Nike + on the way to the iPhone and iPod touch
The Nike + Sport Kit, released two years ago with Apple iPod nano digital players, has finally been enhanced to the extent that it can be used with the iPhone and iPod touch.
The update was announced by Mark Wilson from Stuff.tv, who learned this during a Nike tour of the company's headquarters in Oregon, during which he also managed to try out various types of sports shoes that the manufacturer made specifically for the 32nd Summer Olympics.
"The first news block is that Nike + will expand compatibility with iPod Nano to the iPhone and iPod Touch," he writes. “There is no surprise in this, but here’s an interesting detail - due to this, both devices can become compatible with Wi-Fi (and for the iPhone this also means 3G capabilities), which will allow changing the list of tracks for training on the go.”
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With the existing set option, owners must first connect their iPod nano to a Mac or PC, download iTunes, and then visit the Nike + website. With new apps written for the iPhone and iPod touch — presumably using the Apple iPhone SDK — users can wirelessly transfer information directly to the website.
The wireless feature can be synchronized with Nike + Coach, a new option that appeared on the Nike + website this week. It creates the feeling of working with a personal trainer on an individual schedule, based on the Sport Kit programs: 5km, 10km, half marathon or full marathon.
Released in May 2006, the thirty-dollar $ 30 Nike + iPod Sport Kit for iPod nano immediately gained tremendous success. In less than 90 days, more than 450,000 copies were sold. Until today, it is believed that Nike and Apple have already sold over a million copies.
In fact, the response was so impressive that by the beginning of 2007, Nike had sold over 3 million sports sneakers compatible with Nike +. It turned out that by the end of 2007, iPod technology was supported by each pair of sports shoes.
( More photos on - Appleinsider.com )
Be that as it may, some presentations recently raised the question of how fast the Nike + iPod will move forward. In October, for example, Nike and Apple were subject to charges in a lawsuit relating to this technology.
In an eight-page complaint, a sports company from the state of Utah reported that it patented a similar technology in 1998, and then, two years later, told about the Nike license. According to the lawsuit, the manufacturer actively denied interest, only to come to the market in six years with a similar concept of Nike +.
Until now, the biggest threat to the technology was Apple itself, which, as it became known recently, is engaged in developing a full-featured digital sports trainer who is much richer in options than the Nike + options.
via Appleinsider
The update was announced by Mark Wilson from Stuff.tv, who learned this during a Nike tour of the company's headquarters in Oregon, during which he also managed to try out various types of sports shoes that the manufacturer made specifically for the 32nd Summer Olympics.
"The first news block is that Nike + will expand compatibility with iPod Nano to the iPhone and iPod Touch," he writes. “There is no surprise in this, but here’s an interesting detail - due to this, both devices can become compatible with Wi-Fi (and for the iPhone this also means 3G capabilities), which will allow changing the list of tracks for training on the go.”
')
With the existing set option, owners must first connect their iPod nano to a Mac or PC, download iTunes, and then visit the Nike + website. With new apps written for the iPhone and iPod touch — presumably using the Apple iPhone SDK — users can wirelessly transfer information directly to the website.
The wireless feature can be synchronized with Nike + Coach, a new option that appeared on the Nike + website this week. It creates the feeling of working with a personal trainer on an individual schedule, based on the Sport Kit programs: 5km, 10km, half marathon or full marathon.
Released in May 2006, the thirty-dollar $ 30 Nike + iPod Sport Kit for iPod nano immediately gained tremendous success. In less than 90 days, more than 450,000 copies were sold. Until today, it is believed that Nike and Apple have already sold over a million copies.
In fact, the response was so impressive that by the beginning of 2007, Nike had sold over 3 million sports sneakers compatible with Nike +. It turned out that by the end of 2007, iPod technology was supported by each pair of sports shoes.
( More photos on - Appleinsider.com )
Be that as it may, some presentations recently raised the question of how fast the Nike + iPod will move forward. In October, for example, Nike and Apple were subject to charges in a lawsuit relating to this technology.
In an eight-page complaint, a sports company from the state of Utah reported that it patented a similar technology in 1998, and then, two years later, told about the Nike license. According to the lawsuit, the manufacturer actively denied interest, only to come to the market in six years with a similar concept of Nike +.
Until now, the biggest threat to the technology was Apple itself, which, as it became known recently, is engaged in developing a full-featured digital sports trainer who is much richer in options than the Nike + options.
via Appleinsider
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/23447/
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