Nike “reported net income in the December-February period grew 8 percent to $350.8 million, or $1.37 per share, up from $325.8 million, or $1.24 per share, during the same period last year,” Sarah Skidmore reports for The Associated Press.
Skidmore reports, “Analysts polled by Thomson Financial expected net income of $1.33 per share on revenue of $3.93 billion. Revenue grew 9 percent to $3.93 billion, up from $3.61 billion a year ago. Currency exchange rate changes helped revenue by 3 percent.”
“The company saw growth around the globe,” Skidmore reports. “U.S. Nike revenue grew 2 percent to $1.5 billion, European revenue rose 15 percent to $1.1 billion, Asia Pacific revenue increased 11 percent to $589.9 million, and sales from the Americas region improved by 5 percent to $212.5 million.”
“Nike leaders were equally enthusiastic about its retail changes as it is about its product lines for the coming year. Nike Brand President Charlie Denson said the company is entering a year of what could be its ‘best product lines ever,'” Skidmore reports.
Skidmore reports, “The company wouldn’t disclose everything that’s coming but hinted at changes from Nike Shox and in apparel. Nike did say it plans to make all its running shoes compatible with its Nike+ technology by the end of the year. Nike+ allows runners to track their workouts with Apple Inc.’s iPod.”
Full article here.
More info about the Nike+iPod Sport Kit (US$29) here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Former Stockholm Syndrome Sufferer” for the heads up.]
Does Nike+iPod still seem “nutty” to you, J.D.?
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This kind of technology makes people who like to track workouts silly with excitement.
It is the bringing the tracking of a treadmill out in the real world, where of course, running is way better.
IMHO
John,
so true, it makes my wife giddy
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Next up…Nike heart rate monitor that sends data to the ipod interface…the shoe sensor along with with HRM would be killer.
Now if a real shoe manufacturer would work with Apple on compatability, that would be great.
Nike’s are for runner wannabe’s.
So, they couldn’t hold their tongue but it sounds like a shoe-in to me.
You know that you can buy $10 adapters that will allow the Nike/iPod sensor to work with ANY shoe (not just ones from Nike) right? Google is your friend…
Espcially if you had a heart attack while running.
MW: girls as in…
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R.S.C, and Ummm,
Read MDN’s related articles, you supercilious twits.
Yeah but Zune comes in brown.
Dvorak can’t be expected to see this as a product that fills a legitimate need, since he obviously knows nothing about running. One look at him and you can see that. Of course, that means that he should recognize that since he has no clue, he shouldn’t make any comments.
MS may have to make it’s own shoes to compete with the ipod. Of course they make business shoes so they can say that the ipod doesn’t compete in the corporate world.
I’ve been tracking my workout since I received mine in Jan 2007. Been averaging 15 miles per week.
I think the Zune version interfaces with all Timberlands, and I think they are calling it the Zurd.
It doesn’t track your steps, per se. It actually tracks other people’s Zunes in proximity.
Most everyone have walked 25 miles or more before they actually get to their target.
That’s great exercise. And a great application of Wi-fi.
All my shirts and jeans have always been iPod compatible.
There’s nothing like running 3km in ankle deep wet snow. It’s like running in water, but you get listen music
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Someone should come up with waterproof iPod case + earbuds, so that I could swim while listening to music.
Masa: Have you tried the Drypod? (http://www.drypodcase.com/)
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Thanks for the link. That seems like a useful product, even if you don’t intend to totally immerse the iPod. I like the way it holds the earbud jack securely in place. A lot of iPods get broken because the jack gets “levered” to the side while the iPod is in your pocket or backpack. And it solves the problem of accidentally pulling the jack out during use.
But how do you get around getting the earbuds wet if you surf with them?
“But how do you get around getting the earbuds wet if you surf with them?”
Put a plastic bag over your head?
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Or you could try something like .
“Put a plastic bag over your head?”
And that solves a second problem if you got fixed up with a bowser.