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“Immensely disappointing”: Nike killing app for $350 self-tying sneakers (arstechnica.com)
submitted 4 months ago by flop_leash_973 to c/technology
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It is hard to imagine that there was not someone inside of Nike that lost their faith in humanity when the pitch for these things was originally taking off.

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[–] [email protected] 41 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Without the app, wearers are unable to change the color of the sneaker's LED lights. The lights will either maintain the last color scheme selected via the app or, per Nike, "if you didn't install the app, light will be the default color." While owners will still be able to use on-shoe buttons to turn the shoes on or off, check its battery, adjust the lace's tightness, and save fit settings, the ability to change lighting and control the shoes via mobile phone were big selling points of the $350 kicks.

[–] Fredselfish 4 points 4 months ago

Yeah I be pissed if this was done to me. Someone should find a way to access the changing of the lights without the app.