Purported iPhone Nike+ screenshots found to be fake

And to think, we actually believed that Nike and Apple were this close to delivering the long-awaited running application for the iPhone. While it was widely reported that these shots were indeed the real deal, AppleInsider is pointing out a chink in the armor: Cupertino doesn't offer iPhone developers a programming interface for accessing one's music, yet this mysterious program clearly showed someone listening to Chris Martin and friends (an unreleased song, evidently) while attempting to make it to 0.02km. The take away? It's still pretty likely that the two outfits are working to create a fitness program for the App Store, but those screenshots ain't it.

[Thanks, Michael]

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 21st 2008 8:31AM]

The App store also doesn't allow toolbars on the top of the screeen, it has to be on the bottom...

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 21st 2008 1:54PM]

Apple also didn't allow developers an interface to talk to a little thing that goes in your shoe from your regular ipod, either, but Nike did it..

My point is that if/when a Nike+ thing is developed, they likely won't be as limited by the SDK as us mere mortals. They make deals in conference rooms and exchange money and things happen.

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 21st 2008 2:47PM]

Then there's the fact that the name of the song is misspelled in this screenshot - it's Violet Hill, not Violent Hill. When will spammers and screenshot fakers learn the perils of simple errors?