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Your support makes all the difference.Nike is releasing an iPhone and iPod Touch app for runners in response to Adidas's free miCoach app for the iPhone, iPod Touch and Blackberry. The Nike+ GPS App maps and tracks running routes, with the results of each session available for uploading to the Nikeplus website, Facebook, and Twitter.
The app, which retails for $1.99 / €1.59 / £1.19 from the online iTunes store, can also provide vocal feedback during a run and congratulates completed goals with quotes from some of Nike's sponsored athletes.
Instead of using a separate gadget, as with the existing Nike+ Sport Kit's use of a pedometer and compatible iPod or iPhone, the app uses built-in GPS tracking to work out how far and how fast a runner has traveled.
Nike had cornered the market for hip running gizmos with its Apple-loving Nike+ Sport Kit, but Adidas entered the market with a more comprehensive (though more expensive) solution - the miCoach suite, comprising a heart rate monitor along with a pedometer, and a pacer unit that worked with any MP3 player, not just select Apple units.
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