I can see it now:
Help! My self lacing sneakers are pulled too tightly, it's cutting off circulation to my foot. My iPhone has lost its charge.
There’s a battery case for that.
I can see it now:
Help! My self lacing sneakers are pulled too tightly, it's cutting off circulation to my foot. My iPhone has lost its charge.
Like others stated, most people are not looking at the big picture. They are quick to dismiss anything that doesn't suit them. I'm all for self lacing shoes and in 10 years there will be no such thing as an iPhone as we know it. Either the Apple watch or some other wearable will be the dominant device which controls everything via gesture or voice.
Why would they not? They've actually relaxed their rule on shoes in the last couple of years.
No one ever said the marketing engineers at Nike were smart.The problem statement is: People need a way to show off conspicuously that they have disposable income.
Solution: Put LEDs and whirring motors in a shoe, add bluetooth, give people a reason to take out their iPhone and mess with settings, and put the marketing might of big Nike behind it.
Not all tech has to solve a problem. These are cool af and there sure is a market for such.A solution to a problem that doesn't exist!
This is tech for the sake of tech in my opinion.
"I'll meet you there, I need to charge my shoes first"
Agreed. Kind of like augmented reality.A solution to a problem that doesn't exist!
This is tech for the sake of tech in my opinion.
"I'll meet you there, I need to charge my shoes first"
Ha ha. . . 30ish years in the making?? Didn't they already have a version of these shoes in Back To The Future???
In a world with limited resources, we shouldn't be making **** like this.
I'm not anti-tech. But I think we should be thoughtful about what we buy/use.
Shoving lithium-ion batteries and motors into a pair of disposable shoes is obscene.
For professionals, it's one thing...
...but if I see 15 year olds and fat ****** who don't play any sports - let alone basketball - wearing these then I will weep for the world.
For an ecofreak, tissues kill trees or something. They'd use hankies, and wash them only when truly gross, in all-natural biodegradable (and not very effective) detergent...and probably recycled wash water that's not all that clean anyway. These are the same people that don't believe in toilet paper, remember.I can only suggest buying your Kleenex at Costco to get bulk pricing.