Nike+ heart rate monitor coming to the US June 1st

I’ve been thinking about getting a heart rate monitor to give me more data while running with Nike+, but with the rumors about a Nike+ compatible heart rate monitor coming I decided to hold off. Now the rumors have finally been confirmed by official Nike+ forum user, Clover, with a launch date of June 1st in the US and in Canada later in the month.  International dates are still up in the air, but shouldn’t be too far after that. We’ll be picking up a couple of these when they are release so come back the first week of June for our review.

Here’s what Clover had to say:

Hi everyone,

Great news! I have a U.S. launch date for the Nike+ compatible heart rate monitor. It will officially launch on June 1, 2010, although it may reach some retail outlets slightly sooner. It will reach Canadian markets in June and will launch internationally in summer 2010, exact date to be determined.

I know you’re going to ask, so I’ll answer pre-emptively: no, I am not able to discuss price, color, device compatibility, and other details at this point. Stay tuned.

Cheers,

Clover

(via Ars)

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Apples & Oranges, iPhone, iPod, Nike+

Gruber throws some gas on the Gizmodo fire…again

The boring stuff you already read on 800 other blogs…

Wired published an article today about how the iPhone 4th Gen finder:

Police closed in on the man who found and sold a prototype 4G iPhone after his roommate called an Apple security official and turned him in, according to a newly unsealed document in the ongoing police investigation.

Then CNBC reports (via @9to5Mac) that the police unsealed the wrong document:

In a stunning twist to the ongoing drama surrounding the Apple iPhone prototype, the San Mateo County Court unsealed the wrong documents earlier today connected to this case.

Ok, now the funny stuff…thanks to John Gruber. He posted an article on Daring Fireball about an hour ago entitled,  “Where in the World Is Jesus Diaz?”:

I’ve emailed Diaz, along with Gizmodo editorial director Brian Lam, but haven’t gotten a response. My simple questions:

Is Jesus Diaz currently in the United States? If not, where is he, when did he leave the U.S., and when is he planning to return? Lastly, what role, if any, did Diaz have in the purchase of the iPhone unit from Brian Hogan?

Here are some tweets in response to this article from both Jesus Diaz and Brian Lam:

Jesus posted a tweet with a photo of him apparently at the office in the US:

@jesusdiaz: I wish I was in Spain now. Sadly: http://yfrog.com/6bxg3wj hey, @gruber you are a liar #losers #fail #assclowns

@jesusdiaz: That last tweet was about this, btw: http://bit.ly/coSTVS @gruber, why do you insist in publishing slander and lies?

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Brian Lam also got in on the fun:

@blam: Hey @Gruber, I was in mexico, too. Just a tip for your investimaginations. PS, you got my title wrong. [view tweet]

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Apple vs ?, Humor, iPhone 4

Lee Brimelow on flash and touch based devices

You guys all remember Lee from, the iPad provides the ultimate browsing experience, right? Now he’s back arguing against point 5 of Steve Jobs open letter on flash:

Flash was designed for PCs using mice, not for touch screens using fingers. For example, many Flash websites rely on “rollovers”, which pop up menus or other elements when the mouse arrow hovers over a specific spot. Apple’s revolutionary multi-touch interface doesn’t use a mouse, and there is no concept of a rollover. Most Flash websites will need to be rewritten to support touch-based devices. If developers need to rewrite their Flash websites, why not use modern technologies like HTML5, CSS and JavaScript?

Lee created a video (below) to demonstrate that flash sites don’t need to be rewritten to support touch devices.  The problem with the video is the touch device is an old school, mouse cursor where you put your finger device…not the modern multitouch devices like the iPhone.

Even though I disagree with Lee that most flash sites work perfectly on a touch device, neither do a lot of non flash sites. Rollovers are not a flash issue, but a user interface issue facing any website, program, etc. written for a mouse and and keyboard. New websites will have to created to work well on both a traditional mouse based computer and a touch based device. Depending on the website, it might even be necessary to make a sister site geared only for touch based device.

Here at When Will Apple our new javascript based charts make use of the hover effect. You hover over the chart to see the number of votes for a particular month. On iPhone OS devices you tap on the bar to see the “number of votes popup”. Yes, we could create a touch based version of the site that would work a bit better, but this is a good compromise and falls into the category of sites working well for both interfaces.

Even though I disagree on this being a flash problem, I do agree with Steve on his other point…If you need to redesign, why not use the latest and greatest?

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Apple vs ?, iPad, iPhone, iPod

OS4 beta 3, quickly close multiple apps in the fast task dock

Previously when trying to force close apps in the new fast app switching dock, you had to go one by one…tap and hold, hit the remove button, tap and hold…you get the idea. I didn’t think this was an issue before as there is no need to manually close them (read more on how multitasking works).

Now when you tap and hold, all the fast app switching icons start to jiggle like they do on the home screen of the current OS. Then you can easily click the remove button on multiple apps without need to tap and hold again. Then you just press the home button to stop the apps from jiggling. I promise you closing these apps isn’t necessary, but for those of you with obsessive compulsive disorders it’s a nice touch.

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iOS 4, iPhone

OS4 beta 3 places, now it works

I think this small feature in the photo app is going to be a much loved…I do! It doesn’t need to sync with a computer, it works right off the camera roll. It’s great for organizing images by location and also nice to see on a map exactly where you were when you snapped the shot. Here is the group of pictures I took at the latest New York City Apple Store on the UWS.

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iOS 4

New poll, when is Skype 3G app coming?

Frustration continues builds over the yet to be released 3G version of the Skype app…you know the one that’s been ready and waiting for AT&T and Apple’s blessing since 2009. They got the blessing at the end of January and we are still waiting. We decided to take this frustration and make a game of it, it’s what we do here at When Will Apple.

First, check out this new page for the latest on the Skype 3G app: whenwillskyperelease3gapp.com

Next, head on over to our latest poll and place your bets for a chance to win $25 iTunes and Apple card.

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iOS 4, iPhone