Nike has plans to make all its running shoes compatible with Nike+ technology by the end of 2007.
This is good news if you use the iPod to track your workouts because only a small subset of Nike shoes integrate this technology. This way you won’t have to use these solutions.
Source: Chicago Tribune via TUAW
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"Stridekick" is the name of a device invented by two Babson College MBA students that tracks you running shoes usage to alert when it’s time to change them.
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Wendy Bumgardner at About: walking has written a post that explains what to take into consideration when shopping for your walking shoes.
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I’ve found this review of the Nike Free 5.0 written by David from Urban Semiotic. In his own words:
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