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

Posted by msmash on Thursday February 21, 2019 @08:50AM 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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Firmware... for SHOES? by cmdr_klarg · 2019-02-21 08:54 · Score: 3, Insightful

One more thing on the list of Things That Should Not Have Software.

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THE SOFTWARE, IT NO WORKY!!!
Re:So it has come to this by alvinrod · 2019-02-21 08:54 · Score: 3, Insightful

Tell me about it. Here I was thinking I had problems.
Reality has clearly overtaken satire by ffkom · 2019-02-21 09:57 · Score: 4, Insightful

"Shoes with firmware" are so stupid and hilarious that people would dismiss them as unrealistic nonsense even in a comedy movie.