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Apple and Nike Team up for iPod Shoe Interface

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the thousands-of-pasty-white-geeks-cry-out-in-terror dept.

lyonsden writes "Apple and Nike are teaming up to provide runners a system to integrate their shoes and their iPod. A $30 antenna will connect an iPod nano with special shoes to provide pedometer functions."

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  1. Please remove your shoes.... by iXiXi · · Score: 5, Funny

    Can you imagine these at the airport?

  2. Big feet? by truthsearch · · Score: 5, Funny

    Brings new meaning to the question, "You know what they say about men with big feet, don't you?"

    Big hard drives!

    Thank you, I'll be here all week.

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  3. Didn't the old iPods have this feature? by Quaoar · · Score: 5, Funny

    I mean, they had a pedometer...running 5000 steps with a first-gen iPod would cause the hard drive to fail... :)

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  4. Nike + Apple by i+am+kman · · Score: 5, Funny

    And if they really joined forces, they'd need a new name. Hmmmm, let's see, something like: Nike + Apple = Nipple.

    Yeah, I'd definitely buy one of those! Maybe two.

  5. Re:iPhone + Nike = Shoe Phone? by Dhar · · Score: 5, Funny

    Missed the joke by THAT much! *holds up almost-touching fingers*

    -g.

  6. When they build the pedometer into the shoe... by LaughingElk · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...it will become known as "The sole that times men's tries".

    (sorry)

  7. Re:Nike+Apple=??? by bertramwooster · · Score: 5, Funny

    Oh. I thought you were going to say Nipple. Never mind.