Man, it’s been so long since I’ve had time to sit down and write I almost forgot my login. Nonetheless, I was able to navigate the archives in my head to bring you what I humbly believe is one of the greatest features of the Nike+ site. No, it’s not the new online training program (the one that will set a custom training program up for you), nor is it any of the various widgets that are available for download (desktop and screensaver flavors). It’s the “My Nike+ Mini“, truly the greatest thing since sliced bread.
To begin the creation of your little sidekick, click on the “My Nike+ Mini: Create Your Own” image, in the lower right-hand corner of the Nike+ website, beneath the “Last Run” dashboard (If you can’t find the link, try looking under the “Runs” menu). From there, the creation wizard makes it easy to customize the look of your Nike+ Mini. You’re able to customize from a stock selection of hair, eyes, mouth, nose, shoes, clothing and even facial hair.
After you’ve created your “Mini Me”, you have the option to download it as a screensaver or to add it as a widget to your Facebook account. All the more reason to pick up an iPod nano and a Nike+ Sport Kit. Who needs challenges when you can create a flash version of yourself? Note: likeness will vary.
I hope this is just a sample of many new features to come from the Nike+ website.
June 9th, 2008 at 4:31 pm
And you can download your mini-me as a screensaver.
June 9th, 2008 at 8:39 pm
Joel,
I have that as my screen saver on my mac. I love the various “animations” and dialog that are provided based upon your running history
August 5th, 2008 at 1:26 pm
I can’t seem to get my screen saver to work on my mac. I get a message asking me to enter my Nike+ screen name, and when I do, I’m told that it’s invalid.
August 19th, 2008 at 9:14 am
I have the same problem. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling, but no luck. Is it a PC issue? Is there a plug in that we need?
August 20th, 2008 at 7:39 am
Marina/Lisa…I am not sure what is causing those problems. I have a mac and I haven’t had any problems installing or running. I would contact Nike’s support. They are usually pretty good.
September 1st, 2008 at 7:52 pm
Ok. Here is how you get the ID number.
Login…then click on My Nike+ Mini so you can see your avatar….you can then download it either for PC or Mac
after that you click on Copy Id (when you do that, it says “ID Copied”…then you go to your desktop open a txt file and right click then select Paste….there you will see a number like 765432(write it down). this the id number….there is also another way to run your screensaver….after you click on the “copy id” in your nike+ profile then run the screensaver when it asks you to put the id number just hold Ctrl+V (on your keybord) and there you go, you have the id pasted there..click continue