In 2010 Apple was granted a patent relating to the Nike + iPod system, a system that debuted in 2006. The Nike + iPod Sports Kit was a device which measured and recorded the distance and pace of a walk or run. The system was eventually phased out sometime in 2014. Now Google has filed a patent for an advanced footwear system with clusters of sensors and machine learning.
A Glance into Evolution of Wearables and Connected Fitness Carlos Justiniano, VP of Engineering, Flywheel Sports
Carlos Justiniano, VP of Engineering, Flywheel Sports
Two thousand and six was an epic year for Tre Kronor, the Swedish national ice hockey team. In a thrilling victory against Finland, they clinched gold at the Winter Olympics. That same year they bested (4–0) the Czech Republic to win the World Championships. Sweden became the first nation to hold both titles in the same year, a distinction they still hold today.
Earlier that year and just under seven thousand miles away,
Sports retail giant, Nike and then reemerging tech leader, Apple were secretly working on a revolutionary new piece of fitness tech called the Nike+iPod Sports Kit, a wireless device which connected with iPods and later iPhones. The device, placed inside a Nike shoe, enabled runners to log and monitor their runs using their iPods, all while listening to their favorite tunes.