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First Apple Watch Nike+ Unboxing Photos and Videos Appear Online

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As the Apple Watch Nike+ begins making its way to pre-order customers today, a few users have taken to Reddit and Twitter to share some unboxing pictures and videos of the new device.

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Continuing in the vein of the Apple Watch Sport aluminum models, the Nike+ comes in a long, rectangular package, but inside of a black box instead of a white one. Underneath the cover of the box, the typical "Designed by Apple in California" phrase has been replaced with "Designed for athletes by Apple and Nike."

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The rest of the packaging appears largely similar to the traditional style of Apple Watch. The Apple Watch Nike+ itself includes a few exclusive watch faces for users of the device to take advantage of in order to enhance their daily running habits, and the watch works in tandem with the newly-updated Nike+ Run Club iOS app. With the updated app, Apple Watch Nike+ wearers can use Series 2's onboard GPS to keep track of their runs within Run Club, and even stream Apple Music in the app.

Some pre-order customers are also starting to share the Nike+ Watch on their wrists, and one user on Reddit explained a few of the customization options available for the exclusive watch faces. For the face in the image below, Redditor kisstherobot said that the color can be changed to white (image quality appears to have slightly altered what is supposed to be light green), and the text can be "filled, outlined, or a mix of both."

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In one of the few videos available online of an Apple Watch Nike+ unboxing, Twitter user @Gielk can be seen opening the new Apple Watch and briefly examining the Black/Volt version of the Nike Sport Band.

Apple Watch Nike+ has launched in 41 countries today, including the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and Mexico, and the rollout will continue with 7 new countries tomorrow and Israel on Sunday. In a press release shared earlier in the week, Apple also confirmed that the new Nike+ bands will not be sold separately, and can only be obtained by purchasing an Apple Watch Nike+ collection.

For those interested, the collections start at $369 for 38mm and go up to $399 for 42mm, and can be purchased from Apple.com, Nike.com, Apple retail stores, "select" Nike retail stores, and some department stores including Macy's and DICK'S Sporting Goods.

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I'm curious why they didn't tap Adidas for this, too. They could have made a killing in the Balkans and East Europe. Nike doesn't hold the same acclaim there as it does here.
 
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Zenithal said:
I'm curious why they didn't tap Adidas for this, too. They could have made a killing in the Balkans and East Europe. Nike doesn't hold the same acclaim there as it does here.
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$$$ is the reason.

Because the Balkans and Eastern Europe is a small market for Apple. Most of Apple's revenue comes from the US and China. Nike is much more popular in the US and I suspect in China as well.

Personally, I'm in the Nike ecosystem, but I don't wear their shoes. None of their shoes fit me properly. I'm very happy with my Adidas sneakers, with the exception of my latest pair.
 
Zenithal said:
I'm curious why they didn't tap Adidas for this, too. They could have made a killing in the Balkans and East Europe. Nike doesn't hold the same acclaim there as it does here.
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Likely due to the longstanding Nike+ relationship that started with Apple's iPod and the shoe sensor. Nike shifted their entire tech / digital presence to be under the Nike+ branding and also Cook is on Nike's board of directors. But yeah, I would get excited for some bands with three stripes.
 
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Aslevik said:
I got mine yesterday. Everything looks great, but the Nike+ RunClub-app on the watch is in Chinese. And I can't figure out how to change it. My iPhone language is NOT set to Chinese..
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Wow, that’s odd! Did you buy it from Apple? (it’s not grey market?) Looks like you were shipped the wrong model - one destined for Asian markets.
 
ck2875 said:
Likely due to the longstanding Nike+ relationship that started with Apple's iPod and the shoe sensor. Nike shifted their entire tech / digital presence to be under the Nike+ branding and also Cook is one Nike's board of directors. But yeah, I would get excited for some bands with three stripes.
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I wasn't aware of those! The last wearable tech I bought was a Polaris heart monitor in the early or mid 2000s.
 
ILuvEggplant said:
Definitely fashion over function.

Let's see an Apple Watch last through a marathon run and throughout the day after
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My series 0 served me well in the London Marathon earlier this year (tracking all the way). I think it did die by the early evening, though - but it survived the important bit.

I'll see how the new one goes. I got the Nike one - just of the sake of the perforated strap (I don't use the Nike apps). Looking forward to tracking a swim later!
 
Aslevik said:
Hi, got it from an official Apple-distributor here in Norway. Maybe I should call them.
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Check the part number on the bottom of the watch. I just looked up the part numbers for two of the same model watches - one in Norway, and one in China. The part numbers are different. For the 42mm grey/black, it's MNYY2DH/A vs MNYY2CH/A. Perhaps there are some localization differences between the models.

But hopefully you have the right model, and there’s just a software issue somewhere. Good luck!
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thairish said:
Wore my stainless series zero for a marathon running the workout app and throughout the day after and went to bed with 20% charge. Maybe you're just running too slow?
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Ouch!

In all fairness though, the Series 0 has no built-in GPS. That said, I watched a video just after the Series 2 launch where a runner wore his (with GPS enabled) for a very long run (I recall around 7 hours), and not only did the watch last thgrough the run, it still had a very good amount of battery life left.

I don’t plan on getting rid of my Garmin, but I do plan on using my AW2 for most of my training. I’ll likely keep the Garmin for longer races (10+ hrs).
 
ILuvEggplant said:
Definitely fashion over function.
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You're not being so myopic as to think everyone needs the same "function" as you do are you?

Even Garmin who makes your FR735xt also sells a myriad of watches with far less capabilities.

Careful with the software updates though, Garmin had to pull the recent 6.10 update for the FR235 since it was bricking some watches and quickly released 6.20. Happened a time or two with the Fenix3 too if I recall correctly. :rolleyes:

Let's see an Apple Watch last through a marathon run and throughout the day after
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http://www.techradar.com/news/wearables/apple-watch-2-the-full-26-2-mile-marathon-test-1329776

That's without the phone. I've previously asked what the battery life is while leveraging the phone's gps, as so many of the more casual runners I see are already carrying one. Presumably with a phone you'd achieve your six hour marathon and inability to find your charger until the next day.
 
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I would love to have that band, but no, I bought the more expensive stainless steel version so it's not possible without buying a whole other watch.

This pretty much sums up Apple today.
 
Aslevik said:
I got mine yesterday. Everything looks great, but the Nike+ RunClub-app on the watch is in Chinese. And I can't figure out how to change it. My iPhone language is NOT set to Chinese..
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Why is the 15.05 in English? I also see a ": 0,82" too. It must be frustrating for a Chinese person to have to shift between native language to English stuff on a small screen.

Can you do a software reset on the watch from your phone. It should prompt what language you want.
 
BornAgainMac said:
Why is the 15.05 in English? I also see a ": 0,82" too. It must be frustrating for a Chinese person to have to shift between native language to English stuff on a small screen.

Can you do a software reset on the watch from your phone. It should prompt what language you want.
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Most (if not all) Chinese people can read Arabic numerals.
 
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deeddawg said:
You're not being so myopic as to think everyone needs the same "function" as you do are you?

Even Garmin who makes your FR735xt also sells a myriad of watches with far less capabilities.

Careful with the software updates though, Garmin had to pull the recent 6.10 update for the FR235 since it was bricking some watches and quickly released 6.20. Happened a time or two with the Fenix3 too if I recall correctly. :rolleyes:



http://www.techradar.com/news/wearables/apple-watch-2-the-full-26-2-mile-marathon-test-1329776

That's without the phone. I've previously asked what the battery life is while leveraging the phone's gps, as so many of the more casual runners I see are already carrying one. Presumably with a phone you'd achieve your six hour marathon and inability to find your charger until the next day.
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Tim? is that you?

JK - so this watch is being sold to serious runners. That's the marketing pitch at least.

So of course it's fair to question the validity of the watch as a serious training watch for runners.

Why it even has a special nike app for runners doesn't it?
 
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