• We’re currently investigating an issue related to the forum theme and styling that is impacting page layout and visual formatting. The problem has been identified, and we are actively working on a resolution. There is no impact to user data or functionality, this is strictly a front-end display issue. We’ll post an update once the fix has been deployed. Thanks for your patience while we get this sorted.

mp3 player for jogging?

Page 2 - Seeking answers? Join the AnandTech community: where nearly half-a-million members share solutions and discuss the latest tech.
Originally posted by: state 08
iPod Nano (first or second gen - doesn't matter. (1st gen is cheaper)), coupled with a Nike Plus kit.

Very motivational, and cool features!

If you run outside, you can moniter your distance to a fairly accurate level. Estimates calories burnt, and my favorite feature, The powersong mode. Basically, you preset a song as the "powersong", and when you need that extra boost, hold down the middle button for 2 seconds, and it'll play that song. Best of all, when the powersong is done, it resumes where the last song left off.

If you press the middle button once, then a female or male voice tells you how far you've ran, your pace, and something else. It's cool cause' you don't have to try to look at the screen while running!
Click to expand...

that sounds awesome! i went to the nike+ site after reading your post to learn more about it. the marketing literature on the site implies that i'd need a pair of nike+ shoes to put the sensor in. where would folks put the sensor if they don't have a pair of nike+ shoes?
 
Originally posted by: Shortcut
Originally posted by: state 08
iPod Nano (first or second gen - doesn't matter. (1st gen is cheaper)), coupled with a Nike Plus kit.

Very motivational, and cool features!

If you run outside, you can moniter your distance to a fairly accurate level. Estimates calories burnt, and my favorite feature, The powersong mode. Basically, you preset a song as the "powersong", and when you need that extra boost, hold down the middle button for 2 seconds, and it'll play that song. Best of all, when the powersong is done, it resumes where the last song left off.

If you press the middle button once, then a female or male voice tells you how far you've ran, your pace, and something else. It's cool cause' you don't have to try to look at the screen while running!
Click to expand...

that sounds awesome! i went to the nike+ site after reading your post to learn more about it. the marketing literature on the site implies that i'd need a pair of nike+ shoes to put the sensor in. where would folks put the sensor if they don't have a pair of nike+ shoes?
Click to expand...
You can affix it to your shoelaces with some homemade contraptions, there is also a bit of a cottage industry providing inexpensive holsters/clips to do the same. It's reported that it functions just as well/accurately clipped to the laces as in the sole.
 
Originally posted by: elektrolokomotive
Sansa e250 w/ an additional 2GB Micro SD card. small, fairly cheap. It seems pretty robust. I've had it for a year and had no serious quality problems with it. Don't have to stick iTunes on my PC, either.
Click to expand...

niiiiiiiiiiiice! do you just use windows explorer to transfer your music to the sansa?

oh, one more question, how do you carry the sansa on your runs (armband, waistband, etc)?
 
Originally posted by: DonVito
iPod Nano with Nike+, in a Marware Sportsuit Relay wrist strap.
Click to expand...

don, do you use the nano's stock earbuds while you run? how well do they stay in your ears?
 
Originally posted by: JDub02
I have a 2G Shuffle. I love the clip.
Click to expand...

yeah, the shuffle appeals to me because of the built in clip and simple set of features...seems like it'd fit my key needs during a run.

is there anything about the shuffle you wish could be improved for your running needs?
 
Originally posted by: Shortcut
Originally posted by: moshquerade
Originally posted by: leftyman
Creative Zen Nano Plus
Click to expand...

me too. 🙂

very easy to use, and a solid piece of equipment.
Click to expand...

how do you prefer to carry it? is it more convenient to attach this to an armband, or just clip it to your shorts?
Click to expand...

I usually just clip it to my shorts or if I wear running pants I just put it in my pocket. I dont really care for armbands.
 
Originally posted by: Shortcut
Originally posted by: elektrolokomotive
Sansa e250 w/ an additional 2GB Micro SD card. small, fairly cheap. It seems pretty robust. I've had it for a year and had no serious quality problems with it. Don't have to stick iTunes on my PC, either.
Click to expand...

niiiiiiiiiiiice! do you just use windows explorer to transfer your music to the sansa?

oh, one more question, how do you carry the sansa on your runs (armband, waistband, etc)?
Click to expand...
I can't speak for him, but my Sansa is clipped to my shorts/pants in a cheapo DLO neoprene jacket. The jacket also came with an armband attachment, but I found it incredibly distracting (cable flopping around near my face, band either constricting my arm or sliding off). I run the headphone cable under my shirt to keep it from flopping around too much.

I'm probably more easily distracted by most people though. 😀
 
Originally posted by: dyn2nvu
I got a yp-mt6 from samsung. It works fine and does the job. Takes a AA battery and last about 35 hours. Maybe it could be smaller and have cleaner voice recordings.
Click to expand...

 
Originally posted by: loup garou
Originally posted by: Shortcut
Originally posted by: state 08
iPod Nano (first or second gen - doesn't matter. (1st gen is cheaper)), coupled with a Nike Plus kit.

Very motivational, and cool features!

If you run outside, you can moniter your distance to a fairly accurate level. Estimates calories burnt, and my favorite feature, The powersong mode. Basically, you preset a song as the "powersong", and when you need that extra boost, hold down the middle button for 2 seconds, and it'll play that song. Best of all, when the powersong is done, it resumes where the last song left off.

If you press the middle button once, then a female or male voice tells you how far you've ran, your pace, and something else. It's cool cause' you don't have to try to look at the screen while running!
Click to expand...

that sounds awesome! i went to the nike+ site after reading your post to learn more about it. the marketing literature on the site implies that i'd need a pair of nike+ shoes to put the sensor in. where would folks put the sensor if they don't have a pair of nike+ shoes?
Click to expand...
You can affix it to your shoelaces with some homemade contraptions, there is also a bit of a cottage industry providing inexpensive holsters/clips to do the same. It's reported that it functions just as well/accurately clipped to the laces as in the sole.
Click to expand...

The Marware Sportsuit Relay includes a nice pocket for attaching the sensor to your shoelaces. I use Asics shoes myself, and it works great.
 
Originally posted by: Shortcut
Originally posted by: DonVito
iPod Nano with Nike+, in a Marware Sportsuit Relay wrist strap.
Click to expand...

don, do you use the nano's stock earbuds while you run? how well do they stay in your ears?
Click to expand...

I use the stock ones, mainly because I don't want to trash expensive aftermarket ones by getting them sweaty. They stay in and sound fine.
 
FYI:

From some of my paranoid escapadesm I found out that exercise moves blood away from the head, makes ears more sensitive and more easily damaged by loud music. Don't even tell me you can hear anything outside or even in a gym while jogging without cranking it up😉.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

TRENDING THREADS

Back
Top