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A virtual coach for walkers & runners.(up front)(Product/service evaluation)(Brief article)
The Nike + iPod Sport Kit combines shoes, sensor, receiver, and iPod Nano to create a pedometer system designed to give runners and walkers feedback on their workout. The receiver plugs into the bottom of a Nano; the sensor slips into a pocket under the insole of specially designed Nike+ sneakers.
The system tracks speed, time, distance, and calories burned as you walk or run, displays the data on the Nano, reports it through your earphones, and can upload it to the NikePlus.com Web site. The site saves information from every workout and lets you set goals or challenge other members of the Nike+ community. We paid $29 for the sport kit itself, $149 for a 1GB iPod Nano, $29 for a Nike Sport armband, and $100 for Nike+ sneakers (the least expensive are $85). Grand total: $307.
How we tested. Two staff members used the kit as they ran on a mile-long loop of pavement. They tried the sensor in a Nike+ shoe and placed in a shoe wallet attached to the laces of another brand of footwear.
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