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Euripides
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Have you used the product pair? Does it help regulate your workout, or is it just a marketing gimmick? (perhaps both?)

In any case I love the design...

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My understanding is that the shoes or the ipod or whatever, transmit an easily-detectable RFID that could provide someone with an easy way to track your movements.

Where's that /. article...

http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/12/02/0418255

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Yeah, I'm aware of the flaw. Hopefully Apple will roll in a security update.

I don't think there's any reason for anyone to be interested in the movements of this particular suburban college student, but the prospect is still disturbing.

Just probing - I'm unlikely to invest in an iPod shuffle and a new pair of shoes just for morning runs anyway.

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My understanding is that the shoes transmit the signal. The iPod just picks it up via antennae. So, in order for a security update to come out, Nike needs to encrypt the signal the shoes transmit.
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The transmitter is not actually in the shoe to begin with. It's included in this kit, which is sold on both Apple's and Nike's website.

I'm not clear on who is responsible for the encryption though.

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