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Wednesday, January 16, 2019

Nike's Trainers

BBC - They have a will of their own

Can the shoe send text messages, order a pizza, hoover your sitting-room, and take international phone calls? At the same time. That's what I'd like to know. Come on, we're in 2019, not in 1450. It can't be that difficult.


Nike's phone-controlled self-lacing trainers - BBC News

Nike has launched self-lacing trainers, which fit themselves to the shape of the foot and are controlled via a smartphone. It is the latest iteration of the futuristic footwear, first referred to ...

Also, I think for people who are suffering from foot injuries this could be useful.  That is, such shoes could augment orthopedic shoes. So, in a possible use case; one goes to one's orthopedic surgeon and that surgeon would then program the shoe to help that specific injury.

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