Smart Dive Computer - Beta Testing

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We are glad to report that we are now ready to accept beta testers for our new Smart Dive Computer (SDC) product.
SDC transforms your smartphone into an advanced recreational dive computer with integrated camera, digital compass, maps, dive analyzer, planner and logbook.

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

SDC is composed by 4 key elements: smartphone, underwater housing, Smart Dive Buddy sensor kit and SDC App. We are the developer of the SDB sensor kit and the SDC App.
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SDC works with underwater housings from Bonica, iPix, iDive and Watershot ....
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... and it is compatible with the following smartphones / tablets:

  • Apple: iPhone 4S, 5, 5C, 5S and 6 - iPad 3 and Air
  • Samsung: Galaxy S3 and S4

While underwater, SDC has 3 main operating modes: Camera Only, Combo and Dive Computer Only.
In Combo mode SDC, in additon of being an underwater camera, can operates as a Gauge computer, Air computer or Nitrox computer.
In Dive Computer Only mode SDC operates as an Air computer or a Nitrox computer.
License is required to activate the Air computer and the Nitrox computer.

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After the dive you can review your log, analyze it, synch it with other devices and share it with your friends as SDC integrates a logbook manager compatible with our divePAL system.

BETA TESTING PROGRAM

In order to become a beta tester you must:

  • own a supported smartphone / tablet
  • own a supported housing
  • purchase a Smart Dive Buddy kit
  • have an account with us (if you do not have one already click here)
  • sign our NDA and Beta Tester agreement

You can purchase a Smart Dive Buddy kit directly from our online store here at the special beta tester price of $149.99 (saving $40 from MSRP).
Additionally, as a beta tester you will receive a 3 years Nitrox Dive Computer license worth ~$60.

Once you have purchased the Smart Dive Buddy Kit, you should contact us indicating what smartphone / tablet model and what housing brand you plan to use for the beta testing and we will send you NDA and Beta Tester agreement for you to review and sign.

We plan to begin shipping out SDB kits to beta testers as below:

  • iPhone 5 (5C or 5S): November 28, 2014
  • Galaxy S4: December 5, 2014
  • iPhone 4S: December 12, 2014
  • Galaxy S3: December 19, 2014
  • iPhone 6: January 9, 2015
  • iPad: January 16, 2015
 
If you have signed up as a beta tester and have indicated that you will be testing SDC with an iPhone AND have signed and returned to us the SDC Beta Testing Agreement, Your SDB kit is on your way (or maybe you have received it already).

You should also have received from Apple an email with subject "TestFlight: You're invited to test Smart Dive Computer 1.0" ......

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.... please open this email with your iOS 8 smartphone and follow instructions.

Also, please note that in order to test the SDC App you will need first to install the TestFlight App from Apple.

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If you are a beta tester AND have NOT YET signed/returned the Beta Testing Agreement please make sure to do so promptly.

If you are a beta tester and have indicated that you will be using an Android device, please be patient as we expect to have a beta version for you by the end of next week.

If you are NOT a beta tester but you would like to become one, please read this post
 
We are glad to report that the new version 1.0 (2) of the SDC App is now available on TestFlight.

If you have signed up as a beta tester and have indicated that you will be testing SDC with an iPhone AND have signed and returned to us the SDC Beta Testing Agreement, You should also have received from Apple an email with subject "TestFlight: You're invited to test Smart Dive Computer 1.0 (2) ......

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If you have not received such email from Apple, please contact us.

One of the new features in this release is the capability to equip the SDC app with a map of a dive site so you can access it while diving.

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If you are a beta tester AND have NOT YET signed/returned the Beta Testing Agreement please make sure to do so promptly.

If you are a beta tester and have indicated that you will be using an Android device, please download the SDC App from Google play.

If you are NOT a beta tester but you would like to become one, please read this post
 
https://www.shearwater.com/products/swift/

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