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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My sneakers have velcro straps.
My sandals have velcro straps too.
Tying shoes? That is soooo yesterday, dude!
But do they strap themselves? That’s soooo yesterday!
I still have not seen any pricing shared anywhere. Are these going to be $100-500?
Poor mans solution to being lazy. I’ll spend the money on other lazy things.
I'm not into expensive shoes of any kind but I am very curious about these.
I don’t know what the price is, but I imagine much close to $500 than $100.
Whatever the price, I predict there’s going to be a line outside Nike stores on Nov 27th.
This technology could lead to body shaping undergarment—perky breasts, tummy tuck. Maybe even settings—not perky, perky, massage, etc.
” Ill spend the money on other lazy things.”
No shortage of that. You can become a zillionaire inventing stuff that caters to “lazy” people. There’s a few billion of us running around, (or should I say, sitting around?)
The guy who invented velcro passed on last week.
RIP
You don’t have a velcro wallet do you?
Doesn’t it frighten strippers? Ruin the mood, upset their timing?
I knew there were creative freepers out there!
how dang lazy do you have to be to need self lacing shoes??
Damn millennial crap.
“It just tightens fixed straps.
Big deal.”
The “Egg of Columbus”...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egg_of_Columbus
Don't buy the first release.
Wait and see ... then, if you still want the shoes, consider the Google version. Or the Apple version.
4. Can you activate an audio feed to the cloud by pattern stepping during a meeting?
Or he could have balanced the egg in a little pile of salt.
Wasn’t Hogarth the artist who depicted lower and middle class English in different states of dissolution?
Sorry to hear it. A Great Man. RIP
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