Hands-On With the New Nike+ Apple Watch Series 4

[wbeasley]

View attachment 792615 View attachment 792614 You are very much mistaken about the band. It is incredibly reflective. SHOCKINGLY reflective. The thing is, it only reflects light directly back at the light source. Therefore even shining a flashlight at it from up close will not let you see anything interesting. To start to see the effect place the flashlight next to your eye and look at the band. For the most impressive angle pull out a phone and take a video with the phone’s flashlight on. The camera is close enough to the led that the band will turn bring white. The idea is that while people in passing cars at night can see it, it looks normal to everyone else. That way you, and everyone not holding a flashlight next to their eye will always see it as a black band. If it were not like this, it would be glowing all day which would be both destracting for you and people around you, as well as really ugly.

Absolutely agree.

In daylight or room light the band just looks black.

With high intensity flash lighting 9or probably car headlights) it glows. very bright.

Probably the most subtle safety feature you'll ever see. Invisible until needed.

 

[herr_neumann]

Did you do the update in store?

No, I did it at home. It seems I was just in the download sweet spot. I killed that update and tried a few hours later and it went very fast.

 

[japanime]

Just (Don’t) Do It!

Why? Looks like a great watch. Even though I doubt the NRC app itself will be improved upon, the additional exclusive faces would be enough for me to choose the Nike version over the regular version of the watch.

 

[csurfr]

Just picked mine up and now seeing a 3+ hour update to go to 5.0.1. Sooooo much longer than my series 2 took...

Strange. My 44mm SG Nike came with 5.0.1 on it.

 

[ghsDUDE]

No, it's similar black color- but not reflective. Currently you're not able to buy the Nike Spot Loop alone, only get it with the Watch.

Ridiculous they restrict a “safety” feature to the Nike version. I get the watch faces, but why wouldn’t they want everyone to be safer while they run at night?

 

[bruinsrme]

I purchased both the stainless and the Nike edition.

While I don’t agree/like with their selection of faces to peddle their products, I do like the faces on the watch.

 

[3rdiguy]

Do you mean the length of the new band is shorter? Thanks.

Yes, the band itself is shorter. The Nike Black/reflective sport loop is definitely shorter. Not a bad thing tho

 

[Bacillus]

If you get sick of the Nike logo always on the face, can you switch it with the other watch faces ?

Guess so, as they figure people somehow grow up sometimes
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View attachment 792615 View attachment 792614 You are very much mistaken about the band. It is incredibly reflective. SHOCKINGLY reflective. The thing is, it only reflects light directly back at the light source. Therefore even shining a flashlight at it from up close will not let you see anything interesting. To start to see the effect place the flashlight next to your eye and look at the band. For the most impressive angle pull out a phone and take a video with the phone’s flashlight on. The camera is close enough to the led that the band will turn bring white. The idea is that while people in passing cars at night can see it, it looks normal to everyone else. That way you, and everyone not holding a flashlight next to their eye will always see it as a black band. If it were not like this, it would be glowing all day which would be both destracting for you and people around you, as well as really ugly.

May I suggest you NOT to leave the lighting of yourself at night to some fashion retailer of whatever kind
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One thing I think I’m only now understanding about these limited edition watches is that even though the ‘watch face’ is software they are still ‘limited’? Doesn’t anyone else find that ridiculous?

The whole thing about this is not the Nike watch face.
It is the walled garden that denies it on regular models - and limitations of the INFOGRAPH and other faces.

 

[jon08]

Has the Nike Run App been updated to display on full screen on the 44mm?

Tried it a few days ago and it definitely looks like it could be optimized for the 44mm watch version?

Reminds me of the iPhone 6/6 Plus days when Apps weren’t optimized to utilize the full phone screen potential.

I'm also interested in that. Anyone?

 

[nicho]

Yes, the band itself is shorter. The Nike Black/reflective sport loop is definitely shorter. Not a bad thing tho

Mine is exactly the same length as my midnight fog one.

 

[lederermc]

Looking forward to receiving mine. The ECG feature is like wearing a lie detector.

The ECG feature is not currently available but will be added latter in an app.
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very nice Nike+, pity I got original AW4 rather then Nike+ because I couldn't wait any longer

At my local Apple store they out of the 40mm regular S4 so I got the Nike version. Regardless, I do like the the sport loop band.

 

[MacWorld78]

The ECG feature is not currently available but will be added latter in an app.
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At my local Apple store they out of the 40mm regular S4 so I got the Nike version. Regardless, I do like the the sport loop band.

Things do happens in life last min decision is always tough choice to make!

After all, we are only human and I hope this Nike+ will serve you for good health my friend.

 

[haddy]

At my local Apple store they out of the 40mm regular S4 so I got the Nike version. Regardless, I do like the the sport loop band.

So did I and so do I. As others have said the extra holes seem to make it very much more wearable.

 

[marshallbedsaul]

These two things launched while Steve was alive:

He didn't seem to mind.

Ah the good ol days of putting the unit in your Nike + shoes

 

[Mr. Chewbacca]

I so wish I could keep my Nike band but it is just too short for me. the Apple store had told me that I could exchange it if it didnt fit but then said they couldn't and I would have to buy an XL band if I wanted one. The silver lining is that I put the nike band on ebay and its already over $100 half way through the auction.

 

[japanime]

Ah the good ol days of putting the unit in your Nike + shoes

I still have a few of those shoe sensors. I probably went through eight of them before discovering an online article that explained how to crack 'em open and replace the battery.

 

[OllyW]

Moderator Note:

This thread is for discussing the pros and cons of the Apple Watch Nike+.

If you want to talk about Nike the company and it's politics, please use the Poll: Would you buy/not buy the Nike edition this time... thread in the PRSI forum.

 

[mk313]

I still have a few of those shoe sensors. I probably went through eight of them before discovering an online article that explained how to crack 'em open and replace the battery.

Interesting fact. I had no idea you could do that. I went through a bunch of them too. I never even thought about opening them up.

 

[japanime]

Interesting fact. I had no idea you could do that. I went through a bunch of them too. I never even thought about opening them up.

Yeah, it's just a standard watch battery. It was hard to crack the sensor case open, the battery replacement was simple and the sensor was as good as new.

I still have an old iPod nano and the Nike+ receiver that plugs into the dock connector, plus a little pouch that attaches to shoe laces and holds the sensor. A fresh battery in one of the old sensors I have, and I'd be good to go! Unfortunately, Nike stopped accepting iPod nano uploads a couple of years ago. Too bad, as the old Nike+ software was far superior to the terribly bloated and crash-prone NRC+ app.

 

[joueboy]

You might be interested to know that it was Steve Jobs that began the Apple + Nike co-branding partnership with the iPod. Here's the press release from 2006: https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2006/05/23Nike-and-Apple-Team-Up-to-Launch-Nike-iPod/

EDIT: Looks like others beat me to this. At any rate, this wasn't the only example of SJ co-branding. When he thought it benefitted Apple, he was a fan. Pretty sure he'd love what Tim has done with the Watch.

You might be interested to know that it was Steve Jobs that began the Apple + Nike co-branding partnership with the iPod. Here's the press release from 2006: https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2006/05/23Nike-and-Apple-Team-Up-to-Launch-Nike-iPod/

EDIT: Looks like others beat me to this. At any rate, this wasn't the only example of SJ co-branding. When he thought it benefitted Apple, he was a fan. Pretty sure he'd love what Tim has done with the Watch.

You need to do research who owns Nike Plus it was a Nike product not Apple. Nike just want to tap Apple's famous product like iPods and iPhone just so they can have a native app that supports it, and I'm pretty SJ would gladly take Nike's money to support it. Jobs is not a FAN of Nike he's a huge fan of New Balance which he wears them everyday. Apple would love to slap their logo on some popular product but not the other way around that's why we get free stickers that's a free advertising. But Jobs will never ever allow a Nike logo into an Apple product he didn't even allow carriers logo on iPhones and that's the reason why it only started on AT&T which the only carrier that agreed with him that time.

 

[nicho]

Jobs is not a FAN of Nike he's a huge fan of New Balance which he wears them everyday.

The guy died (past tense) years ago...

 

[joueboy]

These two things launched while Steve was alive:

He didn't seem to mind.

NIKE PLUS IS A NIKE PRODUCT NOT APPLE. APPLE CAN SLAP THEIR LOGO INTO NIKE PRODUCT THAT'S FINE FREE MARKETING BUT JOBS WOULD NEVER ALLOW NIKE LOGO INTO HIS PRODUCT.
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The guy died (past tense) years ago...

Funny how you selectively choose this particular sentence to argue. What I'm trying say is Apple dictates when Jobs was still alive not the other way around and that's supposed to be the culture he left. if Apple starts taking crap like this it's just a matter of time carrier starts slapping their logo into iPhones which all started by Nike into the Apple Watch.

 

[mk313]

Too bad, as the old Nike+ software was far superior to the terribly bloated and crash-prone NRC+ app.

I wish I could like that comment twice. Soooo true!

 

[joueboy]

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I’m sure SJ’s fine with having the Nike logo alongside Apple’s

I agree an Apple logo on a popular product like Nike it's a free advertising. But not any other logo put into an Apple products. That's a nono for him I'm sure.

 

[nicho]

But Jobs will never ever allow a Nike logo into an Apple product he didn't even allow carriers logo on iPhones and that's the reason why it only started on AT&T which the only carrier that agreed with him that time.

OK fine I'll pick you up on this one too.

How certain are you it was Steve's "vision" and not Tim's bean counting? Apple would very much like to have one single version of each model they can manufacture and package up to sell everywhere in the world. It cuts costs and reduces inventory problems. The "world phones" aren't for our benefit, they're for apples.

Now, looking at the USA alone. If you allow verizon, t-mobile, atat, sprint to get their branding on the iphone that's 4x the number of SKUs. The UK - at the time, T-mobile, Orange, Vodafone, O2, 3. We're now up to 9x the number of SKUs. That means higher costs (and lower profits).