Man, at 55 I will be still running ironman’s… Hopefully. And trails. Let’s keep arthritis for the 70’s, shall we?
Comment on Nike’s self-lacing Adapt BB sneakers are losing their remote control mobile app
hesusingthespiritbomb@lemmy.world 2 months agoHonestly 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.
Shimitar@feddit.it 2 months ago
thejml@lemm.ee 2 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.
DudeDudenson@lemmings.world 2 months ago
Dude never heard of slipons or Velcro
Lumisal@lemmy.world 2 months ago
You could also just, idk, by Velcro shoes or get lock laces
DarkThoughts@fedia.io 2 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.