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“Immensely disappointing”: Nike killing app for $350 self-tying sneakers (arstechnica.com)
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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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[-] roguetrick@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

In the end you can start making a shoe that almost functions like a prosthetic. We are not animals designed to always be running, but with a few tweaks you can make that closer to be true.

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