Chromis anadema is the kind of discovery that happens when researchers take a closer look at an other wise common group of fishes. In this case, a new investigation into the paletail chromis, C. xanhura revealed a new species with…
Elos Planet Compact II Is the company’s newest nano LED light
The Planet Compact II is the newest high performance LED light from Elos. The Planet Compact came out several years ago but this second iteration is much more of a nano LED light than before. The brushed metal housing is…
Deep Sea Brine Pools Are Mysterious (And Dangerous)
There are many wonderful and utterly amazing habitats in the deep sea that occur nowhere else on earth. Dead whales called ‘whale falls’ create temporary biotopes, as do shipwrecks, and of course the hydrothermal vents which get the lion’s share…
Hippocampus haema, a surprising New Species of Seahorse from Japan & Korea
Hippocampus haema is a new species of crowned seahorse from the northwest Pacific Ocean around Korea and Japan. The poster child for the crowned seahorses is Hippocampus coronatus, recognized by its pronounced and tall head crown or horn. Once thought…
Nanight Has A Unique Scandinavian Design For Dive Lights
As soon as we saw the new dive lights by Nanight there was a unique sense of familiarity about them, despite having never seen them before. This is probably because Nanight’s three different dive light models have a distinctly utilitarian…
SWES Technology Releases Their Seawater-Powered Dive Light, The D-1001
SWES Technology made a huge splash at DEMA last year when they introduced their innovative seawater-powered dive light. In the intervening time they’ve worked hard to develop their concept and technology to bring their first commercial product to market, the…
Garmin Mk1 Descent – Masters of GPS Release Their First Dive Watch
The Garmin Descent Mk1 is the first dive watch from the world leaders of GPS navigation. Garmin may be better known for making the GPS navigation computers we used to have in our cars, and the GPS positioning devices many…
Take Better Smartphone Pictures and Restore Old Ones With Weefine Smart Housing & Dive+ App
We’ve taken our fair share of mediocre images using an iPhone and an underwater case. Colors and exposure are fine in shallow water but as soon as you get any light attenuation, the colors really start getting off-kilter. Sure you…
NERD2 ‘Near Eye Remote Display’ Dive Computer Gets Second Generation Update
The NERD was a very ambitious design for an all in one dive computer that rests in your field of view and Shearwater is pushing the concept further with the NERD2. With its second generation, the NERD2 ditches the remote…
Enter The Future Of Lightweight Diving With Carbon Fiber Fins
Carbon fiber fins are not exactly new but until now they’ve mostly been limited to freediving fin styles. But this week at DEMA Submatix US is showing off one of the first ‘normal’ SCUBA diving fins made from carbon fiber…