tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post4777881521188065911..comments2024-03-28T23:22:41.774-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): "Self-lacing" sneakers are a thing now.Minnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-60161210057876628162019-01-23T23:22:25.284-06:002019-01-23T23:22:25.284-06:00Go for it if you can afford it. Alternatively, th...Go for it if you can afford it. Alternatively, there are some shoes for seniors that close with velcro strips. check Zappos.Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-60961308330365797962019-01-23T22:44:27.098-06:002019-01-23T22:44:27.098-06:00I think something like this would be awesome for t...I think something like this would be awesome for two of my older relatives who have hip and bending issues. Having to tie and untie their classic New Balances is a pain. We've tried the stretchy laces already. giadahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08307129728019744305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-5221036184353723452019-01-19T15:38:22.739-06:002019-01-19T15:38:22.739-06:00A couple of thoughts - what happens if an EMP goes...A couple of thoughts - what happens if an EMP goes off? Do the shoes fall off or do they pull tight? And since the shoes are controlled by one's phone, can they be hacked? <br /><br />I'm sticking with my Crocs. No laces and my feets fits in them.Grey One talks sasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14056615083843458327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-35858653786465015412019-01-18T12:34:42.160-06:002019-01-18T12:34:42.160-06:00Can't wait to see those lights shining through...Can't wait to see those lights shining through a nice layer of smeared dog turd... 'untying' your shoe will be extra challenging.Vetzakskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11418922299243425006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-55435833423082752372019-01-18T08:16:21.828-06:002019-01-18T08:16:21.828-06:00The more I see of this world, the more I think Wal...The more I see of this world, the more I think Wall-E was the most prescient movie made to date - we will soon all be in hover-chairs, fat, with screen in our face and a Big Gulp in hand, all living in an enclosed space since we ruined the planet, with technology to do everything for us.Hoosierinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13493660593641988310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-61193147556714982552019-01-17T23:14:17.426-06:002019-01-17T23:14:17.426-06:00At 3:07 to 3:10 The lacing system looks remarkably...At 3:07 to 3:10 The lacing system looks remarkably similar to the lacing system on my waterproof, heat-moldable, removable wrist brace when I broke my wrist a couple of years ago. (But it was manual, not electric with sensors and settings.) This is just another clever application of technology that already exists.expatQLDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16000119830847919774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-81439271285596827612019-01-17T20:16:04.669-06:002019-01-17T20:16:04.669-06:00Oh, my dear life... what a waste of technology!! ...Oh, my dear life... what a waste of technology!! Have we really gotten THAT lazy as humans??? Could this be used in medicine for post-op dressings, casts/splints, etc???bobbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14353836074794786357noreply@blogger.com