What’s Cool About It!

• The watch is made from rubber and seems built well.
• You wear it upside down on your wrist so when running you lift your arm up to read. I think it’s so you see the Nike Logo on your wrist but actually works better.
• The Watch part is detachable and is basically a water resistance USB plug design.
• Automatic battery recharge when Nike+ Link is plugged into your computer
• The watch face has one LCD with readings that can change by pushing the lower button on bottom edge of the watch.
• The one large button is used to start the recording, pause and stop.
• When you complete your run you hold down the large button for 3 seconds and it records the data in the watch.
• Of special note – the Nike+ SportBand memory saves 30 hours' worth of your workouts for review which is good for when you are running on say a business trip!

Video Review of Nike+ SportBand (video link)

After Your Run

• Upon returning from your run, you pull the watch part off the wrist band and insert into your PC or MAC. I use my MacBook Pro for this and automatically pulls up your Nike+ account (nikeplus.com ) and loads your run. Note - Requires Mac OS X v10.3.9 or later, Windows Vista, or Windows XP (SP2) Home or Professional and needs fast Internet access since heavy application to load.
• In a few seconds your run appears on the screen and you can review your pace, calories burned, time and distance.
• If you click See all Runs you can see a chart of your runs and compare them.
• Inside you can set goals and challenges, run 5k, 10k, etc. and includes full training references and automatic settings to push yourself.

Screen Shots from Nike+ Account

Shows the Individual Run and Pace

Overall, an excellent product and lots of fun. I run 3 times a week and never leave the house without it!

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Did you know this is special steel?
It’s 904 Steel and usually this quality steel is used for the chemical industry where maximum resistance against corrosion is essential. All stainless steel Rolex watches are made this way. The 904L is a super alloy and extremely tough and highly polishable.

Watch casings

They have various models to choose from and I preferred the Titanium for it’s lightweight design and strength.

serious gadget collectors to families to capture those video moments. With 4GB flash memory, 60 min recording it’s great! The operation is very simple, you take out of the box and set the time/date and start shooting. I replaced my Sanyo Xacti 720 HD digital camcorder with this and already very pleased with results. The top has a flip out arm extension for USB and microphone in the front is very strong and accurate. I use a tripod or monopod to extend my arms reach when putting myself in the video, and yes I have a video of that as well! For the software it loaded automatically and had a simple editing tool and ability to merge films together to make a larger movie and import MP3 tracks for Music. If you are interested in buying the Flip Cam HD click this link as I receive credit! The Flip Store

Here are the YouTube Videos All in one Place

The actual un-boxing of the Flip Cam HD (choose HD mode)

The Flip Cam HD Actual Footage (choose HD mode)
You will see the clarity of the video vs. the Digital camcorder
- Flip Cam HD

Flip Cam HD Arm Extender Idea
So you can be in the shot by using a $20 Monopod (choose HD mode)
- Check out the post on using a monopod with a Flip Cam HD

The Flip Store - customize your own Flip Cam

It broadcasts for 48 hours and after that you are on your own like Tom Hanks! Over Flat Land it will transmit 100 miles. If I had a plane I would buy it!