Late last year Nike announced that it was partnering with TechStars for its first ever Nike+ Accelerator program. In theory, the 10 startups chosen for this inaugural class would help strengthen and fix any glaring holes in Nike's existing FuelBand and Nike+ apps. Read More >>
Featured comment by Clarky:
"haha. Try telling Tim Cook that. If he has anything to do with it then they'll stop making the fuelband altogether and have it solely on the iwatch an..." More »
You know the Nike FuelBand as a sleek black band that's a half-step removed from a Livestrong bracelet. That wasn't always the case, though. Some looked totally different from the finished product, like this early mockup that basically got the FuelBand off the ground. Read More >>
Featured comment by Christof:
"Thanks very much! Will look into the flex a bit but sounds good. Might finally give me an excuse to upgrade my slightly aged iPhone 4 to something a ..." More »
Since the launch of the FuelBand a year ago, many were wondering when Nike might deploy an Android companion app. Yesterday via its Support account on Twitter, the company quasi-officially said that it is not working on an Android app. Read More >>
Featured comment by Renejp:
"Why would Nike stick two fingers up to Nike Android owners, well...
I was told reliably by an insider at Apple that it was more to do with "influence..." More »
Last month Nike announced that it would be launching its own accelerator to make Nike+ and NikeFuel a little more accurate and a lot less crappy. Read More >>
Spend enough time in Portland in the US and you're bound to come across someone who works at Nike. Poke and prod them enough and you're likely to walk away with some insider knowledge. Read More >>
Featured comment by Will.King.London:
"There's a LiveStrong edition where it injects 'fuel' into your wrist when your performance starts lagging.
I do realize that quip was about 18 mo..." More »
OK, 2012 wasn't the greatest year for tech, but it wasn't a total bust either. Wade through the glut of comically oversized phones, tiny tablets and fruit company refreshes, and you're bound to come across a few shiny needles in that crummy haystack. Here, in no particular order, are the 10 most important gadgets of the year. Read More >>
He's always asking you to find cool stuff for him on the Internet. She lovingly calls you geeky, in a cute way. They always think you know everything about technology because they know nothing. Like, literally nothing. To them, a Galaxy S III is a Droid. Or, even worse, they think it's a Samsung iPhone. These people need saving. Your saving. And you'll give it to them with gifts. Read More >>
A girl at a bar sees the futuristic and slim black cuff cradling my wrist, points at it and asks—well, more like demands to know—what is that? I look down, thinking I might've spilled beer on my sleeve, and see the Nike Fuelband. Oh. That thing. Read More >>
Featured comment by kwiiiq:
"A full £149 hole in my pocket! And yes, they're on sale from 11am every morning here: http://www.boxpark.co.uk/
The shop itself is probably worth ..." More »
The best thing about the Nike Fuelband is that it can keep track of any activity you do. Yes, any. You know what that means, right? Let's find out how many calories we burn and how much Nikefuel we earn doing totally normal everyday things. Read More >>
Nike+ was a super sweet tool for runners to keep track of their workouts. But what about the rest of your life? What if Nike+ could keep track of that? That's what the brand new Nike+ Fuelband, an evolution of Nike+ in a simple Livestrong-styled wristband, tries to do. Read More >>
Featured comment by snapper.fishes:
"So how does it know what kind of activity you are doing? It doesn't look like the strap has enough buttons for that kind of precise input." More »