Nike+ SportKit for iPhone, iPod Touch

Nike+ SportKit for iPhone, iPod Touch. We've spotted Samsung F110 Adidas Fitness Phone at CTIA 2008, In the face of Samsung's partnership with Adidas to release the Samsung F110 Adidas Fitness Phone with the miCoach training software, it's not surprising that Apple would bring their pioneering Nike+ technology to the iPhone. Nike+ will definitely be extending its compatibility beyond the iPod Nano to the iPhone and iPod Touch.

The Nike and Apple collaboration that resulted in the Nike+ SportKit fitness monitor was the best thing to happen to geeked-out waistlines the world over. Exclusively released for Apple's iPod Nano music player, the Nike+ SportKit consisted of an accelerometer-based pedometer and wireless receiver. The wireless module plugs directly into the iPod Nano's dock connector and monitors the distance, time, pace, and calories burned with the help of the pedometer's telemetry.

Apple and Nike is expected to extend support for the workout-tracking Nike+ technology to the iPhone and iPod Touch. It's not too hard to imagine that the Nike+ wireless module could be slightly tweaked to work with the iPhone, so it makes sense that Apple and Nike would bring the tech to the iconic handset.

There's even speculation that the iPhone-compatible version of Nike+ will allow on-the-fly updating of your workout log (over WiFi and presumably 3G, when it becomes available). Current Nike+ users have to dock their iPod Nano with their computer in order to upload workout information, but with the iPhone, we could see some truly wireless workout tracking in the near future.

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