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pocket-lint.co.uk - 9/15/2008

Apple patent smart shoes

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arstechnica.com - 9/16/2008

Apple wants to tie your shoes to your clothes with DRM

— arstechnica.com — If you're a Nike+iPod Sport Kit fan, you may eventually find yourself being restricted to using it... with Nike-branded sportswear, thanks to a recently-published Apple patent. The patent, filed for in March of 2007 and published last week, describes a ... (more) Apple wants to tie your shoes to your clothes with DRM

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mobilewhack.com - 9/19/2008

Apple Has Patent for Future iPhone Firmware?

— mobilewhack.com — We found some interesting pictures from a new Apple patent. It looks like the company is working... on iPhone's firmware. Are we getting something new soon or is this the future iPhone? Apple wants apparently to offer iPhone users a better access to ... (more) Apple Has Patent for Future iPhone Firmware?

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blog.wired.com - 9/12/2008

Apple Patent Details GPS-equipped Nike+ Shoes

— blog.wired.com — A new patent filed by Apple suggests the corporation is interested in taking running shoes a large... step forward with more sophisticated feedback capabilities. In a 20-page filing discovered first by AppleInsider, Apple details a future Nike+ ... (more) Apple Patent Details GPS-equipped Nike+ Shoes

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Apple patents smartshoe with GPS
Popgadget: Personal Tech for Women — ... describes the sensors as being able to perform a multitude of functions. As an example, you could pre-program the system with the locations of your favorite restaurants, and the sensors will let you know as soon as you are approaching one. For another, they could even let you know if it is time to, ahem…retire your shoes. We bet there will be plenty of takers for the Nike+ if/when it does show up with such provisions. But for now, we will let time do the talking. Via Pocket-Lint. Posted by kanchana    Category: ...

Apple creates 'Smart' Shoes with Nike
Fashionfunky.com — ... providing the user the option to stop or continue the planned excursion unabated. Moreover, the nearby point of interest (i.e., restaurant) can also push information to the user by, for example, displaying advertisements in addition to the notification that the user is within the pre-determined distance. While they may do all of this and more, you do still need to lift your own feet and pound the track if you want some exercise to be done. The smart shoes cant do that for you. Source

Apple details next-gen Nike+ system with GPS, wear sensors
textually.org — ... Nike+ system that would be capable of more accurately monitoring athletic performance in real-time, providing feedback on wear of athletic gear, and even conveying advertisements from establishments that an athlete passes during a workout, thanks to GPS. The Nike+ sensor would provide notification to a user by way the Internet, a wireless device or in some cases as part of a peer-to-peer type arrangement of like wireless sensors or other wireless devices." [Pocket-Lint via Fashion Funky] ...