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Nike+iPod Sport Kit - a wireless system that allows Nike+ footwear to talk with iPod nano.
Information on time, distance, calories burned and pace are stored on your iPod with you.


Nike and Apple today announced a partnership bringing the worlds of sports and music together like never before with the launch of innovative Nike+iPod products. The first product developed through this partnership is the Nike+iPod Sport Kit, a wireless system that allows Nike+ footwear to talk with your iPod nano to connect you to the ultimate personal running and workout experience.

The new Nike+ Air Zoom Moire is the first footwear designed to talk to iPod. With the Nike+ footwear connected to iPod nano through the Nike+iPod Sport Kit, information on time, distance, calories burned and pace is stored on iPod and displayed on the screen; real-time audible feedback also is provided through headphones. The kit includes an in-shoe sensor and a receiver that attaches to iPod. A new Nike Sport Music section on the iTunes Music Store and a new nikeplus.com personal service site help maximize the Nike+iPod experience.

The Nike+iPod Sport Kit is expected to be available within 60 days for a suggested retail price of US$29 through the Apple Store, Apple’s retail stores, Apple Authorized Resellers as well as Nike.com, Niketown, NikeWomen stores and select retail stores in the US.

The Nike+iPod Sport Kit requires a Nike+ shoe and an iPod nano with a Mac with a USB 2.0 ports and Mac OS X version 10.3.9 or later and iTunes 6.0.5; or a Windows PC with a USB 2.0 port and Windows 2000, XP Home or Professional (SP2) and iTunes 6.0.5.

Source: Nike and Apple Team Up to Launch Nike+iPod (Apple Press Release)
For more information:
nikeplus.com
Nike+iPod (Apple)

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[Antony]

According to iLounge, the communication between Nike + iPod Sport Kit is proprietary 802.11, not Bluetooth.

Nike + iPod Sport Kit is now available for ordering from Apple Store.

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