Filed under: Accessories, iPod Family, Odds and ends, iPhone, TUAW Faceoff, App Store
Dedicated runners, bikers, hikers, and walkers like to keep track of their efforts, dutifully logging miles (or kilometers), time, weather conditions, elevation gain or loss. That’s why there was a lot of excitement after the Nike + iPod Sport Kit was announced in 2006, since the same device you were using to listen to music could be used to tell you just how far and fast you ran.
Unfortunately, many competitive runners quickly realized that the accuracy of the Nike + iPod Sport Kit wasn’t all that great. TidBITS Publisher and marathoner Adam Engst wrote a post last year in which he pointed out how inaccurate the Sport Kit is, even when carefully calibrated. Adam thought that the Sport Kit had some possibilities for fitness runners, but not for those who need accurate measurements of distance and time.
When the iPhone 3G arrived this summer, I wondered how it would work as an exercise tracking tool. After all, the device has GPS built in and should be able to accurately measure distances, time, and even elevation. I looked at
- Trailguru
- RunKeeper
- The Running GyPSy
- iTrail
To see how these apps and the Nike + iPod Sport Kit compete, read on.
Continue reading TUAW Faceoff: Nike + iPod versus iPhone 3G Challengers
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