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Apple Nike + iPod Sport Kit for iPod nano 1G, 2G, 3G
Product Details Binding: Electronics Brand: Apple EAN: 0885909141791 Label: Apple Computer Dimension: 0.3 x 4 x 0.3 inches Manufacturer: Apple Computer Model: MA365LL/B Publisher: Apple Computer Studio: Apple Computer Features and Descriptions
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 - Don't waste your money.It's now April 2010 and for over 6 months now, [...] has yet to get this ish together. The site totally sucks. If you're looking to upload your runs and share with friends and all that greatness that Nike makes is seem to be, then don't waste your time. You're not able to search for your friends, sync your email contacts, you get errors when syncing in with facebook and twitter. It syncs fine from your ipod/iphone to itunes but once it gets sent to [...] is when you get screwed. I've been searching through all the threads and forums and they say they're working on it but over 6 months? For now, I would just skip buying this sensor and just download an app. Don't believe the hype, there is no friendly nike online running community. Seems like everyone is getting these issues.  - OK once you learn how to work with itI have used this system for 26 months and around 2600 miles. Overall it is OK. I was looking at upgrading to a Garmin but based on those reviews, I don't think it would be that much better, and not worth the cost. It generally works as advertised but I have had to work around a lot of shortcommings. The most irritating thing is that it just stops recording mid run. I have purchased three sensors thinking this would fix the problem. It did not. I found that carring it in my pants pocket causes it to cut out most of the time. In cold weather, I carry it in my hoodie pocket with no problems and in the summer I carry it in a SPI belt with no problem. I don't like wearing it on an armband because it would be nearly impossible to see and manipulate while I am running. It is reasonably accurate. On my last two half marathons, it was 99% and 98.25% accurate respectively. Read the Garmin reviews, this is about as good as any unit can claim. Mine reads high meaning I don't run quite as far as it says. It is hard to calibrate any more accurately. If you run with runners who are faster or slower than you, it will be off. If I run with someone much slower, it says I went much furher than I really did (known courses). The opposite is true too. It reads up to 10% too high on treadmills (assuming they are accurate). For me the problem with this is I really don't know my pace. Two percent might not sound like much but try to run 2% faster (because of not really running what you thought you did) for 13 miles and it means a lot. I have learned to add 12 seconds per mile to what it says to know my true pace. Many reviewers of the Garmin report no better accuracy, or even worse. It is a pain to start and stop. In a race, have everything ready and then just push the start button. But you can't set it up too early or it times out. I start about 2 minutes before the gun. Stopping is nearly impossible with sweaty hands. My fingers just slip around the ring. My solution, just pull the sensor out at the end. It works. I have to wait until later to see totals because 1) the screen is impossible to read in the bright sun and 2) my hands are still sweating and it still won't respond. You can track pace by looking at the unit but unlike the Garmin, it won't warn you if you are going too fast or slow. This alone is not worth buying a Garmin. Synching works ok but it took me awhile to get used to it. Sometimes songs on i-tune don't download right. Sometimes I get three copies of one then another cuts off in 20 seconds. Probably 95% download ok. If you turn off the sensor like you are supposed to while flying, it is hard to reactivate because there is no way to know if it is on or off without walking around. If off, because the button was not pushed right, then you pull it back out of your shoe. I just accept this might take 10 minutes in the hotel. Do it the night before. In summary, it works, but takes time to learn and willingness to work around some problems. I use it 3-5 times per week for the last 26 months. I would not want to be without it.  - OMG, A MUST HAVE for anyone who excersisesI purchased this item when I first got into excersising about 2 years ago. I walked and did the precore at the gym and weights. So needless to say I didn't get much use out of it, (doesn't register on precore). But recently I started walking 10 miles once a week and wanted to see how long it took and how far I went. It worked really well. Then last month I have decided to run a half marathon. So I have been on the tread mill and occasionally remembering to turn the program on when I ran. THEN LAST NIGHT I made myself run for 30 minutes on the treadmill. The machine said I went 2.20 miles at about 14 minutes a mile. Frustrating. Then I looked at my Ipod and it tracked me at 3.03 miles @ 9.46 A MILE!!!!!!!!! WHAT A DIFFERENCE FROM THE TREADMILL! So if you want accurate results and a good ego boost, go buy this item ASAP. If you don't have the Nike shoes not a problem, they sell little pouches for the sensor to fit in, then you put on your shoe laces. - MissingI would love to rate this product, however I never received it and cannot get an answer out of the retailer who actually shipped it. - Great Product!The Nike Ipod is a great tool for keeping you on track for running. I'm a biker as well as a runner and I never ride bike without my faithful cateye odometer keeping track of milage and speed. Naturally I was attracted to the idea of having a way to keep track of speed, milage and frequency of my runs. I bought this expecting to find a complicated setup process but was surprised to find out it's actually very easy! The best thing about this is that it's like having a companion to run with. I would like to suggest when using an ipod do this little trick I discovered on some of my mountain bike excursions. Get a set of sport headphones that have the wrap around ear things. Don't bother with the ipod earphones, they are fine in a seditary possition, but they tend to fall out when running. The sport earphones stay in your ears. In addition to this I suggest taking the cord of your earphones and instead of having them in the front of your chest, run the cord down that back of your shirt or jacket from your ears to ipod. This keeps the cord from dangling down in front of you and gives you the music you want with less annoyance. Also one more thing, invest in the Nike Ipod Soundtrack. I have to say, I bought the "Original Nike Drive" music with The Chemical Brothers and it's fantastic. I think I have a bit of that "Clockwork Orange" mentality now, because I've been listening to the music for over a year now, only when I run and when I hear the first crash of sound from it I instinctively start running. Other than that I suggest taking advantage of the great online community. Nike developed a "mini-me" concept that includes an animated charactor designed by you. One you sign on (Free) you can save the info as a screen saver and they were smart enough to put all your milage and last run info on the screen saver. They really thought of everything! Also the funny part about the Avitar is that he actually adjusts to your running habits. If you are running alot he is happy, jumping for joy happy. If you miss a few days running you'll find him board, playing paddleball, looking bummed out and playing video games saying things like "I sure could use a run etc..." It's actually fun and a great psycholocial reminder to get off the couch and run! Highly recommended!
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