Nike+ FuelBand Users Could Power 6,772 Houses Per Day
Shelly Palmer
Nike released its Nike+ FuelBand to the public a year ago this month. If you’re unfamiliar with the product, it fits around a user’s wrist and provides one common tracking metric for any sort of physical activity. The FuelBand builds on Nike+, a shoe-embedded energy-tracking product the company launched for runners in 2006 and has since expanded to basketball. The FuelBand measures activity in what it calls NikeFuel points using oxygen kinetics, which it says is a better method of measurement than simply counting steps. The device also tracks steps and calories, but fuel points let users compare different sports and activities — a basketball game vs. a dance class vs. a yoga session vs. a long walk, for example. To mark the FuelBand’s one-year anniversary, Nike shared some data with us to show just how active its users have become.
