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In my first posting for bloggingstocks back in June, I took note of the product collaboration between two of the world's most iconic brands -- Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Nike, Inc. (NYSE:NKE) -- to produce and market the Nike+iPod sports kit. In its first three months on the market, the sports kit sold over 450,000 units.

I am sure that this number has increased drastically since September given the number of music-oriented exercise fanatics out there. However, in a development that seems increasingly common in the personal tech space, a company called PhatRat Technology has dragged Apple and Nike into a Denver court claiming patent infringement.

PhatRat Technology, which makes its own range of wireless performance monitoring devices, claims the Nike+Apple sports kit uses patented biometric technologies for sports kit's data-collecting shoes for iPods.

The plaintiff is asking the courts to block the sales of the sports kit and demanding cash compensation. This doesn't bode well especially with the spring season fast approaching. Just when Apple ended its legal woes with the Beatles! Can the Cisco iPhone legal debacle be far behind?

Nike Apple sports kit under scrutiny originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Mon, 05 Feb 2007 16:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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runners on track, photo sarah gilbertApple and Nike announced today the launch of a new line of co-branded gear that will fuse the sports giant's footwear with iPod interaction. 

The first piece of the system launched is the nike+ipod sport kit, priced very reasonably at $29.  The nike+ipod sport kit functions as a wireless receiver which works in combination with compatible Nike footwear that contain embedded sensors.  The sensors deliver real-time feedback to the nike+ipod sport kit while the user exercises. 

The nike+ipod sport kit plugs directly to the base of the ipod Nano (currently the Nano is the only compatible iPod), and receives information on time, distance, calories burned, and pace.  The information is stored on the iPod, and can be displayed on its screen or delivered through the headphones.  The stored information on the iPod can later be synced to your computer.

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Apple and Nike team up and launch Nike+iPod Sport Kit originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Tue, 23 May 2006 16:17:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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