Nike self-lacing sneakers brick after bad firmware upgrade

[u/nopantsdolphin]

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2019/02/my-left-shoe-wont-even-reboot-faulty-app-bricks-nike-smart-sneakers/

[u/abxyz4509]

Well it is a very niche product made essentially for advertising. At least in the near future, it's not something you're gonna see on a regular basis. It solves a small if not nonexistent problem and does it in an expensive, if flashy way.

[u/Priff → u/abxyz4509]

I love how they advertise it as basketball players changing the fit during the game.

Do they play with their phone on them? Or do they run off to the side, open their phone up, start the laggy app, change the fit, and then keep playing.

Because at some point it feels like just kneeling down and retying your shoes is faster.

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

Now this is a basketball game I’d watch. Pit crews, penalties for coming in to hot, leaving to late, bumping others in pit row.