Comments on: Will iPhone 3G Kill Nike+iPod? http://podophile.com/2008/06/11/will-iphone-3g-kill-nike-ipod/ If loving my iPod is wrong, I don't want to be right. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 23:10:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: RunKeeper http://podophile.com/2008/06/11/will-iphone-3g-kill-nike-ipod/#comment-51569 RunKeeper Tue, 22 Jul 2008 02:57:49 +0000 http://podophile.com/?p=242#comment-51569 Hi, We have been watching Nike+iPod much like you have and wondered what and when they will move onto the iPhone. In the meantime, we went out and built an app for the app store using GPS for fitness tracking that is identical to what you are describing, including time, distance, pace, speed, and your route on a Google Map. Check out www.runkeeper.com to see a screen shot of the app and sign up to be notified when it goes live. You can also see a (slightly blurry) video demo at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jz4ZUnMC8X0. Best, Jason Hi,
We have been watching Nike+iPod much like you have and wondered what and when they will move onto the iPhone. In the meantime, we went out and built an app for the app store using GPS for fitness tracking that is identical to what you are describing, including time, distance, pace, speed, and your route on a Google Map. Check out http://www.runkeeper.com to see a screen shot of the app and sign up to be notified when it goes live. You can also see a (slightly blurry) video demo at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jz4ZUnMC8X0.

Best,
Jason

]]> By: Podophile http://podophile.com/2008/06/11/will-iphone-3g-kill-nike-ipod/#comment-46082 Podophile Wed, 11 Jun 2008 18:18:22 +0000 http://podophile.com/?p=242#comment-46082 Good point George. I think Nike's best bet would be to make the case you've made: that GPS isn't 100% available or reliable (depending on location and conditions) and that their system falls back on the shoe sensor when you lose GPS signal. Or, mathematically, Nike+GPS > GPS alone. It remains to be seen whether A-GPS (as implemented in the iPhone 3G) really will be reliable enough in most conditions for most runners. Exciting times ahead. Good point George. I think Nike’s best bet would be to make the case you’ve made: that GPS isn’t 100% available or reliable (depending on location and conditions) and that their system falls back on the shoe sensor when you lose GPS signal. Or, mathematically, Nike+GPS > GPS alone.

It remains to be seen whether A-GPS (as implemented in the iPhone 3G) really will be reliable enough in most conditions for most runners.

Exciting times ahead.

]]> By: George Sudarkoff http://podophile.com/2008/06/11/will-iphone-3g-kill-nike-ipod/#comment-46080 George Sudarkoff Wed, 11 Jun 2008 17:49:11 +0000 http://podophile.com/?p=242#comment-46080 Well, GPS is pretty useless when you are not actually moving in space (treadmill). Or when you don't have a clear view of the sky (in the woods or indoors). But yeah, for the Nike+iPod target audience iPhone 3G with a little bit of 3rd-party software magic might very well be enough. I personally prefer Forerunner 305 with a heart rate monitor, a FootPod and a Speed/Cadence bike sensor - covers all possibilities and gives me plenty of data to work with. Well, GPS is pretty useless when you are not actually moving in space (treadmill). Or when you don’t have a clear view of the sky (in the woods or indoors). But yeah, for the Nike+iPod target audience iPhone 3G with a little bit of 3rd-party software magic might very well be enough. I personally prefer Forerunner 305 with a heart rate monitor, a FootPod and a
Speed/Cadence bike sensor - covers all possibilities and gives me plenty of data to work with.

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