iTunes 6.0.5 available, adds Nike content
Apple has released iTunes 6.0.5 via Software Update which, according to Apple..."...allows you to sync your Nike + iPod workout data to nikeplus.com, where you can easily track your progress, set training goals, challenge others, and much more. Visit the Nike Sport Music area on the iTunes Music Store to download workout mixes, Athlete Inspiration playlists, Nike podcasts, and more.
Note: After purchasing music from the iTunes Music Store with iTunes 6 or later, you also need to upgrade your other computers that purchase music from the iTunes Music Store to the latest version of iTunes."
Thanks to everyone who sent this in!
Update: Ok, so this is weird. I just launched iTunes 6.0.5 for the first time following installation, and I can't find a darn thing that's new. What am I missing..?
Update II: According to nikeplus.com, the online features will be available "July 14th." So, now I'm thinking that, while iTunes 6.0.5 will contain all the Nike content, it won't until Nike releases it on the 14th. But I could be wrong.
Update III: Eagle-eyed reader Sun Chiu noticed that two Nike+ topics have been added to iTunes' help section, specifically, "Viewing and saving your Nike+ workout data" and "Using multiple Nike+ sensors and shoes."
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Bill I said 2:02PM on 6-29-2006
Does anyone know if this breaks OS X themes such as SmoothStripes (the one I use) UNO or Iridium?
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Brent said 2:13PM on 6-29-2006
Sounds like you're not missing anything...
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Brenden said 2:16PM on 6-29-2006
Nike shoes?
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hesse said 2:19PM on 6-29-2006
still not able to download the workouts or maybe im just blind and dont see it
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Sam said 2:19PM on 6-29-2006
3 updates on 3 consecutive days now. Is it really unreasonable to bundle them together?
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eugene said 2:30PM on 6-29-2006
does this mean i can expect my nike kit on july 14th? i certainly hope so...
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Sun Chiu said 2:30PM on 6-29-2006
I added Help Topics for the Nike + iPod
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Matt said 2:37PM on 6-29-2006
Why don't you link to a page that describes the update rather than the iTunes home page? The iTunes page is so visually busy and graphics intensive I can't find anything about the update, if anything is even there.
Also, am I the only one troubled by the way iTunes is increasingly a vehicle for marketing tie-in products?(E.g. the mini-store pane, now this.) I'd rather have a product that is solely devoted to categorizing and playing music. iTunes is still good and you can turn off features you don't want, but it makes you wonder...
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Ramón Rey Vicente said 2:46PM on 6-29-2006
There is a new update today: Ipod iPod Software Updater... 2006-06-28.
http://www.apple.com/ipod/download/
iPod Updater 2006-06-28 includes iPod Software 1.1.2 for iPod, iPod Software 1.2 for iPod nano, and iPod Software 1.1.4 for iPod shuffle. iPod Updater 2006-06-28 contains the same software versions as iPod Updater 2006-03-23 for all other iPod models.
What's new in iPod Updater 2006-06-28:
Nike + iPod support for iPod nano
Volume limit for iPod shuffle
Bug fixes
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Ben Clark said 3:33PM on 6-29-2006
The iTunes website mentions something about "creat[ing] iPod-compatible versions of your own movies using iTunes." Also, some AirTunes improvements -- multicasting, perhaps?
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Nathan said 3:49PM on 6-29-2006
Does anyone else think this is a really lame update for iTunes? Like I don't have a nano and don't jog so this means zip for me...? No other new features? Give me a break!
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Stephen Alison said 3:56PM on 6-29-2006
iTunes 6.0.5 also includes a security update to address a possible AAC-based exploit:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303952
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P. said 5:44PM on 6-29-2006
the update added a "sing that itune" folder in my documents...
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DrWho said 6:46PM on 6-29-2006
Nathan - take a break
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Rouven said 7:29PM on 6-29-2006
I found 2 new things (I believe), both in the iTMS:
1. At the bottom of the store is an option to turn "Just for You" off
2. In the list on the left is an option "Nike Sport Music" with a small new sign but albums are more expansive then usual (Increase your speed for 15$!)
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Jonathan said 7:46PM on 6-29-2006
The NEW sign next to TV Shows is gone and now there is a Nike Sports Music that goes here http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewCustomPage?name=pageNike
with albums, iMixes, Podcasts, and Athlete Inspirations
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David said 12:10PM on 6-30-2006
Will this work with my Adidas shoes?
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Rouven said 12:55PM on 6-30-2006
Only if you carfe a hole in it or put the senso someplace else on your shoe. Supported are only cirtain Nike shoes!
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Rafael Montano said 3:54AM on 7-04-2006
Yhea thats what I was thinking of doing, I stll need an ipod nano.
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