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Nike Bricks Its Shoes With a Faulty Firmware Update (arstechnica.com)

Posted by msmash on from the internet-of-crap-devices dept.

AmiMoJo writes: Nike users are experiencing some technical difficulties in the wild world of connected footwear. Nike's $350 "Adapt BB" sneakers are the latest in the company's line of self-lacing shoes, and they come with the "Nike Adapt" app for Android and iOS. The app pairs with the shoes and lets you adjust the tightness of the laces, customize the lights (yeah, there are lights), and see, uh, how much battery life your shoes have left. The only problem: Nike's Android app doesn't work. Android users report that their new kicks aren't paring with the app properly, and some customers report failed firmware updates for the shoes, which render them unable to pair with the app at all. "My left shoe won't even reboot." writes one owner.

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  1. So it has come to this by mccrew · · Score: 5, Funny

    My left shoe won't even reboot...

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    1. Re:So it has come to this by Kaenneth · · Score: 4, Funny

      https://i.imgur.com/2CFWiIM.mp...

    2. Re:So it has come to this by A10Mechanic · · Score: 5, Funny

      Poor guy, just going in circles now.

    3. Re:So it has come to this by mccrew · · Score: 4, Funny

      Heh, I was expecting you to: follow up with this.

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    4. Re:So it has come to this by Major_Disorder · · Score: 4, Funny

      My left shoe won't even reboot...

      So I guess if it won't reboot, then it must be dead. Don't be too upset though, it is probably in heaven. It turns out shoes have soles.

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    5. Re:So it has come to this by scdeimos · · Score: 4, Funny

      It's not dead, it's pining for the fjords.

    6. Re:So it has come to this by geekmux · · Score: 5, Funny

      My left shoe won't even reboot...

      Normally I'm rather dismissive of the smart-asses who try and dismiss this as "First World Problems", but fuck me if that doesn't fit like a fucking glove...

    7. Re:So it has come to this by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      Have you tried taking it off an' putting it on again?

  2. Definition by SuperKendall · · Score: 5, Funny

    My left shoe won't even reboot...

    Well there's your problem, you should try to re-shoe.

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  3. Tracy Kidder should write this one up by DulcetTone · · Score: 5, Funny

    The Sole of a New Machine

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  4. Re:Firmware for shoes... by DontBeAMoran · · Score: 4, Funny

    I tried ad targeting, but the cops arrested me for shooting at billboards.

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