More Nike+ Products: Amp+, Voice Kit? [Updated]
Playlist miscues can ruin a run. That's the impetus behind this wrist-mounted Bluetooth remote, which lets you browse through songs on your iPod or check your run times without fumbling with the player. It syncs up with the Nike+iPod running system via Bluetooth wireless connection, displaying information on an illuminated LED readout hidden beneath the matte-finish face of the bracelet. Just stash your iPod in your pocketno more fiddling with the sweat-slicked dial.
Interestingly, the description describes the watch as using Bluetooth technology. While the existing Nike+iPod Sport Kit uses the bluetooth 2.4 GHz frequency, Apple claims it uses a proprietary protocol.
In addition, many users have been reporting for some time that the latest versions of the iPod software for their iPod Nanos (v1.3 for Gen1, v1.1 for Gen2, available via iTunes 7) is described as having support for an "Nike+iPod Voice Kit." No other information about this mysterious product is available at this time.
It is not known when either product will be available. Mens Health claims the Amp+ MSRP as $80.
Update: According to this FAQ on Apple's website, the Voice Kits appear to simply be downloadable software localizations for the spoken feedback produced by the Nike+iPod system.
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Look under media players and then you will see the Nike Amp+.
This means BT iPods are coming!
Not it doesn't, it suggests that it works with the existing NIKE+iPod dongle.
Which is RF not BT.
http://www.menshealth.com/techguide/
Look under media players and then you will see the Nike Amp+.
This means BT iPods are coming!
seems like a nice product, nonetheless
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303934
Apple's site states it is not bluetooth or Wi-Fi. Presumably the wristband would use the same proprietary protocol.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303934
There's actually a 2.4GHz GFSK transceiver chip inside the Sport Kit receiver, which seems to be commonly used in many bluetooth devices. A more technical look at the Sport Kit's innards is here.
I'm guessing that the Amp+ will work with the current Nike+iPod receiver, or come with a special receiver of its own that's compatible with the Sport Kit and Amp.
Not sure how much easier it is to say "next" than pressing the next button... unless of course you're a parapalegic, in which case this is exactly what you're been waiting for.
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