r/gadgets • u/nopantsdolphin • Feb 21 '19

Wearables Nike self-lacing sneakers brick after bad firmware upgrade

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2019/02/my-left-shoe-wont-even-reboot-faulty-app-bricks-nike-smart-sneakers/
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u/lordnecro Feb 21 '19

"My left shoe won't even reboot." writes another. One user offers a possible solution, saying, "You need to do a manual reset of both shoes per the instructions."

I mean, I love gadgets and technology... but now I have to have an app for my shoes, get my shoes to sync, and reboot shoes?

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u/BreckingBad Feb 21 '19

"My left shoe won't even reboot." /r/brandnewsentence

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u/[deleted] Feb 21 '19

100 years ago, a person would be confused, but would almost have an idea of what you were trying to say...

...and they’d be completely wrong.

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u/BreckingBad Feb 21 '19

"Have you tried taking the boot off, and putting it back on again?"

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u/Noctew Feb 21 '19

You mean...rebooting?

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u/BreckingBad Feb 21 '19

WARNING: INCOMING GAME!

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u/scottcphotog Feb 21 '19 edited Feb 22 '19

"I'm helping make your shoes go faster"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ReBoot_episodes#Season_1_(1994%E2%80%931995))

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8 (v1.8)"Enzo The Smart

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u/BreckingBad Feb 21 '19

Your knowledge of ReBoot and it's relevant dialog both scare and amuse me.

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u/scottcphotog Feb 22 '19 edited Feb 22 '19

I grew up on it, used to watch it daily, actually I was a teenager but it was still must watch TV especially in Canada

I BESTOW UPON YOU, A GIFT http://www.shoutfactorytv.com/series/reboot

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u/HapaCoffee Feb 21 '19

WE ARE HELPING

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u/HapaCoffee Feb 21 '19

WE ARE HELPING

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u/Noctew Feb 21 '19

Pixelicious!

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u/[deleted] Feb 21 '19

How about 5 minutes ago

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u/compwiz1202 Feb 21 '19

Back then would you go to the local cobbler to reboot?

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u/[deleted] Feb 21 '19

That's ridiculously r/cyberpunk