For those who still don’t know about Nike’s and iPods fusion of sports, health and music. The Nike+iPod Sports Kit is a device which measures and records the distance and pace of a walk or run.
The Nike+iPod consists of a small accelerometer attached to or embedded in a shoe, which communicates with a receiver plugged into an iPod nano. iTunes software can be used to view the walk or run history.
The kit was revealed on May 23, 2006 but for a short time was unavailable for purchase. The kit is able to store information such as the elapsed time of the workout, the distance traveled, pace, or calories burned by the individual wearing the shoes, and display it on the screen or broadcast it through the headphones of an iPod.
Stuff.tv claims to have the Official word about Nikes future plans and projects with Apple. Apple’s iPhone due to its tremendous development potential and because of the Mobile OSX, is a hot target for many companies.
They say that the Nike+ system will “definitely” extend beyond the iPod nano to support the relatively bulky iPhone and iPod touch. Also it will move over to Wifi/3G Interlink for its shoes rather than tradition RF linkup.
[More Info - Stuff.tv]
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