Nike + SportWatch GPS: a mini black box on the wrist for running

Nike succumb to turn to the appeal of smart by announcing at CES 2011, a smart watch, the "Nike + SportWatch GPS ". This watch is nothing but an independent alternative to the Nike + GPS application for iPhone, which Apple's emancipation.

The "Nike + SportWatch GPS" actually contains everything you need for a runner or an athlete to fully use the Nike + service, passing an iPhone or iPod. This online service allows you to map a sport with speed, altitude or heart rate throughout the course.

The watch has to do with a GPS receiver designed by the expert on TomTom, a receptor for the shoe sensor and a receiver for a heart rate monitor. Her bracelet cache finally a USB connector that transmits the data from this mini black box at the service line Nike +.

The watch is rather thick in return, with 16 mm thick, but it remains fairly mild, with 66 g on the scale.

The "Nike + SportWatch GPS" will be launched in April in the United States and the United Kingdom, the world will follow in July. However no price is known yet.