So our multi-year lawsuit with Apple is settled. After spending a lot of time and money defending our right to use the name “Pod”, we came to a settlement.

After the coin toss, it was decided that we’d have to change our name.*

The fact is, after 3 1/2 years, we’re no longer just a “downloadable iPod accessory”: We’ve got versions for Zune and other MP3 players, and we’re expanding into the mobile arena and other awesomely cool places that have to stay secret for now.

We think NextFitness is a good choice, it implies that our direction is way beyond iPods or podcasting, without being too much of a shock to the system (we’re not going for trite web 2.0 stuff like “fitr” or anything!). Hopefully, it is indicative that we’re bringing something entirely new to the world of fitness.

Over the next few weeks, you’ll start to see subtle and not-so-subtle changes around our product and our website. We can’t wait to show you what we have in store, and as always, we welcome your comments and input.

*We can’t confirm it was decided by coin toss; it was an educated guess on our part.