Petrel 2 released!

[Centexbear]

Wow. I emailed Shearwater a few days ago and as a long shot asked if they were working on the Petrel 2 and if they had any idea of a release date.

today they emailed back and said they released it today and to check their Facebook page for details.

 

[mruseless]

Looks like they added a digital compass. The rest looks the same. Same case too.

---------- Post added November 14th, 2014 at 11:03 PM ----------

Looks like new BT4 spec too.

 

[Hatul]

What will Petrel users do when they add AI?

 

[Dhboner]

They won't.

 

[Jim Lapenta]

I'll buy used Predators and older Petrels .

 

[Dhboner]

LOL Jim!!!!!

 

[Tbar]

I would expect that the logical step with Bluetooth 4 is to have a BT4 AI sensor... And connection to other BT4 sensors, heart rate monitor, etc. Interesting to see the direction, I cannot imagine it is just to connect to apple devices!

 

[scubafanatic]

Does Shearwater use mineral glass or Gorilla glass for their screens ?

 

[ktomlinson]

I don't actually know what it's made of but by looking at it, I can tell you that it is thick (from memory like 3/8"), and feels like a sort of acrylic.

---------- Post added November 16th, 2014 at 02:38 AM ----------

I'll buy used Predators and older Petrels .

Whys that? Also, want to buy my Predator?

Does anyone know if they fixed the voltage reading issue while using a SAFT battery?

 

[buddhasummer]

I don't actually know what it's made of but by looking at it, I can tell you that it is thick (from memory like 3/8"), and feels like a sort of acrylic.

---------- Post added November 16th, 2014 at 02:38 AM ----------



Whys that? Also, want to buy my Predator?

Does anyone know if they fixed the voltage reading issue while using a SAFT battery?

coincidentally I'm having such issues, am currently in contact with them trying to figure out/fix what evers going on. I'll post back for anyone who's interested.