In May of this year, famous sports equipment maker Nike announced a new concept "Nike + iPod" that links the company's main product sportswear with the iPod in partnership with Apple. The first products to follow this concept are the Nike + iPod Sport Kit and the Nike + series shoes.
The Nike + iPod Sport Kit is a communication kit for iPod nano and Nike's "Nike +" compatible sports shoes, and is a kit for wirelessly transferring data when walking or running to the iPod. That's all there is to it in hardware, but you can really do a lot by jogging, walking, or then plugging your iPod nano into your PC with your iPod and shoes with this kit.
For example, you can use your iPod to run while listening to your favorite music, and you will be able to visually see not only the numbers but also how many kilometers and how fast you ran when and after you ran. While you're doing it, it will tell you by voice what distance you have set for your goal and how much calories you have burned.
For users who like jogging and walking intensely, it will surely increase motivation. It can be said that it is a product that can be said to be a victory of the concept and software.
I also like jogging and sometimes run in parks, but after using it, I was really impressed by the wonderfulness of this kit and I recommend it to the people around me.
The kit consists of a small sensor measuring 3 cm x 2 cm that attaches to Nike + compatible shoes, and a receiver that also attaches to the iPod nano and measures 2 cm x 2 cm.
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The sensor has a built-in accelerometer (although it is unknown what axis it is because it has not been announced) and a wireless interface that emits 2.4 Ghz radio waves, and when the user walks or runs, it switches on and inputs the data. It is designed to be sent to the receiver.
To use this sensor, first attach it to the shoe, but Nike + compatible shoes have a recess inside to attach the sensor when you lift the insole, and a foam the same size as the sensor is embedded. To use the Sports Kit, take out this form and install the Sports kit sensor in its place.
Among Nike's shoes, the shoes to which this sensor can be attached are in the series called "Nike +", and it should be noted that there are no attachment dents other than compatible shoes.
By the way, as Nike + compatible shoes, in addition to the Air Zoom Moire + used in this review, this is also a running model Air Zoom plus equipped with zoom air, and although it is not a running model, 180 degree air with an air bag placed on the entire heel Max's Air max 180+ and Air zoom 90 Lace, a jogging shoe with excellent cushioning, are on sale. The women's lineup also includes the Air Zoom Moire +, Air Zoom plus, Air max 180+, and Air zoom 90 Lace +.
The battery of this sensor cannot be replaced, and the receiver can only be used as a set with the sensor. In other words, if the battery runs out, you'll have to buy both the receiver and the sensor again.
The battery life is said to be 1000 hours or more in actual work, and even if you run for 1 hour a day, it will last for 3 years or more, but if you use shoes for everyday use, the battery will run out faster than that. There can also be. If you're curious, you might want to set the sensor on your shoes only when you're running or walking, and replace it with the foam that came with your shoes at other times.
