Nike teases self-tying sneaker that uses your smartphone to lace up

Nike is expected to unveil a new self-tying basketball sneaker tomorrow morning. Ahead of the big event, the company disseminated a tweet (...

Nike is expected to unveil a new self-tying basketball sneaker tomorrow morning. Ahead of the big event, the company disseminated a tweet (via Engadget) that suggests that smartphones can be used to tie the laces. The video shows a number of different athletes trying out the sneakers, and a few of them are fiddling with their phone after putting on the footwear.

Just before the brief video teaser concludes, one of the athletes asks, "So I can connect this to my phone?" He then taps the screen on his mobile device and immediately looks down at his feet. "This is crazy," ...

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