Here is the answer for those tech savy divers who want instant information entered into their dive logs.  Engadget recently report on an underwater keyboard water-resistant to 60 feet.    The keyboard works on wireless Bluetooth technology and only cost a mere $700.  Maybe my tech guy at Techlife might enjoy this product.

I can’t wait to see the next workstation.

I thought being a Shedd Aquarium diver is about the coolest job I have ever done.  But, there is another job that combines my two greatest passions….scuba and Mickey.  Take a look.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=jE6i61CCpr0

This is the way I want to dive.  In the leisure of my new car, equiped with regulator and all.  Watch this 3-1/2 minute video and see if you want to play James Bond “Cousteau”.

http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1137942530/bclid1155254697/bctid1417354699

KEY LARGO, Florida Keys — Instead of bright flower gardens and green grass, the Easter egg hunt off Key Largo is to be staged near coral heads teaming with colorful tropical fish or a bed of sea grass in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. After all, when the Easter bunny is a scuba-diving gentle giant nearly seven feet tall (including ears), he can hide eggs anywhere he …

I was really suprised when I heard about Swimming with Sharks in Minnesota.  But at Mall of America they offer a “Swim With Sharks” adventure at the Mall’s  Underwater Adventure Aquarium.  It is costly at $185.00/dive.  The price includes the following;

a behind-the-scenes tour
a dive in Fisherman’s Hollow (fresh water dive with fish native to Minnesota lakes)
a dive in Sharks Cove (saltwater dive with about 6 species of sharks and other fish)

One thing …

Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

The NOAA National Marine Sanctuary Program has developed a colorful new printed guide and Web page for scuba diving enthusiasts about diving in our nation’s 13 national marine sanctuaries, home to some of America’s most spectacular underwater sights.
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The new diving guide, introduced at the Diving Equipment and Marketing Association’s annual show in Orlando, Fla., describes the wonderful world beneath the sea at each of the national marine sanctuaries, …

Chris Shott, ForbesTraveler.com reported in USA Today on some of the World’s Scariest Shark Dives.  You don’t have to be Jacques Cousteau to go scuba diving in shark infested waters.  Just ask his son, fellow sea-explorer Jean-Michel Cousteau: “I took the Duchess of York, who was afraid of water,” he says. “In three days, this incredible lady learned to scuba dive, put a chain-mail suit on, …

GlobeandMail.com recently reported how a small octopus, about the size of an orange, was captured attached to a porcelain plate.  The find was in South Korea and the discovery was dated to the Goryeo Dynasty, which ruled from AD918-1392 and was famed for its porcelain.  This little octopus led to a find of over 2000 items at this site.

You never know what you are going find underwater.  Let us know what …

Scuba divers David Bryant, 29, and Christopher Cook, 21, have one of the most unusual jobs certified divers can occupy: They travel around the country diving for golf balls at golf courses.

When they disappear beneath the surface of a golf course lake, they are gathering golf balls for a company called Springer Golf Balls, based in Santa Rosa, Calif. The …