The Nike+ line of products, that connect to Nike shoes to Apple’s iPod, use a wireless sensor to give you real-time feedback during workouts and let you track your performance on your Mac or PC.
Now it may be moving to a Nike-banded bracelet, if FCC reports are any indication.
The expected bracelet would also communicates with the standard Nike+ shoe adapter. You then insert the bracelet’s USB device into your PC or Mac to track your runs.
In related news, clothing fabrics that generate electricity from the motion of wearing them have been described by researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology.
“The two fibers scrub together” said inventor, Georgia Tech professor Zhong Lin Wang. “The piezoelectric-semiconductor process converts their mechanical motion into electrical energy.”
The basic concept involves weaving together two types of zinc oxide nanowires to harness the piezoelectric effect when the fibers flex–producing as much as four nano-amperes at an output voltage of about four millivolts. The fibers themselves measure 1-centimeter long.
Having an RFID tag in your Nike shoes, or affixed to your license plate sticker, or even embedded in your driver’s license may seem bizarre. But it’s happening, says IT Business.
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