Nike wants to help you with your resolutions

by Scott McNulty (Dec 28th 2006 1:30PM)

Nike wants to help you get in shape in 2007. Using the Nike+ iPod sports kit and the Nike+ website you can set a running goal for January 2007. You also say what you'll do if you don't meet that goal (I suppose 'run faster' might be a good one). N...

MacBook Pro and Nike + iPod Sport Kit compete for Time magazine's Gadget of the Year

by Laurie A. Duncan (Nov 8th 2006 8:30PM)

It's that time of the year for Time's "Gadget of the Year" and Apple has two strong contenders in the running (no pun intended), out of the eight nominees. The MacBook Pro and the Nike + iPod Sport Kit trail behind the Nintendo DS Lite for first pla...

Get your run on - Apple taking preorders for the Nike+iPod Sport Kit

by David Chartier (Jun 14th 2006 1:00PM)

It looks as though Apple is officially taking pre-orders for the $30 Nike+iPod Sport Kit, a customized wireless transmitter and receiver set that helps you track your run by integrating with Apple's iPod nano. The tips started pouring in, and sure en...

Long-awaited Nike Amp+ remote wristband finally on sale

by Michael Rose (Oct 5th 2007 8:00PM)

Has it really been nearly a year since the Nike Amp+ wristband remote first appeared on the pages of Men's Health, teasing us with its polyurethane smugness? Sure, back in August the FCCians caught wind of it, but no joy for shoppers... until now. (N...

A week with the Nike + iPod Sports Kit

by David Chartier (Jul 27th 2006 11:00AM)

The kit's been out for a while, and I have been running with my own (with a cheap shoe wallet; not Nike's shoes) for about a week now, so I figured I would post a brief review and some thoughts about one of the most unique (and arguably active) iPod ...

Nike CORE Audio iPod Backpack

by Laurie A. Duncan (Nov 27th 2006 1:00PM)

Nike's C.O.R.E. Audio iPod Backpack won't track your workout data like the Nike + sport kit, but it does have a "padded media pocket" with a dock connector for iPod stowage and an integrated remote control keypad on the strap that allows you to conve...

Nike profits driven by iPod sports kit

by Erica Sadun (Dec 21st 2006 10:00AM)

The Nike+iPod kit has proven to be a huge win for Nike's bottom line. Their profits are up this year with higher than expected earnings and their stock has risen to its highest price in a decade. The secret? Apparently it's Nike's iPod kit, at least ...

iPod + Nike Dissected

by Mat Lu (Jan 15th 2007 3:00PM)

The guys at Spark Fun Electronics just can't leave well enough alone. They have to go taking things apart that should not be taken apart. Now they've got their hands on the iPod+Nike kit, and they have a rather extensive write-up over on their site. ...

Getting fit with an iPod and a playlist

by Scott McNulty (Sep 5th 2006 7:30PM)

When you're horribly out of shape (like I am) and are trying to get fit (like I am) you need something to spice up those long hours in the gym. This article suggests that an iPod might be the perfect gym companion, and virtual trainer. The article sp...

Nike+ iPod equals a weight loss success formula

by Sang Tang (Sep 6th 2009 1:00PM)

(As a follow up to Tim Wasson's 'An Apple a Day' fitness plan, I thought I'd share my experience on how the Nike+ iPod kit helped me lose weight.) It's high noon in Los Angeles on a late May Sunday. But this isn't your typical Sunday. You see, I'm ab...

Introducing Nike+ Group Goals: donate your miles, run for a cause

by David Chartier (Oct 11th 2006 5:30PM)

Boy, this Nike+ thing just keeps getting cooler and cooler. I just received an email from Nike introducing a new Nike+ Group Goals program through which Nike will donate $1 to a cause for every mile participants run (using the Nike+iPod kit, of cour...

TrailRunner 1.7 Released

by Robert Palmer (Jul 4th 2008 1:00PM)

On this long weekend (for some of us), how about some outdoor activity? TrailRunner updated its route planning software for runners, bikers, and hikers that works with your iPod nano and Nike+ sport kit. TrailRunner 1.7 is the latest release of the...

Welcome to the family, That's Fit

by Scott McNulty (Aug 23rd 2006 11:30AM)

There is more to life than just Macs, at least that's what people are always trying to tell me. I have my doubts about that, but I do know that if you are looking to get fit (perhaps with that newly acquired Nike+iPod Sports Kit) you should check out...

The 22nd Annual Macworld Eddy winners

by Scott McNulty (Dec 12th 2006 11:30AM)

Every year our friends at Macworld (the magazine, not the Expo) survey the landscape of products that were released during the course of the year, and to a select few award an Eddy. This year there is a fine crop of 29 winners, from YouTube to the Ni...

24 Hour Fitness will install Nike+ gym equipment

by Dave Caolo (Jun 27th 2008 8:30AM)

Last year, we wrote about Life Fitness' plan to build exercise equipment with built-in iPod integration, allowing users do dock their iPod and control it from the machine itself. This week, 24 Hour Fitness (the largest fitness club chain in the Unite...