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Screenshots for iPhone Nike+ Running App Found to be Fake


It has taken its sweet, sweet time in arriving, but it seems the iPhone Nike+ running application is just... about... here. A slew of new screenshots of the application have emerged, and while there are no juicy tidbits to accompany 'em (release date, cost, etc.), we all know how many lines of text a single snapshot is worth. Hang tight runners, the app you've been waiting (and waiting) for can't be far from the finish line now. [Via MacRumors]

Update: And to think, we actually believed that Nike and Apple were this close to delivering the long-awaited running application for the iPhone. While it was widely bruited that these shots were indeed the real deal, AppleInsider is pointing out a chink in the armor: Cupertino doesn't offer iPhone developers a programming interface for accessing one's music, yet this mysterious program clearly showed someone listening to Chris Martin and friends while attempting to make it to 0.02km. The take away? It's still pretty likely that the two outfits are working to create a fitness program for the App Store, but those screenshots ain't it. [Thanks, Michael]

Running Shoes That Light The Way With Each Step

Pioneer self-charging concept running shoe.

Do you run at night? We've found the shoe for you. Down dark alleys and through the murky underbrush (are you sure you really want to run in such places), your way will be lit with this concept shoe from the folks at Pioneer.

With each pavement pounding step, the shoes power up a small battery, which keeps a small light going, letting you see what's before your feet.

The concept seems familiar in a way to what the Toyota Prius does, garnering power with each step on the brakes to keep that battery charged (except on this small scale, the mechanism is, of course, tiny).

The other obvious reminder is of those shoes for kids that blink maddeningly with each step (except, of course, those are not self charging).

The LEDs on these feet wheels will keep going for 12 hours, according to what we can parse from the postings.

From Yanko Design.


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