface it pops right back on. I couldn't be happier with this purchase and hope you all enjoy it too. 1 Tip Gabe told me is: You have to load at least 1 song on the player for it to work and their customer service is amazing, I spoke to Gabe using the customer help button for live chat on their website (waterfi.com), I had also left a voicemail callback number before I saw the live chat icon, and they called me back in about 10 minutes, but Gabe had already helped me, was nice to be treated like they really do care.

The media could not be loaded.  I saw folks in the reviews complaining that the earbuds are hard to assemble. I was able to do it, and figured a video would help others.As for use: Adding music to it is easy, though everything comes in from iTunes with the track number at the start of the name, so everything is in kind of scrambled order. I would have to change this by hand on the Waterfi if I want any control over it. Also, though everything played just fine, there's no point in making playlists, since you can't tell what's coming up next. Since things aren't even alphabetical, I literally couldn't tell if it was on random shuffle or not.Hitting the back button did not actually get me back to the beginning of the song, or even the song that had played before. I did back and forth a couple of times and every time (backward or forward) was a different song. Random shuffle is, I guess, really random! Perhaps with more practice I'll figure it out more, but for now it's just a random music player. Works for what I do, but if you want a more structured playlist, I recommend loading only that playlist and not taking advantage of the 8GB memory available.For 60 bucks, it's not a problem. If you really want control over your playlists, there are plenty of options in much higher price points. This is what my budget affords, so this is what I have.The sound quality is pretty great, and the earbuds double as earplugs, keeping water out of your ears.In summary: a very basic MP3 player, that works under water, at a price point appropriate to the features.

I just received my new Waterfi MP3 player. There is no instruction manual with it, and none that I could find online. However, Waterfi does offer some FAQS that cover some common scenarios. It also offers a few how-to videos that cover certain types of situations. But no instruction manual.For years I have been using a specially waterproofed iPod shuffle to listen to audiobooks while I swim. I love the Shuffles, even though they often stop working after just a few months. This time when my Shuffle died, I thought I should try something else, especially since the Shuffle is not being made anymore and the remaining inventory is getting expensive.I contacted Audible and asked them about this MP3 player. I was told that it was not on their approved list for audio books. I thought I would try it anyway. Part of my reasoning was that this device is described as compatible with AAC files, and Audible's books are AAC files.However, I am thinking now that this description is not quite right. There is a video put out by Waterfi called "Waterfi Waterproof MP3 Player - Converting AAC files to MP3 files." This video attempts to explain in a rather rushed way how to use iTunes to convert AAC files to MP3 files so that they can be played on this MP3 player. So, if that video is any indication, files need to be converted to MP3 format before they can be played on this Waterfi MP3 player.Furthermore, the instructions related to iTunes in the video about making the conversion do not work for some (or all?) Audible files because (some?) Audible files are protected from easy transfer to various devices by DRM technology. To get around this, you will need to purchase special software that is designed to remove the DRM from the Audible file. I tried some software called Noteburn iTunes DRM Converter, which cost me about $40. I was then able to convert the Audible file to an MP3 file, and then I put it on my Waterfi MP3 player (just drag and drop). Great! Problem solved!Not so fast. The new MP3 file plays, but that's it. You can't navigate to different chapters. So far as I can tell, you can't even fast-forward or rewind a few sentences at a time. Noteburn has some instructions online about how to preserve chapters if you are using a Mac, but I could find nothing about how to retain chapters for Windows PC users.So I decided I would just try to use Noteburn to create a non-DRM AAC file, hoping maybe that would preserve chapters on my new MP3 player. However, for some strange reason, what Noteburn actually created was an MP4a file, even though I had specified I wanted AAC. When I transferred thisMP4a file to my MP3 player, I could not play it. In fact, after I ejected the device (using the eject option in the lower right of my taskbar), the device would not operate at all. I have it plugged in now, thinking maybe it needs to be charged more. But I am not optimistic. The battery-charging LEDs are not glowing. The device does not appear in File Explorer on my PC. The device seems to be dead. I will leave it on the charger for a bit longer just to be sure, but I think there is a good chance this MP3 player will be going back to the seller soon without ever having been used.