Transform your iPod nano into a personal workout coach with the Nike + iPod Sport Kit. This wireless sensor and receiver combination works exclusively with your Nike+ shoes and iPod nano to give you real-time feedback during workouts and let you track your performance on your Mac or PC. Comes with: Wireless sensor for Nike+ shoes; Wireless receiver for iPod nano; Printed documentation. Requirements: iPod nano; Nike+ shoes; iPod nano software v1.2 and iTunes 6.0.5 (available via free download); A Mac with a USB 2.0 port and Mac OS X version 10.3.9 or later; or a PC with a USB 2.0 port and Windows 2000 (SP4) or XP Home or Professional (SP2); Internet access and a free Nike.com account.
Spotlight customer reviews:
Customer Rating: Summary: Incredible Product Comment: If you are a runner so matter what level you are - you will love having this as a partner! It will help keep you motivated and will keep track of how you are doing! The best part of this is that when you sync it up with your Ipod it will send the info from your runs and upload the results to Nike+ site. The other thing I love about the Nike+ site is that you can create challenges to compete with friends, family and people all over the world to help keep you motivated as well! Customer Rating: Summary: THE BEST Motivational training tool Comment: Motivation comes in a small package. Get this and log your runs including detail of your speed throughout. Plug in your ipod and iTunes will automatically send the data from your run to the Nike+ website traking your training. On the Nike website you can set goals, race people across the world, and even get HTML to embed your runs for viewing on your blog, website, myspace, whatever you have that takes HTML (with autmoatic updates).
GET IT- YOU'LL NEVER REGRET IT! Customer Rating: Summary: Good motivator Comment: I've had this for a few months now and I really like it.
Pros:
1. It's easy to set up and use. I calibrated it once with a .5 mile run and again with a .5 mile walk and it's been extremely accurate.
2. I didn't have to purchase special Nike shoes to use it. I bought a product from SwitchEasy that allows me to attach it to the laces and it works just fine.
3. I used to map out prospective runs so I could make sure I was doing the right mileage and now I can just go and it tells me exactly how far I've gone.
4. NikePlus.com tracking helps motivate you. You can see your progress as you get faster and your endurance increases. It's a great tool of encouragement.
Cons:
1. I've had 1 experience with being unable to send data to NikePlus.com so I lost my run. It doesn't allow you to resend a run. That's stupid. Customer Rating: Summary: Workout Pleasure Comment: I will not run without it again. My favorite feature is the voice that cuts in at intervals to tell you your progress but still plays your music in the background. Also, it is very accurate. No more guessing how far or how fast I ran. Too many good things to say about it. Customer Rating: Summary: Totally not happy with mine! Comment: I tried calibrating it and it would not take b/c it said my distance did not equal what the sensor tracked. I did 1 mile and it had .60. Then I tried half a mile and it said .30. Then I did 1 mile and it calculated .46. ANNOYING! I will try it again but it is frustrating and I got it as a Christmas gift and my husband threw away the box so I cannot return it.
Edit..
Okay, now it works but I am unable to change the number of stars in my review.
I would give it 4 stars (losing a star for not working properly in the beginning).
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