
In their teardown of the iPod touch version 2, iFixit found a secret surprise: A Broadcom Bluetooth chipset! Though totally unannounced and not listed on the spec page (Apple says Nike+ doesn't use Bluetooth), the iPod touch's Bluetooth chipset supports 2.1+EDR.
Now if I can figure out how to pair a bluetooth headseat to my iPod touch, and use Skype, then I would in essence have a VoIP iPhone!
Update: MacRumors notes that Nike+ uses the same 2.4GHz frequency as Bluetooth, so that might be what's going on here.
I was wondering how the Nike+ pedometer communicated with the dongle.
Didn't the original Touch have a Bluetooth chipset in it?
Yes it did. But it is a slightly updated BT chipset in the new iPod.
Also, Apple claims that the Nike+ doesn't use BT.
I think they aren't being very forthcoming with this!
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