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iPod touch nike+ on new ipod touch
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Ok, here's how it goes with NIKE+ on the iPT. I just began using it last night. No screenshots, but I will describe what I see and know so for. It will take a while to fully probe all function and accuracy.
The shoes have an indent for the tiny sensor. You remove a foam nub and put in the sensor. Simple. Replace the foot pad and you are ready.
Make sure you have Nike+ loaded on your iPod and play with the program settings if necessary. I think this is where I set up the sensor. It asks you to walk/run around to active the sensor and allow the phone to recognize it. After that you have full access to the program and all functions. I remember entering height and weight here as well.
Opening the NIKE+ program brings up a screen with "WORKOUTS" . Basic, Time, Distance, Calorie and Calibratrion.
Calibration gives you a time/distance recognition feature. I picked a 1/5th of a mile calibration but by the end it told me I already ran half a mile. -_-; I have no idea how far I ran, but it told me it knew.
It behaves like a music player - you hit play and a female voice says "BEGIN....WORKOUT," or something like it. Then you run and it registers.
You can pick your workouts by time, distance or amount of calories you want to burn. So I assume (haven't used it a second time yet) it tells you when you have hit your goal and you can stop.
Then when you plug it into the computer it will send the data to NIKE+'s website, if you allow it. And there they will track your workout progress over time. Pretty neato-keen stuff, indeed. Nothing too complex or bizarre, just prudent information and resource management.
You can choose playlists to run through while you run. Now I have to make a special Nike+ playlist for the iPod. It also gives you the choice of a 'danger' song you play when you hit the panic button, to give you the motivation to complete or get over a difficult hurdle or boost of expenditure, etc.
It'll make me run! That's for sure. Running always sucked for me because I could never gauge much about the runs I did. The program is good, and it isn't too baroque, intimidating or fussy to set up. So you can just get out there and start after a minute of entering vital stats and walking a few steps.
The shoes have an indent for the tiny sensor. You remove a foam nub and put in the sensor. Simple. Replace the foot pad and you are ready.
Make sure you have Nike+ loaded on your iPod and play with the program settings if necessary. I think this is where I set up the sensor. It asks you to walk/run around to active the sensor and allow the phone to recognize it. After that you have full access to the program and all functions. I remember entering height and weight here as well.
Opening the NIKE+ program brings up a screen with "WORKOUTS" . Basic, Time, Distance, Calorie and Calibratrion.
Calibration gives you a time/distance recognition feature. I picked a 1/5th of a mile calibration but by the end it told me I already ran half a mile. -_-; I have no idea how far I ran, but it told me it knew.
It behaves like a music player - you hit play and a female voice says "BEGIN....WORKOUT," or something like it. Then you run and it registers.
You can pick your workouts by time, distance or amount of calories you want to burn. So I assume (haven't used it a second time yet) it tells you when you have hit your goal and you can stop.
Then when you plug it into the computer it will send the data to NIKE+'s website, if you allow it. And there they will track your workout progress over time. Pretty neato-keen stuff, indeed. Nothing too complex or bizarre, just prudent information and resource management.
You can choose playlists to run through while you run. Now I have to make a special Nike+ playlist for the iPod. It also gives you the choice of a 'danger' song you play when you hit the panic button, to give you the motivation to complete or get over a difficult hurdle or boost of expenditure, etc.
It'll make me run! That's for sure. Running always sucked for me because I could never gauge much about the runs I did. The program is good, and it isn't too baroque, intimidating or fussy to set up. So you can just get out there and start after a minute of entering vital stats and walking a few steps.
it is almost the same like what you have seen on nano. only different fact is UI. after recognizing receiver, your touch adds one more tap which you can see when you hook up with itunes. it is Nike+ipod.
Quick question about the music playback:
I made a playlist for running, but I would like for it be played back in random order. I can't seem to find a way to tell the ipod to shuffle the playlist...? When I get to pick the music, I can either shuffle or songs on the ipod, or play the playlist.....no way to shuffle a playlist?
I made a playlist for running, but I would like for it be played back in random order. I can't seem to find a way to tell the ipod to shuffle the playlist...? When I get to pick the music, I can either shuffle or songs on the ipod, or play the playlist.....no way to shuffle a playlist?
Quick question about the music playback:
I made a playlist for running, but I would like for it be played back in random order. I can't seem to find a way to tell the ipod to shuffle the playlist...? When I get to pick the music, I can either shuffle or songs on the ipod, or play the playlist.....no way to shuffle a playlist?
Does the regular playlist selection allow you to do this? I don't actually know since I don't use playlists. Anyway, if so simply start your music normally, and then go into the run app and start the workout selecting the 'Now playing' option on the music menu.
It comes preloaded on the iPod touch out of the box. You can turn it on and off in Settings, and if it's turned off, it won't appear on your home screen.
Very neat. I just bought a 16GB iPod Touch yesterday. I am going to buy a pair of Nike+ shoes really soon. Technically you don't need the shoes, just make a pouch in your existing shoes, but my old shoes are worn and that warrants for a purchase lol.
ONLY 4oz.? ONLY well for every mile you run, 1oz is 100lb. SO 400lb a mile is a LOT. but yeah i barely notice it at all.
By that reasoning, a 200 lb. person "carries" 320,000 lbs., or 160 tons, per mile.
No matter how you slice it, 4 oz. is a negligible % of your body weight.
No But it doesn't show up on the main menu unless you turn it on through the settings so you won't even see it.