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Old 09-14-2008, 10:23 PM   #56
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Originally Posted by sclitheroe View Post
The difference is that to include the receiver in the phone, you have to go through all of the FCC/CRTC/whatever-its-called-in-your-country certifications all over again. Apple released the 3G iPhone only a little while ago, they aren't going to go through that again when they can just sell you another $150 Nano to get the job done.

The Nike+ wireless is just different enough that you can't tweak an existing bluetooth or wifi firmware to make it work. It's closer to an RFID tag than either of these wireless technologies.
ah yes. Very good point.
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