Has anyone gotten the new Nike+IPOD shoes

[DaShen]

I know it has been posted, but since I run when I don't cycle, it might not be a bad idea to track my progress. Has any of you runners used this? Does it work well?

For those of you that don't know what I am takling about

 

[Glavinsolo]

So those slave workers have hobbies and like music huh

 

[mzkhadir]

I think they are kind of expensive

 

[krunchykrome]

Id rather buy the Adidas one.

 

[junkerman123]

awful waste of money. you already have an ipod, i trust you have a good mix already made. as for tracking your progress, there are better solutions that cost 1/4 as much.

 

[ghost recon88]

How much are they?

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: mzkhadir
I think they are kind of expensive

you think? anything that has to do with ipod is going to be expensive

 

[five40]

I just need to go buy the sport kit for 29. For 29 it can't hurt to see if will help my running.

 

[ViviTheMage]

weird

 

[DaShen]

Originally posted by: krunchykrome
Id rather buy the Adidas one.

Adidas has something similar? I am pretty loyal to Adidas shoes.

 

[Wonderful Pork]

Originally posted by: junkerman123
awful waste of money. you already have an ipod, i trust you have a good mix already made. as for tracking your progress, there are better solutions that cost 1/4 as much.

the software/tracking fob only costs $30. If there was a way to put that into my non-Nike shoes then I would do it. At that price point it would be worth it to me, but not if I had to buy the $100 shoes.

 

[DaShen]

Originally posted by: Wonderful Pork

Originally posted by: junkerman123
awful waste of money. you already have an ipod, i trust you have a good mix already made. as for tracking your progress, there are better solutions that cost 1/4 as much.

the software/tracking fob only costs $30. If there was a way to put that into my non-Nike shoes then I would do it. At that price point it would be worth it to me, but not if I had to buy the $100 shoes.

I don't have an IPOD Nano, but I do want to track my progress and it would be nice to have a nice mp3 player anyways.

 

[bubbadu]

Now I think thats dumb, but i do have alot of other ipod related gear

-Burton Audex Jacket
-Burton Solar Amp Pack (100% hemp,softswitch, and solar panel to charge)
-Burton Liquid Lounger(cooler, ipod hookup)

Gotta love gear.

 

[rocadelpunk]

It's not that expensive...

80-100 dollar shoes + 30 dollar for receiver/chip/software all included and according to the report works quite well.

I wouldn't go out and buy a nano and the shoe and the receiver...but if you need a new pair of shoes and have a nano already.

::shrug::

I prefer my asics, but nike might have good running shoes : P

 

[yowolabi]

Originally posted by: bubbadu
Now I think thats dumb, but i do have alot of other ipod related gear

-Burton Audex Jacket
-Burton Solar Amp Pack (100% hemp,softswitch, and solar panel to charge)
-Burton Liquid Lounger(cooler, ipod hookup)

Gotta love gear.

Nice. That jacket makes me wish i hadn't just bought a new one last winter.

 

[krunchykrome]

Originally posted by: DaShen

Originally posted by: krunchykrome
Id rather buy the Adidas one.

Adidas has something similar? I am pretty loyal to Adidas shoes.

Well, no they're not similar. But they're similar in price as in they're both expensive. The Adidas One's will run you (no pun intended) about $250. They're the first smart shoe. They sense what type of support your foot needs at the moment or what kind of terrain you're running on, and the shoe will adjust accordingly. Something like that.

 

[DaShen]

Originally posted by: krunchykrome

Originally posted by: DaShen

Originally posted by: krunchykrome
Id rather buy the Adidas one.

Adidas has something similar? I am pretty loyal to Adidas shoes.

Well, no they're not similar. But they're similar in price as in they're both expensive. The Adidas One's will run you (no pun intended) about $250. They're the first smart shoe. They sense what type of support your foot needs at the moment or what kind of terrain you're running on, and the shoe will adjust accordingly. Something like that.

The Nike one is different in that it keeps stats of your progress (miles run, speed...)

 

[MrBond]

http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/ipod/review/apple-computer-nike-ipod-sport-kit/

It looks like you can put the sensor anywhere on your shoe that will stay in place without it falling off. Wouldn't be that hard to modify your shoes to make it work.

It only works with the iPod Nano though. Here's hoping the 8gb nano is <$250, because any more and you might as well buy a 30gb video.

 

[MrBond]

Bumping because I was right about it working with any shoe:

http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/17/nike...ith-any-shoe-the-99-cent-diy-shoe-mod/

 

[MazerRackham]

I have an 8GB nano and the sport kit, and it works just fine stuck under the laces of my New Balances. After calibrating the sensor I get stats equivalent to my Forerunner 301.