Review: Marware Sportsuit Sensor+ for Nike + iPod Sport Kit

Jeremy Horwitz
By Jeremy Horwitz  - Editor-in-Chief
Review: Marware Sportsuit Sensor+ for Nike + iPod Sport Kit

If you don’t want to shell out $90 or more for a new pair of Nike+ sneakers to use with Apple and Nike’s Nike + iPod Sport Kit, Marware’s Sportsuit Sensor+ ($10) is a very viable and much less expensive alternative. Using matte black neoprene and Velcro with a small elastic inner pouch, Marware has created a holder just large enough for the Sport Kit’s Sensor component, designed to attach to any pair of sneakers by wrapping firmly around the shoelaces.

Thanks to the Velcro, which can be made as taut as you need it to be, Sensor+ holds tight during your runs, and properly conveys your performance data to your iPod nano.

Review: Marware Sportsuit Sensor+ for Nike + iPod Sport Kit


Review: Marware Sportsuit Sensor+ for Nike + iPod Sport Kit

There’s not a lot to say about the Sensor+ design save that it fully works as promised: unlike SwitchEasy’s cooler-looking and slightly less expensive Runabout (iLounge rating: C), we had no problem getting the Sensor and Sensor+ combination to initially link with the Sport Kit’s nano-mounted receiver, and Sensor+ stayed firmly on our shoelaces.

Though Nike doesn’t promise 100% accuracy for the Sport Kit, our test performance data appeared to be the same with Sensor+ as with our pairs of Nike+ sneakers.

 

Review: Marware Sportsuit Sensor+ for Nike + iPod Sport Kit

The only reason Sensor+ isn’t an ideal solution is pricing relative to other, similar options: for the $10 sticker price, which just feels a bit high for such a simple fabric sleeve, you also don’t get the two little Nike + iPod Sport Kit receiver caps that come with Switcheasy’s $8 product – the Sensor+ holder is all that’s in the box. If you want more, you’ll need to spend an additional $20 for Marware’s $30 SportSuit Relay package, which comes with both the Sensor+ and a convertible wristband/armband holder for the first- or second-generation iPod nano.

Jeremy Horwitz
By Jeremy Horwitz Editor-in-Chief
Jeremy Horwitz was the Editor-in-Chief at iLounge. He has written over 5,000 articles and reviews for the website and is one of the most respected members of the Apple media. Horwitz has been following Apple since the release of the original iPod in 2001. He was one of the first reviewers to receive a pre-release unit of the device, and his review helped put iLounge on the map as a go-to source for Apple news.