The folks over at iLounge has managed to get their hands on the Nike+ iPod Sport Kit, and how nice of them to share their first impression and unboxing ritual.

For just $29, you get the sensor for your special Nike+ shoes and the receiver for your iPod Nano. Using wireless technology similar to WiFi, the sensor transmits information of your jogs and runs to your iPod, where it gets transferred to your computer after your exercise.

Some points observed:

• Naturally, there’s nothing stopping you from using the sensor with non-Nike shoes. But having to cut a perfect hole in the sole just so it fits comfortably isn’t quite worth the effort.
• At this moment, the receiver only works with the iPod Nano. Plugging it into a 5G brings up “The currently attached accessory is not supported by this iPod”.
• The Nike+ website looks really slick!

For the gadget geeks like me, this could be a great motivation to get our ass off the couch.

More photos over at iLounge.

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Who would’ve thought of marrying a pair of shoes to an iPod? But it’s the kind of thing that makes you go “why didn’t I think of that?”. Slip a sensor into any Nike+ compatible shoe, and it’ll start sending data to your iPod Nano via a receiver. With data of your jogging speed, your iPod will pick suitable tracks to play. It also tells you how far you are from your destination, what speed you are running at and how long you took to complete the course. You can even play a “power” song for that last dash to the finish line.

That’s not all. Plug your iPod into its dock, and it’ll send your jogging information to the new NikePlus.com website, which keeps track of your progress.

Here’s a video of the pair in action.

Who knows, this might be the perfect motivation for me to get back to jogging.

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