Nike+ Updated

Released about two years ago, the Nike+ Sport Kit allows your iPod to communicate with an accelerometer embedded in a shoe(or attached to it), and display various information, such as the elapsed time of the workout, the distance traveled, pace, and even calories burned by the individual wearing the shoes. There was only one major problem with this kit so far - its lack of support for any other iPod than the Nano. Now, things are getting much better, with the Nike+ updated version.


The most interesting part of this update is that, while the older Nike+ iPod Sport Kit requires you to turn back to your computer and upload data online, from now on, you may be able to use the Wi-Fi capabilities of the iPhone or the iPod Touch, and even the 3G capability of the iPhone, when that is going to become available. Unfortunately, this is not official yet, but comes "from the inside," so the updated Nike+ is more than just a rumor, since there are even a lot of pictures available with it.

At last, it should be noted that this successful product may be killed by Apple's upcoming digital lifestyle fitness companion, which promises to arrive with much more features than the Nike+ offering, but until that one arrives, there's still enough time for Nike+ to enjoy its status...