iPod on the run, just do it!

New Delhi: Your iPod won't just play music anymore. It will pep your workouts as well.

Shoe-maker Nike has teamed up with Apple to provide runners a wireless device to monitor their run.

Nike and Apple have combined the worlds of sports and music with a new wireless system that allows Nike footwear to communicate with an iPod nano.

The kit, called iPod + Nike, wirelessly transmits information from some Nike Inc. running shoes to Apple's iPod Nano device so runners can tell how many calories they've burnt, the length of time they've been running or how many kilometres they've covered during a workout.

The new device will either display the workout information on the iPod screen or broadcast it through the headphones.

Specially designed Nike apparel with waterproof pockets that accommodate an iPod nano will also be released onto the market shortly.