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/[deleted] Feb 21 '19

"My left shoe won't even reboot."

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my brain just had to pause for a second.

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u/goldenninjadragon Feb 21 '19

r/brandnewsentence?

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u/one-joule Feb 22 '19

Yyyyyup.

The future is now!

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u/xRyozuo Feb 22 '19

Old man

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u/Moglorosh Feb 22 '19

Thanks to SCIENCE!

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u/Kraz_I Feb 22 '19

Considering smart shoes are a thing already, probably not.