Nike and Apple are joining forces to make the ultimate shoe. The brawn of a Nike shoe mixed with the brains of an iPod. And you thought you were cool with your iPod video. HA!
The Nike + iPod kit is what really allows these two giants to merge. The kit comes with sensors that you place in your shoes as well as a radio transmitter for your iPod nano. Think iTrip, but instead of sending your illegally downloaded music to your radio, you will be sending a plethora of running information to your iPod through the attachment that comes with the kit.
The sensors in your shoe relay the speed you are traveling, the calories you have burned as well as the pace and distance you have traveled.
Ok, so it's not a plethora but still pretty damn sweet, if you're into running.
After you're done with your run/walk/jog/trips to the fridge and back to the couch you can attach your iPod to your computer where you can send information to Nike's new website, NikePlus. Here you can chart your progress as well as get tips from the pros.
Apple has changed the music industry. Now, they are changing the jogging industry, where and when will they stop? Hopefully never.