Nike+ Releases API, Opening Door For New Uses

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The whole Nike+ ecosystem is huge, you have the Fuel band, the SportWatch, the SportBand, the iOS app,  and of course the iPod Nano integration. But Nike wants to make it even bigger, and to do so has released an API as part of the Nike+ Accelerator project. … [Read more...]

Nike+ Running App for iPhone Review

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Nike + iPod, a different app/system, has been around for a while.  This system required special shoes, a sensor, and your Apple device to help you keep stats while running.  While this is a pretty cool way to go, a lot of people could not get past the need for new shoes just for the app.  … [Read more...]

Nike+Fuelband Updates With New Features, Path Support

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For people who obsessively track their fitness information, hardware like the Nike+Fuelband gives an incredible amount of information about your physical activity on a day-to-day basis. Now the app companion to the bracelet has received an update with some awesome new features. … [Read more...]

Apps Gone Free: Nike+ Running

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Sure, it's way too freaking hot to run in most of the USA, but the heatwave can't last forever, right? Right? Anyhow, Nike+ Running has just hit version 4.0, and in addition to some swanky new features, it's free for a limited time. Unless you're a diehard Runkeeper fan — or whatever — this is … [Read more...]

Nike+ GPS Goes Free For A Limited Time

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Celebrating five years of Nike+, Nike has knocked down the price of their training app Nike+ GPS to absolutely free for a limited time. It's been a full half-decade since the original Nike+ sensor debuted, which stuck to your shoe and kept track of how far and how fast you ran. Now you can just use … [Read more...]

Nike+ GPS Lets You Ditch The Sensor, Keep Running

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Nike has finally put out Nike+ GPS, their running companion app that doesn't require a Nike+ sensor strapped to your shoe. There are already a number of similar apps in the app store, I'm partial to RunKeeper Pro, but that's just me. Here's the official description of the Nike+ GPS ($1.99, link) … [Read more...]

Nike+ Heart Rate Monitor To Come June 1

First announced with the 5th gen iPod nano, Nike+iPod Compatible Heart Rate Monitor has finally been given a release date. In a post over at the official Nike+ forums, this post was made: Hi everyone, Great news! I have a U.S. launch date for the Nike+ compatible heart rate monitor. It will … [Read more...]