Huish Outdoors Announces NEW iPhone Dive Housing
Patrik Orcutt 09.18.23
Oceanic has teamed up with Apple to leverage its 50 years of diving expertise and create an app that turns an Apple Watch Ultra into a fully-featured dive computer. This collaboration has generated significant interest in scuba diving worldwide, driving the sport’s growth. The next chapter of Oceanic+ introduces the Oceanic+ Dive Housing, set to be available at local retailers in late September or for pre-order now. This housing is groundbreaking as it fully utilizes your iPhone underwater, offering the best in underwater photography, dive computer capabilities, and sharing features, enabling anyone to share their underwater adventures and stories all from Huish Outdoors.
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Mike Huish, CEO of Huish Outdoors, commented, “Oceanic+ has already transformed the way we dive. With the new Oceanic+ Dive Housing, it will now change the way we share our adventures.” Designed for rugged underwater use, the Oceanic+ Dive Housing is depth-rated to 60 meters (196 feet). It incorporates an automatic vacuum pump for air removal and universal mounting points for various underwater photo accessories.
The Oceanic+ Dive Housing includes a depth and temperature sensor, enabling the Oceanic+ app to turn the diver’s iPhone into a fully functional dive computer. It’s compatible with iPhones from the SE 2nd generation to the latest version using iOS 16 and above. The battery provides a full week of diving and can be fully recharged in just 45 minutes using a standard USB-C cable.
The Oceanic+ app serves as the core of the ecosystem for diving with Apple Watch Ultra and iPhone using the Oceanic+ Dive Housing. The app’s new features allow divers to use both the Apple Watch Ultra and iPhone with Oceanic+ Dive Housing simultaneously on the same subscription, enabling them to run both dive computers independently at the same time.
The Oceanic+ App and Dive Housing combination revolutionize how divers document their dive adventures. The logbook now displays a carousel of pictures and videos captured during the dive, along with information about the depth and time of each media file. For sharing, divers can overlay the dive profile on top of the photos, creating a more engaging story for family and friends to enjoy.
Nick Hollis, Oceanic Brand Manager, noted, “Oceanic+ continues to revolutionize the dive experience, offering underwater capabilities for iPhone. Now divers can save pictures and videos directly to their logbook and easily share their stories with family and friends.” The advanced Oceanic+ app empowers photographers to capture media files in both compressed and RAW formats, catering to diverse preferences and needs.
Andrea Silvestri, VP of Product Development and Design at Huish Outdoors, emphasized the significance of the Oceanic+ Dive Housing for underwater photography enthusiasts, stating, “The Oceanic+ Dive Housing is a game-changer for underwater photography enthusiasts. Whether divers prioritize the convenience of automatic color correction or the creative control of RAW, the Oceanic+ app and Oceanic+ Dive Housing have them covered.”
The Oceanic+ Dive Housing operates in conjunction with the Oceanic+ app, which offers both a free version and a paid subscription for advanced photo and dive computer features. The Oceanic+ app can be downloaded here.
