With the final passing of the Morloks who did their coding, they swiftly starved into extinction.
I genuinely didn’t know whether to laugh or cry…
$350 self-lacing sneakers don’t work with Nike’s official Android app.
Nike users are experiencing some technical difficulties in the wild world of connected footwear. Nike’s $350 “Adapt BB” sneakers are the latest in the company’s line of self-lacing shoes, and they come with the “Nike Adapt” app for Android and iOS. The app pairs with the shoes and lets you adjust the tightness of the laces, customize the lights (yeah, there are lights), and see, uh, how much battery life your shoes have left. The only problem: Nike’s Android app doesn’t work.
Android users report that their new kicks aren’t pairing with the app properly, and some customers report failed firmware updates for the shoes, which render them unable to pair with the app at all. Nike’s app on Google Play has been flooded with 1-star reviews in response to the faulty update.
“My left shoe won’t even reboot” is not a sentence I ever expected to read outside a William Gibson novel.
OMG. Velcro is so old-school, gramps!
“My left shoe won’t even reboot” might apply to a high-tech prosthetic.
As I age, the floor gets further away and more difficult to navigate. I spend a portion of every workday tying shoes for those unable to do so. I would love to say “Lemme borrow your smart phone for a sec. How’s that fit?”
Yep, looks like capitalism is still operating correctly. If there’s a market, someone will make a product to satisfy it, no matter how weird. Likewise, if something is hard-to-obtain/expensive a market will form for it in the name of “prestige”, no matter how weird/useless it might be. And the continues to eat its tail.
Meanwhile the Morloks are off buying $500 “tactical tomahawks”. Can’t say I see much difference…
😀 I don’t actually know anyone who owns a $500 tactical tomahawk, but touche’.
“Meanwhile the Morloks are off buying $500 “tactical tomahawks”. Can’t say I see much difference…”
I feel the same about a $450 fixed blade made by some famous blacksmith. They may look nice but they cut just like my gerber.