Comment on Nike’s self-lacing Adapt BB sneakers are losing their remote control mobile app

DarkThoughts@fedia.io ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• naeap@sopuli.xyz ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Lights in shoes that blink at each step were all the hype in my childhood

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  • thejml@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Hey, my daughter wore shoes like that—- dang I’m old. :(

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    • Mad_Punda@feddit.org ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      My two year old has shoes like that today!

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      • jdeath@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        yeah they’ve pretty much never stopped selling them for kids

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• hesusingthespiritbomb@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Honestly if they got the cost down and figured out a better interaction mechanism than an app, I could see it being useful for older or disabled individuals.

  For example, imagine someone is 55. They are still with it, and decently active for this age. However they have arthritis in their hands that makes tasks that require dexterity mildly uncomfortable. These kinds of shoes would be a pretty big boon for them in terms of staying active.

  The issue is that they tried to make it some cool fashion accessory for Gen Z sneaker heads to buy.

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  • DarkThoughts@fedia.io ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    They have buttons on the shoes too. Still, having a battery for something like this is just wasteful and pointless. People with disabilities have already several unpowered alternatives that work perfectly fine and as mentioned, those things are clearly not designed for that purpose in mind anyway.

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  • Shimitar@feddit.it ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Man, at 55 I will be still running ironman’s… Hopefully. And trails. Let’s keep arthritis for the 70’s, shall we?

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    • thejml@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I know a few people in their 40’s with varying stages of arthritis. I’m hopeful for post 70’s as well, but it’s not looking too good.

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  • DudeDudenson@lemmings.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Dude never heard of slipons or Velcro

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  • Lumisal@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    You could also just, idk, by Velcro shoes or get lock laces

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• Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Just today? You need to carve out some time and watch back to the future trilogy my guy. You won’t regret it.

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  • DarkThoughts@fedia.io ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I already know the movies from when I was a kid.

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    • Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Watch again. You’ll see it, and they hit way different as an adult.

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      • DarkThoughts@fedia.io ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        I think you're greatly missing the point of my comment.

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