Nike's new $500 self-lacing shoes are driving sneaker heads crazy
The sneaker world waited with bated breath for Nike’s futuristic self-lacing Adapt BB, but the highly-anticipated release hasn’t gone to plan.
The shoes use a smartphone app to set up the laces, but many users have been reporting that the app has been causing havoc with the shoes.
Many let loose on the company in the Google Play store and elsewhere online.
Problems were particularly bad for Android users, who were left with only one working shoe due to the app’s glitches.
“The app has less functionality than the iOS app, and the first software update for the shoe threw an error while updating, bricking the right shoe,” one review read.
“App will only sync with left shoe and then fail every time. Also, app says left shoe is already connected to another device whenever I try to reinstall and start over. Hope to give update once fixed,” another user wrote.
What a business model… A few hours after the launch of the Nike adapt bb; grailed and eBay look like this. Also if you need a pair of adapt bb I got your hook up. That will be $600. 😊 pic.twitter.com/MuzZtJeX7U
— Jeremiah Andrick (@jeremiah) February 17, 2019
It’s been a nightmare week for the mammoth sports brand.
In addition to their marquee sneaker drop being riddled with glitches, an injury to college basketball star Zion Williamson after his Nike shoes ripped completely open.
Williamson, widely tipped to be the number one pick at the next NBA Draft, has been a standout for Duke University.