Nike Amp+

Nike's Holliday shopping list last year:

http://www.fossil.com/jump.jsp?itemID=2538&itemType=CATEGORY&iMainCat=2536&iSubCat=2538&level=4&page=2

I did some reasearch into this and found that the factory that made the two STARCK watches is doing the Nike watch. Sounds to me like Nike went in to the factory for a walk through and said "we'll take that one and that one and mush them together to make ours . . .DONE!" Ahhh, the creative genius!

Great engineering (probably done by Apple), but you should take the copy machine out of the design studio Nike. I liked this watch the first time i saw it, with a STARCK logo on it....

Now wouldn't it make the most sense for it to work with the current rf of the Nike+ sport kit. Think about it, now just how would you plug an extra bluetooth adapter into you iPod and also plug in your Nike+ sport kit.

@jared no Nike+ does not work with 5g iPod videos, only 1g and 2g nanos.

#12 Nope, probably won't be buying one. Not a big fan of products that are knock-offs. It looks cool - you are right - and it looked cool the first time when Starck did both designs!

#11 don't comlain you know you are going to buy one...

I want some more info on this, looks cool. I am a big fan of the Nike+ and will most likely pick this up too...

When did Nike begin knocking off other companies?? This is clearly a merge of two Philippe Starck watches done by Fossil. You can see the LED design and the joystick control are already in the market. Even the buckles look the same. Check for yourselves:

http://www.fossil.com

"No details about pricing or availability are known at this time"

The description in the Tech Guide says that MSRP is $80.

Seriously, I think this would catch on for any iPod user, not just runners. Can you imagine being able to change tracks during a subway commute without broadcasting to the world (and any potential criminals) that you have a $149+ piece of hardware on you? I think this is a winner.

As an aside, what do the red LEDs do? How do they transmit data from your run?

I was already asking for a Nike+iPod setup for christmas, now I have to ask for a +AMP as well. Thanks, TUAW for making Christmas more expensive for my loved ones!