Wednesday, March 05, 2008
Nike and Apple Again
Have you heard that Apple and Nike are teaming up again. This time to use the iPod nano to collect workout data from exercise equipment in Gym's. They are in negotiations with major exercise equipment manufacturers to add access ports for Nanos. It appears that the Nike website for tracking running data has grown into a very popular community. And Apple/Nike want to expand this to more workout types. People can find exercise partners to compete against on the Nike site. Who would have thought this would be so popular. I thought that this pedometer/ipod gadget would come and go. But it appears to have staying power.
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I actually read about the incorporation into exercise machines some time ago - it's possible new machines are just on the horizon. I too am surprised at its popularity, but I don't think Apple and Nike ever stopped working together. The idea makes sense - why not use the power of the iPod along with the internet to do some cool things. Apparently lots of people like it!
The potential of having an iPod as a data storage device for anything you want to keep track of is quite cool. With the iPhone and ADK to write programs, this could expand even more. I guess since the port on the bottom of the iPhone can be used by 3rd party vendors, anyone could expand the capabilites of the iPhone with remote connections or maybe Bluetooth communications.
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