I Can Feel It Coming In The Air Tonight

In the classic song In The Air Tonight (which I have countless awesome techno remixes of), Phil Collins, in his smooth pre-pubescent voice, wrote, "I can feel it coming in the air tonight, oh lord, Ive been waiting for this moment, all my life, oh lord..." While I have little idea as to what 'it' refers to, I do know that, as I write this post on Tuesday night, Mr. Collins' sentiments can certainly be felt around this island city of Manhattan. For, as I made my way home from my awesome new employment situation, I could feel a palpable excitement in the air. A sense of anticipation second only to the way one feels while waiting in line at a McDonald's. For, in less than 12 hours, the world will be introduced to.....the new and improved Nike+ SportsBand!!!

A little less than a year ago, I wrote an informative post about how awesome the Nike+ SportsBand was. As unluck would have it, very soon after publishing my post, Nike announced that they had discontinued the SportsBand due to faulty manufacturing. Trying to save a buck or two, Nike had commissioned some company in Taiwan to make their revolutionary SportsBand only to realize, after they had begun selling them to the general public, that they were made without any water-sealant adhesive thus causing them to break upon one drip of sweating hitting their face. I, along with countless others, were continually replacing/returning one broken SportsBand for a new/soon-to-be-broken SportsBand and it finally got to the point where Nike simply discontinued the line until a new company could be commissioned.

I had always preferred the SportsBand to the original Nike+ chip since the SportsBand did not require a stupid Apple iPod and thus did not take up your iPod's screen (which caused some problems in terms of playing audiobooks or fast forwarding within individual songs). That being said, I still would rather the Nike+ chip to nothing.

Anyways, at long last, Nike has re-released their awesome product of a year ago. Let's hope this year's reincarnation is built properly. Let's hope this year's reincarnation doesn't break as easily. And, most importantly, let's hope that I can get the song In The Air Tonight out of my mind sometime very soon!!