They fancied fancy shoes, too.
Posted on 09/23/2016 9:52:50 PM PDT by aquila48
Nike has finally announced when it will begin selling its self-lacing sneakers inspired by the shoes worn by Michael J. Fox in Back to The Future II. According to a tweet from the company's Heidi Burgett, the HyperAdapt 1.0 will be available for "experience & purchase" starting on the 28th of November, but only in select Nike locations in the US. Pricing is still unknown, but expect a "high price tag," according to a Wired feature on the shoe's development.
You can check out the full story from Wired for a more detailed look at how the sneakers were made, but here are the key points. Each shoe has an internal cable system made from fishing line and a pressure sensor in the sole. When you put your foot in, the cables tighten based on "an algorithmic pressure equation," and this fit can be adjusted throughout the day with a pair of buttons near the tongue.
LEDs in the heel light up when the shoes are tightening and when it's on low battery, and all the internal electronics mean that yes, you do have to charge these shoes. It takes three hours for a full charge and each charge last about two weeks, with Nike providing a magnetic clip-on charger similar to that used by Apple for the Apple Watch. It's also worth noting that the thick nylon laces you see on the top of the sneaker are just "visual aids" — they tighten, but they're not what's keeping the shoe hugged to your foot. You can watch the video below from Wired for a closer look:
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Who cares? Shut up and take my money!!!
Coolness changes... usually as soon as dorks start catching on to “the cool thing”. Next year that look will be for dorks.
What’s the latest cool way to “shake” hands? I’m still about twenty years behind to the “high fives”.
Do they even still use hands?
That’s the beauty of “electronic shoes”. You can come up with new apps and add ons each year and keep it cool, like the iPhone. Think how much fun you could have with a little bult-in web cam looking up at the tip of those shoes!
“...people in nursing homes who can’t bend over...”
Let’s not forget the ghettopotami, the morbidly obese ones who can’t bend over to tie their shoes. They’ll need taxpayer subsidies. It’s a human right.
They fancied fancy shoes, too.
Oh good. Something else to steal at blm “events”.
It’s just a fun BTTF thing, I think it’s a cute idea. It’s not lazy, it’s a tip of the hat to a very fun movie.
How lazy do you have to be?
Look up “Lock Laces”. These shoe laces are fantastic and inexpensive. Strong too.
Don’t have to fight tying double bows anymore - just pull on the ends and they lock automatically. To unlock just push on the tabs.
You have to charge the shoes every two weeks. lol.
Except that when they grow up they won't know how to tie a knot......
How lazy can a person get to buy self lacing shoes?
And the bail bond office...
Winner!
We’re doomed as a species!
They’re the same ones who can’t tell the time from an analog clock.
The title says these are “self-lacing.” They aren't. They are “self-tightening” or “self-securing.” “Self-lacing” means the shoe would put the lace (string) through the shoe and then tie the shoe up, perhaps into a bow.
The title is completely misleading.
... but it’s so fashionable these days to leave the laces untied!!
Oh crap, stop. I can’t go. I forgot to charge my shoes last night.
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