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When two giants such as the Apple iPod and Nike team up, why wouldn't the result be great? The new Nike+ iPod Sport Kit is as fun as it sounds. And it sounds great, too. The new Nike running shoe, the Nike+ Air Zoom Moire, is specially outfitted with a sensor and receiver, and talks to your iPod Nano to report walking or running data in real time to track your jogging progress. Keep track of your distance, time, pace and even your calories burned, it all gets stored in your iPod and displayed on the screen. You can listen to it with your headphones, too. Just insert the wireless sensor inside the built-in pocket beneath the insole of the Nike+ shoe, and then plug the receiver into your iPod Nano mp3 player. When you get back to your computer, transfer your workout information to iTunes and nikeplus.com. There, you can track your progress, set goals, and even challenge other runners to a virtual race. Keeping your act together on the road is easy with specially designed Nike apparel, such as an iPod armband to make it easy to carry your iPod tunes with you. Check out the Nike+ iPod Sport Kit on www.apple.com or www.nike.com
A very handy gadget is the TuneJuice iPod Battery Extender, an item great to have on hand while traveling or any time when you want to make sure your iPod keeps going for you. The TuneJuice Battery Extender is powered by a standard 9-Volt battery; just plug it into your iPod dock connector to continue enjoying your movies or music. If there is still some charge in your iPod the TuneJuice will supply up to eight hours of additional play, and if the iPod is completely drained it will get up to four hours. The amazing TuneJuice is compatible with all iPod models with a dock connector, such as the Nano and the iPod Video. It will not work with the iPod Shuffle, however. The TuneJuice comes with one 9-Volt battery in the package. This useful gadget can be found on www.thinkgeek.com (703) 293-6299.