Nike and Apple sued for recent combo of iPod and Nike shoes

Nike and Apple have teamed up by coupling their products together to make a more satisfying running experience. With an iPod Nano, some Nike+ shoes, and a Nike + iPod sport kit, you can do much more than listen to music on your run. Nike and Apple claim that the little device becomes your coach, your personal trainer and your workout companion. The combination of products allows you to see your elapsed time, current pace and distance covered. When you have finished your workout and our back home in front of a computer, you can upload your training data to nike.com, view your stats online, challenge other runners to virtual races, map out your running routes, and soon you will be able to download music specifically designed to accompany workouts.

This all sounds great until a company called PhatRat Technologies heard about it and filed suit against both Apple and Nike claiming patent infringement. PhatRat's patent is entitled, ""shoes employing monitoring devices, and associated methods."

It will be interesting to see the outcome of this suit. Stay tuned.