Nike+ GPS to give Nike+iPod experience with no adapters needed

9th September, 2010 by adina
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In a Labor Day twist, Nike has posted a special stand-alone version of its application Nike+iPod. Nike+ GPS can be found in the App Store and costs $2. It uses a built-in accelerometer and location finding of an Apple device, which could be an iPhone’s GPS or even an iPod touch player. The goal is to track the pace and distance with no need of a Nike+iPod shoe adapter. Users of the iPhone can obtain a visual map of the route attached to Google Maps.

The application supports all the features encountered in the version that was previously bundled with iPods and iPhones. A mid-run coaching as well as a hand-picked boost song for getting through the peak of the session is included. Information can be sent to the Nike+ site and is included in the running stats.

At least an iPhone 3GS or an iPod touch of second generation is required by Nike to use the application. Regardless of the platform, at least iOS 4 is needed. The shoemaker has not said if full background support is available, although the operating system allows both music and location to run behind other applications. The Nike+iPod shoe transmitter is still sold by Apple and will not be probably removed because the new nano version of the iPod still requires the pedometer support in order to make the exercise feature to work.


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