Reviews for Nike + iPod Sport Kit

The Nike running kit is just a glorified pedometer that can break your ipod if you sweat.

I found it to be fairly accurate when calculating mileage, but highly inaccurate when deducing pace, and that's even after doing a recommended calibration by running on a treadmill.

The real problem lies in the poor design, as the connector that connects to your ipod is a sweat magnet, and will assist in pumping sweat into your ipod, killing it in several months. Armbands don't help, in fact, nike armbands probably make the situation worse. My closet is an ipod graveyard filled with running kit victims.

I'd recommend to potbelly pigs and people who don't use it.

I use the Nike+ system with the sensor in a Nike+ enabled shoe and the I-Pod touch.
The interface on the I-Pod often loses communication with the sensor during a workout and stops collecting distance and pace info. You have to keep checking to make sure it's working, but when it stops the only thing you can do is end that workout and start another one. This means you lose part of the workout. The information collected can't be corrected manually and only feeds data to the Nike+ website via I-Tunes. You can work with the data on this website, set goals, enter challenges, etc. but there's no other way to use the information logged unless you create a spreadsheet and enter the data manually. This limits "usability". The applications on Nike+ website are rather useless because the data collection is so unreliable. Customer support is pretty much "We know the system has a lot of errors, and we're working on it. I've used the system for 6 weeks over 150K of workouts and have seen no improvement on the Nike+ system or website. Don't use this system if you're serious about tracking your progress. Apple & Nike have a lot of trouble shooting to do before this system will work the way it should.

I run a lot and thought it would be nice to see how many miles exactly im doing. This seemed to be a little more than .1 miles off so when Im running 50 miles a week, every week, Its not keeping track of ALOT of miles. Fun to have but doesnt work well

I'm torn on this one, because the Nike + iPod setup really has changed my workout habits. Being able to track all that data is simply amazing, and it's really encouraged me to run a lot more.

That said, the product quality leaves something to be desired. I have used the Nike + kit with my iPod Nano with a variety of different "sport" armbands, and still sweat gets through and interferes with the connection between the receiver and the iPod. Sometimes it causes the distance to be erroneous, and sometimes it just stops the workout altogether and then tells me that there's no receiver installed. I've even had to replace a receiver that simply failed after extended use (and for you Nike+ folks, I'm only at the beginning of the green level).

C'mon, Apple. Couldn't you at least design a workout product that doesn't suffer catastrophic failure due to sweat? Sweat being a natural byproduct of working out and all. I'm not a fan of having to replace my receiver constantly or having to try to find an armband that is completely impervious to sweat AND allows me to have the receiver installed.

For something so small and easy to use, the Nike + iPod remote is a great motivational piece of equipment that I don't exercise without. For those who don't have Nike shoes, guess what, neither do I and it still works great! Just remember to frequently adjust your weight settings to maintain the calibration accuracy.

Major problems syncing, lost runs, unable to calibrate. This app and sensor helped me lose 50lbs but now I am looking to find something that works correctly with the newest iOS. It is sad to say that an app that is oh so popular could get ignored during such a huge update.

I bought this thinking it was a great way to track my runs and with the price I did not think I could go wrong. Well mine lasted only one month! So I bought a new running sensor and it still did not work. I was told by an Apple employee that this product has to be replaced every few (2-3) months. I did not want to spend $20 every few months. I bought a Polar running system and love it so much. I think Apple and Nike really missed the mark on this product and it quality.

If you are just starting to take your running from an occasional workout to fun runs this is a good product for you. I loved this system for about 9 months...until I started to take my running really seriously. You see, this product works well with Nike+ shoes, but as most serious runners know, those shoes are not the ones that you train for a serious race in. The vocal feedback it gives you and the website are really great support to keep you motived in achieving harder goals in running. There does come a point (mine was after the 2nd sensor) that you decide it is not enough and you move up to a "big kids' toy" like a garmin.

This thing is great! As far as a running tool, I've had no complaints. I calibrated the unit then took it four times around the 1/4 mile track. Just for verification, I compared distances using my old stand alone GPS unit. The results were identical.

As far as the calorie burning goal feature, I compared the results to estimates from some online sources. The estimates seemed reliable.

Then I tried it for dance aerobics. There is no way we only burned 104 calories after an hour of Zumba! But then again, it wasn't really designed for that. To accurately measure that kind of activity, they would have to develop some kind of wrist band and belt to accompany the shoe unit. If Nike and Apple's research and development team could develop that, I would be extremely pleased. Then we could use the iPod to estimate calories burned doing almost any activity.... :)

....As far as the current technology goes, I am very satisfied. Normally I find running to be quite dull. But they sure came up with a good idea with this one. It made running fun!

I LOVE THIS. I use the Nike+ with my 2nd gen ipod touch. I love that you can press the home button and it'll tell you your progress, calories burned, distance, time, and pace! I also really like that every 50 calories you burn you get updated. This is definitely a great motivator for people who are trying to get out and run more. In conclusion, GREAT PRODUCT!