Nike has announced the launch of a new developer service for for its Nike+ fitness tacker with the opening of the Nike+ API developer portal. Which has been created to provide developers with the tools and resources they need to create applications that can link with Nike’s Nike+ Fuelband.
The new Nike+ API developer portal has been launched alongside the new Nike+ Accelerator program, to help find companies that will “use Nike+ technology to create products and services that will inspire athletes across a broad range of activity and health goals.”
“Nike+ data helps athletes know more – and do more. The Nike+ platform gives select partners access to the real activity data captured by the Nike+ FuelBand and Nike+ Running devices, used by millions of Nike+ users.”
Nike is accepting applications to its Nike+ Accelerator program until February 3rd 2013, and has organised several group meeting to help along the way:
- Tuesday, January 22 (from 7:00pm to 9:00pm, EST): RocketSpace, 181 Fremont St, San Francisco, CA 94105
- Thursday, January 24 (from 7:00pm to 9:00pm, EST): TechStars NYC HQ, 36 Cooper Square, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10003.
- Friday, January 25 (from 7:00pm to 9:00pm, EST): TechStars Boston, 1 Cambridge Center, Sixth Floor, Cambridge, MA 02142.
- Tuesday, January 29 (from 7:00pm to 9:00pm, EST): Portland, with venue to be confirmed.
For more information on the new Nike+ API for developers jump over to the Nike website for details.
Source: TNW
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