Aluminum foil is an especially dumb idea. You want the sensor to be held securely, not bobbing or swaying, and to be parallel with the ground and not tilted. Sensor Pouches : Top picks for sensor pouches for your shoes. That's as good as any pedometer can be expected to be. I would expect more accuracy after calibrating it. As the sensor might be at a slight tilt, you will need to recalibrate it after you created its new velcro attachment.
Velcro is cheap, so it would be possible to simply replace it each time you wanted to switch. First, buy a good quality of Velcro. I purchased heavy-duty velcro for the job. The cost is a couple of dollars, and it can be found at an office supply store. Trim a piece of smooth Velcro to attach to the tongue of the shoe. This piece can be larger than the other piece that you will attach to the sensor. You want to be able to position the sensor as desired on the tongue, so more velcro on the tongue is good.
Trim a smaller piece of the "male" rough Velcro to attach to the sensor. The adhesive on the back of the velcro should be enough to keep it secure, especially if you bought heavy-duty velcro meant for any surface.
Trim an oblong patch of smooth "female" velcro that will fit under the laces on the tongue of your shoe, closest to the toe area. This patch should be larger, so you can experiment with the best position for the sensor once everything is in place. You want the sensor to be as level and untilted as possible. You will need to sew or otherwise attach the velcro to the tongue, as the adhesive on the back of the velcro probably won't be completely secure on the fabric of the tongue.
You will need a needle and thread and just make 4 stitches at the corners of the patch of velcro to secure it. Now simply press the sensor onto the velcro patch on the tongue of the shoe and re-lace the shoe, crossing the laces over the sensor for extra security. Try to position the sensor so it is as untilted as possible—it should be level with the ground front to back and side to side. The receiver that plugs into the base of your nano looks exactly like the head of the charger lead -- it couldn't be more utilitarian.
The transmitter, which inserts under the sole of your Nike trainer, is a small, flat lozenge. Jonathan Ive must have been on holiday the week they injection moulded this. On the other hand, who cares what this stuff looks like when you're drenched in sweat?
At least it's discrete. The pedometer does not have a replaceable battery, so the device has a finite lifespan. Nike and Apple say the pedometer will last for 1, miles, and this approximates to one year for the typical user. Why not have a replaceable battery in the unit?
Instead, there's "a sensitive piezoelectric accelerometer that monitors your footstrike when you walk or run and determines the amount of time your foot spent on the ground. This contact time is directly related to your pace". You can calibrate the system so that it learns your typical walking and running gaits. The bundled manual states, however, that, "Even after calibrating, the accuracy of the distance measurements may vary depending on gait, running surface, incline, or temperature".
The Sport Kit uses a proprietary version of The nano uses this data to extract information on distance travelled, pace, calories burned and time elapsed. The new menu on your iPod includes data on specific runs and lets you start a new workout. You can also enter your weight and the kit will work out how many calories you've burned. You can prioritise calories burned as your principal task in a run -- rather than run a specific distance, you run to burn a certain number of calories.
Your workout music is selected by playlists. On Twitter? Be sure to follow MobiHealthNews for up-to-the-minute news and industry analysis. Skip to main content. By Brian Dolan October 04, Earlier this year, a report in FastCompany wondered if Apple would capitalize on the growing trend of wearing iPod nanos on the wrist: "It's possible Apple is planning something novel with the device to turn it into a full-fledged wrist computer, if not for this immediate update then for one in the near future.
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