Garmin advances dive safety technology with revolutionary Descent S1 Smart Buoy
Garmin (NYSE: GRMN) has unveiled the Descent S1 Buoy, a groundbreaking diving safety device priced at $2,499.99. This innovative buoy leverages Garmin's proprietary SubWave sonar networking to enable communication and tracking between surface crews and up to eight underwater divers within a 100-meter range.
The device integrates with compatible Garmin dive computers, allowing divers to navigate back to the buoy, exchange preset messages with the surface crew, and monitor vital data like tank pressure. The 2-pound waterproof buoy features a rechargeable battery lasting up to 15 hours and connects to the Garmin Dive app via Wi-Fi for comprehensive dive monitoring and post-dive analysis.
Garmin (NYSE: GRMN) ha presentato il Descent S1 Buoy, un dispositivo innovativo per la sicurezza subacquea dal prezzo di 2.499,99 $. Questa boa all'avanguardia sfrutta la tecnologia proprietaria SubWave sonar networking di Garmin per consentire la comunicazione e il tracciamento tra il personale in superficie e fino a otto subacquei entro un raggio di 100 metri.
Il dispositivo si integra con i computer subacquei Garmin compatibili, permettendo ai sub di orientarsi verso la boa, scambiare messaggi preimpostati con la squadra in superficie e monitorare dati vitali come la pressione della bombola. La boa impermeabile da 2 libbre è dotata di una batteria ricaricabile con un'autonomia fino a 15 ore e si collega all'app Garmin Dive tramite Wi-Fi per un monitoraggio completo dell'immersione e analisi post-immersione.
Garmin (NYSE: GRMN) ha lanzado el Descent S1 Buoy, un dispositivo revolucionario para la seguridad en el buceo con un precio de 2.499,99 $. Esta boya innovadora utiliza la tecnología propietaria SubWave sonar networking de Garmin para permitir la comunicación y el seguimiento entre el equipo en superficie y hasta ocho buceadores bajo el agua dentro de un rango de 100 metros.
El dispositivo se integra con computadoras de buceo Garmin compatibles, permitiendo a los buceadores navegar de regreso a la boya, intercambiar mensajes preestablecidos con el equipo en superficie y monitorear datos vitales como la presión del tanque. La boya impermeable de 2 libras cuenta con una batería recargable que dura hasta 15 horas y se conecta a la aplicación Garmin Dive vía Wi-Fi para un monitoreo completo de la inmersión y análisis posterior.
Garmin (NYSE: GRMN)은 Descent S1 Buoy라는 획기적인 다이빙 안전 장치를 출시했으며, 가격은 2,499.99달러입니다. 이 혁신적인 부표는 Garmin의 독자적인 SubWave 소나 네트워킹 기술을 활용해 수면 팀과 최대 8명의 수중 다이버 간에 100미터 범위 내에서 통신 및 추적이 가능합니다.
이 장치는 호환 가능한 Garmin 다이브 컴퓨터와 연동되어 다이버가 부표로 돌아가고, 수면 팀과 미리 설정된 메시지를 교환하며, 탱크 압력과 같은 중요한 데이터를 모니터링할 수 있습니다. 2파운드 방수 부표는 최대 15시간 지속되는 충전식 배터리를 탑재했으며, Wi-Fi를 통해 Garmin Dive 앱과 연결되어 다이빙 모니터링과 다이빙 후 분석을 제공합니다.
Garmin (NYSE : GRMN) a dévoilé la Descent S1 Buoy, un dispositif révolutionnaire de sécurité pour la plongée, au prix de 2 499,99 $. Cette bouée innovante utilise la technologie propriétaire SubWave sonar networking de Garmin pour permettre la communication et le suivi entre les équipes en surface et jusqu'à huit plongeurs sous l'eau dans un rayon de 100 mètres.
L'appareil s'intègre aux ordinateurs de plongée Garmin compatibles, permettant aux plongeurs de se diriger vers la bouée, d'échanger des messages préenregistrés avec l'équipe en surface et de surveiller des données vitales telles que la pression de la bouteille. La bouée étanche de 2 livres est équipée d'une batterie rechargeable offrant jusqu'à 15 heures d'autonomie et se connecte à l'application Garmin Dive via Wi-Fi pour un suivi complet de la plongée et une analyse post-plongée.
Garmin (NYSE: GRMN) hat die Descent S1 Buoy vorgestellt, ein bahnbrechendes Sicherheitsgerät für Taucher zum Preis von 2.499,99 $. Diese innovative Boje nutzt Garmins proprietäres SubWave Sonar Networking, um die Kommunikation und Ortung zwischen Oberflächenmannschaften und bis zu acht Tauchern unter Wasser innerhalb einer Reichweite von 100 Metern zu ermöglichen.
Das Gerät lässt sich mit kompatiblen Garmin-Tauchcomputern verbinden, sodass Taucher zur Boje navigieren, voreingestellte Nachrichten mit dem Oberflächenteam austauschen und wichtige Daten wie den Tankdruck überwachen können. Die 2 Pfund schwere wasserdichte Boje verfügt über einen wiederaufladbaren Akku mit einer Laufzeit von bis zu 15 Stunden und verbindet sich per Wi-Fi mit der Garmin Dive-App für umfassende Tauchüberwachung und Analyse nach dem Tauchgang.
- Revolutionary safety technology enabling surface-to-diver communication and tracking
- Extended communication range up to 100 meters for diver-to-diver messaging
- Comprehensive monitoring capabilities including tank pressure and diver location tracking
- Long battery life of 15 hours suitable for weekend dive trips
- High price point of $2,499.99 may limit accessibility
- Requires compatible Garmin dive computers for full functionality
- Limited range of 100 meters from the buoy
- Signal can be affected by surface conditions, waves, and diver position
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Garmin's new Descent S1 Buoy represents a significant innovation in dive safety technology with unique underwater communication capabilities.
Garmin's introduction of the Descent S1 Buoy marks a significant advancement in dive safety technology. This innovative device creates a communication bridge between divers and surface crews using SubWave sonar networking technology, addressing a critical gap in underwater safety systems.
The product's key technical differentiator is its ability to facilitate two-way communication between divers and surface crews up to 100 meters away. This represents a substantial improvement over traditional dive communication methods which are typically limited to visual signals or tethered communication systems.
From a technical perspective, the integration with Garmin's ecosystem of dive computers creates a comprehensive safety network. The ability to track multiple divers simultaneously, monitor tank pressures, and exchange preset messages offers unprecedented situational awareness for dive operations. The navigation assistance feature, showing divers the direction back to the buoy, addresses one of the most common safety concerns in diving - diver disorientation.
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What's particularly noteworthy is how this technology transforms the role of surface support crews from passive observers to active safety monitors who can intervene when necessary. This represents a paradigm shift in dive operations management and could potentially influence industry safety standards and protocols moving forward.
Track, monitor and communicate with those above – and below – the surface for greater situational awareness while exploring the depths
"Garmin is focused on creating essential products designed to help keep divers safe. The groundbreaking Descent S1 buoy adds game-changing communication, navigation and safety capabilities between divers and their surface crew, making it the next must-have piece of kit for dive teams, charter operations, instructors and more."
–Susan Lyman, Garmin Vice President of Consumer Sales and Marketing
Advancing the diver experience
- Find my buoy: Connected divers can see the distance and direction back to the buoy – whether it's tethered in place, on the anchor line of a boat or on the boat's tag line during a drift dive – and use it to navigate back to the buoy2.
- Diver-to-surface messaging: When using a connected Descent dive computer, divers can tell those on the surface where they are, where they're going, if they need to come up early and their remaining decompression time1.
- Extended diver-to-diver messaging: While beneath the surface, the buoy extends the range of diver-to-diver messaging capabilities. Divers with compatible Descent dive computers can exchange preset messages with one another up to 100 meters away1.
- Post-dive review: After returning to the surface, view underwater heatmaps on the Garmin Dive™ smart-device app to see where explorations took place.
Revolutionizing the diving experience from the surface
Topside crews can better track divers below the surface when using both the Descent S1 Buoy and Garmin Dive app.
- Remote diver monitoring: Track tank pressures, diver location and depth, and more when divers are equipped with a compatible dive computer and Descent T2 transceiver. Automatic alerts can also let topside crew members know when a diver's tank pressure is low2.
- Surface-to-diver messaging: Topside crews can exchange preset messages with connected Descent dive computers underwater, allowing them to communicate with divers and send out a diver recall if the dive needs to be cut short.
- Diver location tracking: Track the approximate range to each diver in the SubWave sonar network—up to 100 meters away from the buoy2.
VIDEO: See how the Descent S1 Buoy can keep divers and topside crew connected
Rugged and connected
The compact Descent S1 Buoy weighs just 2 pounds and has an IPX8 water rating to 10 meters. The rechargeable lithium battery provides up to 15 hours of battery life so it can be used during a typical weekend dive trip before needing to be recharged. To keep divers connected to their topside crew, the buoy uses Wi-Fi® technology to wirelessly connect to the Garmin Dive app, up to 60 meters away.
Available now, the Descent S1 Buoy has a suggested retail price of
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1 Some compatible dive computers can receive, but not send, messages. Conditions such as surface, waves, chop, objects and diver position can obstruct the signal and reduce range; for more details, visit Garmin.com/subwave.
2 Conditions such as surface, waves, chop, objects and diver position can obstruct the signal and reduce range; for more details, visit Garmin.com/subwave.
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