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- Oct
Tag : b nike, kit, ipod sport, apple ma365ll
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 Company : Apple List Price : $29.99 Amazon Price : $22.99 Used Price : $17.50 Average customer review :  |
Features
- Transforms your iPod nano into a personal workout coach–nano can provide real-time, spoken feedback that alerts you to workout milestones
- Lets your iPod nano track your running time, distance, pace, and calories burned
- Sync your iPod nano to transfer your workout data to iTunes and nikeplus.com for your performance history and more
- Kit includes wireless sensor for Nike+ shoes and wireless receiver for iPod nano
- Compatibility: iPod nano (1G, 2G, and 3G)
Product Description
The Nike + iPod Sport Kit lets you tailor your running experience for the ultimate workout. Just put the sensor into a special pocket in the Nike + iPod midsole, then plug a receiver into the Dock connector on your iPod Nano. The sensor & receiver give you instant feedback on your performance, through the iPod and its screen. You’ll be able to track distance, time, pace and calories burned. You can also set up PowerSongs access the tunes that get you pumped instantly. It’s everything you need to manage your workout AND enjoy it more.
Customer reviews
handy little device 
i don’t listen to music on every run, and not at all in races– but i might keep the transponder and device on me in these situations also because it does a great job of keeping track of mileage and pace for you when you’ve got other junk on your mind (ow! my knees! hey! i know that guy! hey! i just passed that guy! whoa!).
how *nice* to not have to log into gmaps or RA or mapmyrun or any other website to get my daily or weekly mileage.
how *nice* to be able to just set my long run goal mileage and not have to worry about whether i’ve missed a turn or a street that will cause me to drop or add a mile.
how *nice* to have paula radcliffe intoning, “400m remaining. you’re almost there… 200m left. 100m left.” etc
how *nice* to get my current distance, current pace & total time w/ just a glance instead of having to do the math myself (i still do that sometimes, as a means of distracting myself from my achey little knees or whatever. but how nice to not HAVE to).
how *nice* to be able to just sync my nano as normal and have all my run info automatically upload itself to my computer, no typing required (i still manually enter my runs into my other online log, too– doing it twice would stink).
do you need this gadget to train? absolutely not. is it a nice, helpful and reasonably priced gadget to have? absolutely.
as others have said: proper calibration to your stride will help ensure that you get as accurate a reading as possible given the technology the unit uses. it will never be as accurate as a GPS unit ($$$), especially for trail running where your gait and step may change often, but for general running, it’ll give you mileage at least as accurate as gmaps or other online, non-GPS mapping tools will give you, and for way less money. calibration is easy– just be sure to do it at a track or measure the distance accurately beforehand w/ your car or whatever, and use a distance of at least a mile. 3-5 miles is probably better b/c it gives a better picture of what your average stride is like over a distance, but a mile run at your long run pace will probably be just fine for most people.
happy running!
Great motivator, though not as accurate as GPS
While a more serious runner may wish to invest in a GPS unit like the Garmin Forerunner 205/305, the Nike+ Sport is a lot of fun!
Assuming you calibrate it, (the longer the calibration run, the better,) it is reasonably accurate. I tested it against my GPS, and it was one tenth of a mile over after a two mile run. For under $30, you cannot beat that!
On top of that, the online tools and tracking are an excellent motivator, and really give you that extra push to get out that door.
Excellent Tool, Motivator!! 
This product is AWESOME, it helps keep track of distance, calories, and time. You can set it to your needs, so if you want to go a certain speed, distance, time, or amount of calories to burn, it keeps track and tell you when you reach your goal. It also lets you download your stats and goals online and you can see the progress you have made. This has been a great tool in helping to reach my goals.
Runners wanted
This is a great product for beginner or advanced runners. This allows you to keep track of your running in terms of distance and speed.
ipod nano and nike + sport kit 
Fun piece of kit but if you are a serious runner expecting accurate results there are some major flaws in the product.
1. starting and stopping your workout is not a push one button job - you have to scroll through menu’s - so if you are on the starting line looking to do your best 10km and then the gun goes off, everyone will be long gone before you get through the menu’s to start your workout. Stopping too is not simple - if you are just out having fun then it is not a major issue.
2. Accuracy - though you can calibrate the sensor it is not 100% accurate - typically my wife and I have both found that if you can get around 90% to 95% you are doing well - however that is a 1km or at least 500m out every ten. So again not that useful if you want to measure your best 10km time
3. Downloading to Nike has its problems too - you just need to read the forums to see how many problems people have with their best times not being recognised, not been given their trophies, distances and times not matching up etc. etc. etc.
Bottom line - fun for keeping a more or less record of what you have done - useless as an accurate log of your times and distances
