In that 3 weeks, I've founded a new tech wearables start-up called 'Sokcs'. Our MVP is wifi-enabled socks with in-built sensors that tell you how warm/cold & how smelly your feet are through a smartphone app. The app informs you if you wear the socks... I mean Sokcs more than 2 times without washing or more than 12 hours continuously, whichever comes first. User data will be used to help third-party advertisers target the user with commercials for laundry detergent, shoes, clothing, fitness & wellness products, etc. We just got $2 million in seed funding from Facebook and hired three full-stack developers, one UI designer, a UX designer, a clothing designer, three growthackers, an Instagram/Twitter influencer, and a Snapchat queen/aspiring supermodel. We're gonna eat Ubereats for lunch & be the next Tinder of AirBnBs!
And dont make anonymous more of a scape goat than it already is with the credit card or bank account shit, the only case were they might do that would have something to do with a corrupt business.
Hackers stole my shoe app credentials and transferred off all my cushion. Apparently there's a black market for cushion percentage because the manufacturer no longer supports the original shoe and there's about 12-million users out there who have not updated to the latest shoe and have no legitimate means of replenishing their cushion.
*cough cough* "Started issuing refunds" as in, they claimed it, but a shit ton, if not all people, that backed the project didn't get any money back (yet).
There's no way to even gauge what "50% faster" is. You'd be better off if someone just told you "hurry up, it's almost time" regarding whatever errand you are walking to. That would at least get you to run a little bit, so you get there faster.
Latest update: The backers still haven't received their refunds. On Oct. 2 2019 the project was canceled, and they promised refunds to anyone who wanted it. People claiming they asked for refunds, the same day it was announced, still haven't gotten their money back.
Imagine you’re walking down the street and the battery explodes and your feet are burning and you can’t pull them off because their hydraulic presses in and you just sit there slowly and painfully becoming filet mignon
You are leaving the bar when you get stopped by a shady guy..... you try to run but you cant, then you get a notification: Running from danger is a premium feature, would you like to switch over to premium for only 49.99 ?
I get the joke, but in reality they would want their customers to be alive to buy more product. Now, if you _truly_ want to think like a greedy businessman, you could unveil the *premium feature* to run from danger _faster._
Also who knows exactly how fast they're going? Like, I don't know what half of my speed is when walking. Can't it just tell me to go faster or something?
Imagine how HEAVY those shoes must be: Between the electronics, the heating, the sensors, the hydraulics and most of all: the battery. I'm 100% sure he isn't wearing the real things
BleueBrade don’t they need the funding to make the real one? The products in these videos are usually examples of the product. With the money from the funders , they can make it a real product.
Is like this f#cking product is replacing other shoes that we wear everyday (Nikes, Adidas, Jordans, Converse, Vans, Sneakers) making it look better so we can buy this freaking product WTH!?
Alternatively, you can buy the boot DLC that will allow you to speed your shoes up to 500% or the caller DLC to call your car (if you have wifi of course) to the spot you are in right now (50$). Thank you.
you are walking like always and you just freeze, in the middle of the road, everything becomes static, you get a message on your eyes "conection has been lost" you feel reality bending, you get popups of people leaving the game, at the end, you leave, no turning back, you left the server, you can't come back...
Its 2077. Im running late for work. I boot up my government issued smart pants, complete with internet browser history savers. I turn on my bluetooth enabled shirt, and put it on. It hooks up with the neural chip in my skull so the nsa can read my thoughts. I grab my belt. It wont click. I check the internet button. "Downloading 4gb system update" i swipe my credit card and pay EA 3$ for my phone call. Looks like im gonna have to tell my boss i cant make it today
Man you should check your Smart Wallet to make sure that you have enough V-Bucks to cover the credit card swipe, because "swiping" is considered a micro-action.
Update to anyone who still watches the oldies: this campaign ended in 2019, with refunds being issued (kinda) and the project coming to an end. I did some research and found they also have app controlled sole inserts, probably also stupid.
The video never said it was, so who knows. And besides, I'm not buying an expensive pair of shoes with pointless things like charging when basically every other shoe lasts forever.
ShadowBlade 26 So your argument makes no sense that a shoe with 2 weeks of battery is useless because current shoes have “unlimited battery”. (Especially since you can still manually close it)
Imagine hiking and it turns off "Hey, why'd you stop?" "Ah man my shoes' batteries died, guess I will have to stay here until someone hopefully brings a portable charger" "Ah that sucks, see you at the top"
@@lou-jaybono9395 yes ,you lace it with the app. But you can still move when the battery is dead. Only your stuck in your shoes ,because you can't open them ...
A shoe that can tie itself. That's it. That's all you need. I'd buy boots that "smartly" tightened themselves to my foot specifications, and stay tight throughout the work day.
For government apps, law enforcement can now override your control app. Police: "Halt!" (presses override button on his control phone) Perp: Freezes in mid step
Adaept Zulander yes, wear a shoe that makes you walk like you still haven’t wiped your ass after taking a shit, totally gonna save you when running from the cops.
This would break instantly from stomping on all that circuitry all day. I once owned a pair of sandals with fluid reservoirs in them that could be filled with water for you to drink. They broke almost immediately. Not that I would ever want to drink foot water anyway.
@Roger Dodger bro chill I responded in a joking manner and you thought I took it serious cause you can't sense sarcasm through text, and I wasn't even making a statement that could be true or false in my statement that used "lmao" so whh
Can I just mention that Lithium Ion batteries have an excellent weight to energy storage ratio, but also happen to be so dangerously flammable if they break or fail that airlines won't carry them? Yeah, a battery malfunction inside the shoes you're wearing sounds like a grand fucking time.
Airlines carry batteries all the time; now it's just such a hassle that anything over 100Watt hours is more economical for ground transport unless you're made of cash.
I don't know why, whenever a product can be connected to the internet, it's considered "smart". Being hooked up to the internet doesn't make it "smart", it makes it high-maintenance.
High maintenance in exchange for better features and activity tracking. If ur too lazy to download an app and click a button then i dont know what to tell you.
Yeleraki Well, in some cases, absolutely! If you can make a procuct better and easier to use by connecting it to the internet, then go for it, however, in a lot of cases I've seen, they take something that needs no fixing and try to make it "better", but the only thing the extra steps do is make it harder to use. "If it ain't broke, don't fix it". When you add unnecessary steps, it just makes things more difficult, like that one smoothie press that you have to connect to an app just to have it press a bag of goop into a cup.
Pythonisa I'm not dissing the internet, I'm saying that "if it ain't broke, don't fix it". You don't need everything hooked up to the internet, especially if it's already easy to use.
oh damn, oh geez, ah damn i guess i cant just take them off or just grab something or try to put my weight on my feet to stop these shitty things made of generic shoe,plastic, and small technology oh damn...
@@blehh_mae bro but... imagine the shoes turn evil..then... straight Hentai Wrap around your body and a tentacle slithered up ..enters your brain through your ear .. Takes control of your body and walks you right in the chipper.
I was in a dark place in life. Depression, sorrow. No purpose. But then, it appeared! The ability to monitor my god damned cushions! Hallelujah amirite?
i’m almost a legal adult and i’m just now learning how light up sketchers work?? this feels like a fever dream i can’t believe the cool kids at my school would plug in their shoes before they went to bed.
4:38 When I first watched it, I thought Charlie was just being hyperbolic about not being able to wear them if they're uncharged, referring to the hackers shutting down the shoes bit. However, I just realized that because of the stupid hydrolic thing you actually wouldn't be able to put them on or take them off unpowered.
In 2019 they announced on Kickstarter they were ending the project after having failed to make the shoes. As of a week ago, people have not yet received refunds, even if they requested them before the deadline
if the phone dies then the shoes will self destruct in 60 seconds. if the wearer is running away from police, it will magnetize to a metal surface. if there is no metal surface, the shoes will self destruct.
You are never going to beleive this but a quick gander at the kickstarter page in december of 2018 and looking at the comments revealed a lot of unhappy people. Who would have thought?
carly and sam get paid to premote these shoes with like all these weird tech additions(like wifi) but then thier veiwers get mad bc they shock people when they get wet and are a super faulty product
Who the fuck outside of Alaska needs heated soles? If anything, most people need _cooling_ soles so their feet don't get sweaty and they get athlete's foot.
It's come in handy for poor fuckers like me who live in the Great Lakes area, which is currently becoming cold as fuck and it's too early to switch to snow boots.
Jebu911 Yeah cause headphones dont have batteries, and dont need to charge, they also dont have a fucking heating system. Ive never heard of a headphone rhat fucking exploded.
Steelgirl Don't worry eventually the Internet of Things will exist and it'll be awesome. Except maybe not because apparently the first steps we're taking is fucking juicers and shoes instead of pantries or fridges. At least Nest is a step towards the actually useful Internet of Things
Alright I did some research on the company behind this project. This isn't a comment talking about if this is a dumb idea or not but just a bit of context to who these guys are and what their history is. First the good news. So first things first, the company is currently selling two products on their site. They're selling the Digitsoles Warm Series and Digitsoles Run Profiler. I also found out that the shoes they're kickstarting are actually the Smartshoes 002 which is going to be the retail version of the Smartshoes 001 which they showed off at a few trade shows. Back in 2014-15 they were showing off the Warm Series at similar shows. They've had one successful kickstarter project before the Smartshoes which was the original Warm Series. The original kickstarter made 90k from their original goal of 40k. They had a booth at CES this year and have been given a few awards for French startups. From their history and products I can at least attest that they're a legitamate startup company and not just a guy trying to make a quick buck by making a scam that overpromises and underdelivers. If there is something I can confirm it's that they did indeed not take inspiration from the Juicero video and instead have been working on this for a rather long time now (the tech being conceptualized in 2012 based on the website). The second part is about the warming and running tracking capabilites of the shoe. From the soles on their site and their previous tech shows they've shown that the soles they've produced can indeed already warm your feet (as shown in the Warm Series) and track your running (as shown in their Run Profiler). What it sounds like they're doing with this shoe is combining the two technologies they produced and using the thicker shoe as a way to fit both of the soles' tech inside. They're water resistant and shock resistant up to 1100 lbs and so far I haven't seen any horror stories from anyone online. The only part I have issue with in terms of the shoe's concept itself is the auto-tightening part which was shown off at the previously mentioned shows but I couldn't find anyone actually trying them on. They looked more like a proof-of-concept at this stage (although I would love to be proven wrong if someone does find a clip). Also I don't have a clue what cushion monitoring is so there's that as well. So based on the info I've found online: these are at least a true attempt at making something and not just a dream concept that will never come to fruition. Now for the not-so-good news. One of the biggest issues with Digitsoles as a company from what I've seen is that they have a VERY high rate of breaking after only a few months of use or just straight up not working when people receive their products. The Warm Series has a few reviews (which I really had to scour the internet for) which mentioned that the heating is pretty weak and likely would just be used during the winter months just so your feet don't freeze. They've also mentioned how connection to the app can be finicky and the battery life is only a few hours on the lowest settings. The Run Profiler has similar issues where the tracking may not be as accurate as other kinds of fitness trackers and there were also reports of bad connections or the product again breaking after only a few months. Also the battery life on the soles was noted to be worse than the warmer however I was only able to find a single review online where it mentions battery life at all. Another issue with both soles that I've read about was how unless you have flat feet then these are pretty uncomfortable with the Run Profiler being terrible and causing blisters if the user doesn't wear socks. The final issue that's been pretty universal is about how heavy they are for a sole. They're 50 grams which one reviewer said was half the weight of his running shoe in the first place. I'm not sure how heavy the final product would be if it included both soles' tech and a bigger battery/tightening system. So overall this doesn't appear to be nearly as impossible as cr1tikal is thinking (as well as what I thought when first viewing the video) but I'm guessing there's going to be a lot of issues in the near future for the buyers of these shoes if they don't fix their customer service and quality control issues first.
Mr Anonymous Anytime, usually when these kinds of videos get posted I try to do a bit more research on them just in case they actually might have more going for them.
When i thought of Wifi shoes i thought "This is dangerous. What if they use a little door to stop you from wearing uncharged shoes? Or if they turn off when your out of a wifi zone? Chop off yo fucking feet bitch!"
I love the idea that every Silicon Valley engineering graduate goes onto eBay, finds the coolest Arduino sensors they can, and thinks, “what product can I put this into?”
With a few adjustments you could turn helicopters into kinda flying cars. It's not about technology, it's about society, people manage to have difficulties even with normal cars, think of a world where everyone has a personal helicopter.
The best thing about them is how wonderfully short of a lifespan they must have since all that kind of electronics and hydraulics(?) won't last long from any kind of walking or running, maybe even heavy rain could be bad for it, a small hole in the wrong place and you've got a short circuit. Imagine if someone steps on your shoe when they're searching for their own shoe? Crunch, instantly your smart shoe is now a normal shoe that leaks some kind of oil and probably isn't water tight.
Imagine waking into somebody's house and seeing shoes plugged into a wall.
Those are just those light up shoes as a kid
@@itsace2648 but those used to have batteries, you could just swap them out when they ran out of power
Capitão Explosão yea I guess
Capitão Explosão but still their were the chargeable
lmfao
"Unless those socks are also wi-fi enabled"
Dont give them anymore ideas
In that 3 weeks, I've founded a new tech wearables start-up called 'Sokcs'. Our MVP is wifi-enabled socks with in-built sensors that tell you how warm/cold & how smelly your feet are through a smartphone app. The app informs you if you wear the socks... I mean Sokcs more than 2 times without washing or more than 12 hours continuously, whichever comes first. User data will be used to help third-party advertisers target the user with commercials for laundry detergent, shoes, clothing, fitness & wellness products, etc.
We just got $2 million in seed funding from Facebook and hired three full-stack developers, one UI designer, a UX designer, a clothing designer, three growthackers, an Instagram/Twitter influencer, and a Snapchat queen/aspiring supermodel. We're gonna eat Ubereats for lunch & be the next Tinder of AirBnBs!
can i download call of duty advanced warfare tough
Le Mémé , darn it. I'm locked out of my socks. Guess I'll have to go barefoot
Le MéméAgreed
And dont make anonymous more of a scape goat than it already is with the credit card or bank account shit, the only case were they might do that would have something to do with a corrupt business.
"Smart shoe can do apple pay"
*roundhouse kicks the card reader at the gas station*
This got me. Holy shit my eyes are watering.
i swear some of these comments like this are gold
My friends think I'm going nuts. Ive been laughing at this comment for 5 minutes already
Imagine someone stealing your shoes and having access to your bank account
This is a golden comment
Pro-tip: turn the temperature up to max to add fire damage to your roundhouse kicks
If that doesn’t work you can always pay-to-win
Some paper mario stuff
It also adds electric damage.
Fire Aspect 300
You need Fire/Burn Boost perks for that to be worth it though
Hackers are going to hack your shoes and REDUCE YOUR COMFORT PERCENT!!!
NO! ANYTHING BUT THAT!
Hackers stole my shoe app credentials and transferred off all my cushion. Apparently there's a black market for cushion percentage because the manufacturer no longer supports the original shoe and there's about 12-million users out there who have not updated to the latest shoe and have no legitimate means of replenishing their cushion.
*hyperventilates*
For fucks sake, I just ordered my pair of shoes from eBay, there goes my cushioning... fucking Russians.
Those bastards!!
Update. As of October 2nd 2019 the smartshoes have officially been canceled. They have started issuing refunds.
*cough cough* "Started issuing refunds" as in, they claimed it, but a shit ton, if not all people, that backed the project didn't get any money back (yet).
Pretty epic, ngl
No shit I mean who wants to wear smarthoe shoes that you have to charge more than your mobile phone that doesn't make sense
Actually 2 months later and they still haven't issued refunds, another awesome Kickstarter scam
$114k given to scammers. Not a single red cent went to any of the backers.
Accidentally step in a puddle and you have to leave them sitting in rice for the next 3 days
So the asian guy in the apple store is drawn in thinking free dinner and ends up repairing them for the free rice?
I thought this said pudding
@@Ublivion01 nice joke but we all know you know what he means
@@DaniPaunov lol same
@@tthung8668 even if we put a bat in the bowl too?
“Walk 50% faster to be on time”
I fucking lost it
Yes🤣
Yeah my walking speed does not depend on my shoes but on my lazy ass
@@grummanf14tomcat40 They'll shock the lazy ass out of you for you to hurry.
There's no way to even gauge what "50% faster" is.
You'd be better off if someone just told you "hurry up, it's almost time" regarding whatever errand you are walking to. That would at least get you to run a little bit, so you get there faster.
Wanna know what happens when the battery dies, like you can't fkin wear it or some shit?
Sorry I can't go to nanny's funeral I forgot to charge my shoes
Henry Wright Oh dear xD
IT WON'T TURN OFFFFFFFFFFF*EXPLAND LEGS*
Are you my long lost brother?
Well my nanny never loved me anyway
Hey, can the guy giving the eulogy keep it down, I'm trying to pay attention to my C U S I O N M O N I T O R I N G
Latest update: The backers still haven't received their refunds. On Oct. 2 2019 the project was canceled, and they promised refunds to anyone who wanted it. People claiming they asked for refunds, the same day it was announced, still haven't gotten their money back.
@Useless Channel nobody that's who.
@Useless Channel You and the fourteen people who liked your comment aren't smart.
They never will get their refunds either
Another scam. How lovely.
I am ur 131th like
Imagine you’re walking down the street and the battery explodes and your feet are burning and you can’t pull them off because their hydraulic presses in and you just sit there slowly and painfully becoming filet mignon
Bro-
Hello music disc
Actually ,that is a possible Szenario
brah
You’re lucky Jschlatt isn’t here, man. With a disk like that you gonna be given the B O O T
"Why are you just standing there?"
"Battery's dead"
"What?"
"What?"
xD
What if someone hacks your shoes...?
Sorry sir, can't pay for these nuggets. My debit crocs are out of juice.
"Sorry got a update"
😂
*goes to friends house*
“Ay, what’s your wifi password? I need to take off my shoes”
I know this is an old comment but this is literally a huge glaring issue with these shoes. You need an internet connection TO TAKE THEM OFF
@@GoldTheWriter imagine going on holiday into middle of forest
@@justadudewholikestotalk ha!
@@justadudewholikestotalk you literally would have to wear these stupid ass shoes for literal days
@@GoldTheWriter id kill the creator of the shoes if my fuckin feet become a useless venom symbiote knock off
“Cash or card?”
“Shoe”
“...What?”
*”SHOE”*
I'm wheezing
😭🤣🤣🤣🤣
*heaves foot onto table*
Lmao
LET ME PAY WITH SHOES
You are leaving the bar when you get stopped by a shady guy..... you try to run but you cant, then you get a notification:
Running from danger is a premium feature, would you like to switch over to premium for only 49.99 ?
Useless Channel they are assholes
49.99 biweekly for premium and you can unlock the comfort feature and, if you buy now, the kick feature!
I get the joke, but in reality they would want their customers to be alive to buy more product.
Now, if you _truly_ want to think like a greedy businessman, you could unveil the *premium feature* to run from danger _faster._
Amazing Autist nah bruh the more people die due to not having premium the more people will get premium
@@ToxicSkull0 the more people will not get the shoes at all
"Walk 50% faster" The AI coach says.
Sure let me just put that in my smart legs that know exactly what 50% faster than my current speed is.
Think she said 15%, which is even worse
Lol wow, yeah.. That's even worse
@@swapneelchaugule increase walk speed by 8.92%
For Gods sake don't give them ideas!
You go from straight person speed to gay person speed
"these shoes can do whatever you want it to do"
can it give me back my money?
Give back your money it wont master yoda
nope cuz the people on kickstarter ain’t get they money back for this scam
Disappointment, I feel, Anikan tricking the order he has
@@Endie7274 the only disappointment here is you misspelling anakin
@@toeseater2855 ngl I deserve that, but I'm keeping it that way to spite you.
2:26 Are you telling me this man needs to be told that he’ll get to his destination faster if he walks faster?
Yes
Not trying to be that one guy but it said to be there on time not to be there faster but i agree the shoe is dogshit
Also who knows exactly how fast they're going? Like, I don't know what half of my speed is when walking. Can't it just tell me to go faster or something?
@@i8u323
“Get yo fatass moving”
I mean I’d buy it
@@pugasaurusrex8253 I'm fucking wheezing dude
Imagine how HEAVY those shoes must be: Between the electronics, the heating, the sensors, the hydraulics and most of all: the battery. I'm 100% sure he isn't wearing the real things
BleueBrade don’t they need the funding to make the real one? The products in these videos are usually examples of the product. With the money from the funders , they can make it a real product.
Include the cushion percentage
@@SH1RM It got cancelled
jeffrey van schaik wouldnt there usually be a prototype?
Dude's footsteps probably sound like someone yeeted cement bricks off a cliff
This is amazing and aged so well. From the comments I'm reading, the project failed, and the guy took the 250,000 and disappeared.
What a surprise
Rip
Is like this f#cking product is replacing other shoes that we wear everyday (Nikes, Adidas, Jordans, Converse, Vans, Sneakers) making it look better so we can buy this freaking product WTH!?
I'm sorry, 250,000 *dollars?* As in a quarter of a million bucks? Jesus.
@@totempolejoe1 USA 😶
I’m fucking sobbing at the idea that someone could hack into your shoes and just take you where ever they wanted lmao 😭😂
Look up "The Wrong Trousers". It'll show you the horror of shoe hacking
@@thisSh1tHard I used to watch it as a kid lol
Staple of British cinematography
@@thisSh1tHard hot dang I haven’t watched that in a good 17 years or so.
Look up Wallace and Gromit “The Wrong Trousers”
Nuff said. Loved it as a kid and still do.
oh my god what about the auto-tightening hydraulics thingys can’t they just crush your feet
stealth camouflage shoes, I'll call them sneakers
Killysunt BOI IF YOU DONT
upload you potato
I can somehow already achieve that with my loafers. Plus I get free bread.
Can't beat that, can you?
Killysunt has an "upload schedule" *insert cam laughter*
Leather shoes are even better. They're made of hide.
Smart condoms:
"Hey baby, are you ready?"
"Not just yet, I gotta reboot the condom again."
Amanda Doan boy do I have news for you
@@failedevolution4396 please no
@Dan That's what he's doing
@Dan don't worry if its a smart condom hes fine hes turning everyone off anyway.
Amanda Doan refresh the page
When he says “imagine if it kept pushing down” all I could think of was “juicero 2.0, we crush your foot to make juice for your family to enjoy!”
Lol
Lmao
Ok
"EWW! Why does this juice smell like feet, is chunky, and taste like salty/sour iron!?"
But it only accepts properly authorised feet to work, by reading a QR code tattoo.
The 4channers are gonna hack into your shoes to get pics of your feet
Ooh I want some
Oh good god please no.
BulletBill110 bills mafia
Sadly, they will one see the socks.
>"4channers"
>/g/tards
imagine thinking 4chan is smart enough to hack
You need to sprint 800% faster to make it on time.
PvtMartin78 *Running in the 90’s suddenly starts playing*
Gee, i hope these shoes have Turbo Mode
@@half.blight just switch into MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE! HYAA!!
GOTTA BLAST
Alternatively, you can buy the boot DLC that will allow you to speed your shoes up to 500% or the caller DLC to call your car (if you have wifi of course) to the spot you are in right now (50$). Thank you.
Imagine someone asks what music you're listening to and you just say "Oh, no, it's just my shoes talking to me"
And the shoes said " walk more lazy ass no more wifi for you its you no reach 10 km"
"I'm listening to my AI coach."
"Oh, like some sort of app?"
"Yeah, an app for my new smart shoes."
"excuse me what"
"hey dude wanna come over tonight?"
"sorry bro, i can't. forgot to charge my shoes."
those shoes should come with wireless charging stand. And you can get drying DLC for it only for $99.99!
imagine your smartshoes getting ddosed
you are walking like always and you just freeze, in the middle of the road, everything becomes static, you get a message on your eyes "conection has been lost" you feel reality bending, you get popups of people leaving the game, at the end, you leave, no turning back, you left the server, you can't come back...
😂
@@datpisidukmv2819 People are fucking teleporting everywhere and lagging 😂😂
Well I wouldn’t be surprised if they did.
mining bitcoins while walking
>step in a puddle
>fucking explode
>step in puddle
>shoes short-circuit
>guess I'm not walking home then
>Hackers hack my shoes
>Hackers pancake my feet for the lolz
Tech Foot
Dan Schneider is truly the Nostradamus of our generation.
Elisa Castro Me neither lol
"bro can u please take off your shoes in my house"
"i wish i could man i forgot to plug them in last night"
"yea man just tell me your internet password so I can connect to them"
I love your pfp so much, what's the sauce?
@@thickwater3602 kokichi
Your pfp is PERFECT
Imagine forgetting to charge them and you can't take them off, so you have to stand by the outlet and charge them while wearing them lol
Imagine hacking someone's shoes and hydraulic pressing their feet
"The world's first...*shock absorbing* sneaker"
I believe that most shoe soles serve to absorb shock.
No, they mean the electric shock from when you step on a puddle. Unfortunately they can't cover the whole shock, hopefully that's done in the DLC
Also, I'm fairly sure there are shoes that have actual shock absorbers in the heel.
They eliminate arc damage
@@alphaqwell2027 The DLC was just locked content, fucking EA.
Nah nah. These give you 100 percent immunity to lightning damage. Just stand on a lightning rod in a thunderstorm and find out.
Its 2077. Im running late for work. I boot up my government issued smart pants, complete with internet browser history savers. I turn on my bluetooth enabled shirt, and put it on. It hooks up with the neural chip in my skull so the nsa can read my thoughts. I grab my belt. It wont click. I check the internet button. "Downloading 4gb system update" i swipe my credit card and pay EA 3$ for my phone call. Looks like im gonna have to tell my boss i cant make it today
This would make for a sick sci-fi story...
Soundwave cyberpunk 2077 scrapped plot
Noah Hooves actually it’s fallout 4 and the bombs are about drop
Soundwave also everyone is communist
Man you should check your Smart Wallet to make sure that you have enough V-Bucks to cover the credit card swipe, because "swiping" is considered a micro-action.
393 people contributed to paying $87,694 for a pair of wifi shoes
TrueGodTachanka
That’s around $233 dollars per person like what the hell???
Hello my lord
And 336 of them found this video.
HeyitsKELS!!!' Just goes to show you that wealth does not coincide with intelligence.
Don't let a rich person hear you say that. They'll make a terrible diss track about you which clearly disproves that they're wasteful morons.
Update to anyone who still watches the oldies: this campaign ended in 2019, with refunds being issued (kinda) and the project coming to an end. I did some research and found they also have app controlled sole inserts, probably also stupid.
"Hey man wannna go out?"
"Nah man my shoes are charging"
Uncreative scumbag
Dude why did you steel
I do.
690 likes? Nice
I have been wheezing for 5 minutes
Worst enemy: puddles
John-Paul Rodriguez it’s probably waterproof
The video never said it was, so who knows. And besides, I'm not buying an expensive pair of shoes with pointless things like charging when basically every other shoe lasts forever.
ShadowBlade 26 But you got a smartphone when basically an old Nokia lasts for ever or sending letters doesnt need battery at all?
Um... yes?
ShadowBlade 26 So your argument makes no sense that a shoe with 2 weeks of battery is useless because current shoes have “unlimited battery”. (Especially since you can still manually close it)
Imagine hiking and it turns off
"Hey, why'd you stop?"
"Ah man my shoes' batteries died, guess I will have to stay here until someone hopefully brings a portable charger"
"Ah that sucks, see you at the top"
Youcrafter XD.Trader it’s a joke....
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@@LeoVOXA i mean, you "lace" them with your app so...i think it does
@@lou-jaybono9395 yes ,you lace it with the app.
But you can still move when the battery is dead.
Only your stuck in your shoes ,because you can't open them ...
That is nightmare fuel
Everyone gangsta until their shoes becomes self-aware
imagine it develops a foot fetish.
A shoe that can tie itself.
That's it. That's all you need.
I'd buy boots that "smartly" tightened themselves to my foot specifications, and stay tight throughout the work day.
Late reply, but: th-cam.com/video/ym0kx-lUzYs/w-d-xo.html
Air mags?
Velcro
There next invention will be a self tightening wifi enabled neck-tie.
@@DrFillyBlunt "this product is not meant for sexual or suicide uses"
For government apps, law enforcement can now override your control app.
Police: "Halt!" (presses override button on his control phone)
Perp: Freezes in mid step
Adaept Zulander yes, wear a shoe that makes you walk like you still haven’t wiped your ass after taking a shit, totally gonna save you when running from the cops.
UK policemen: We're listening, go on
That's fukin scary.
And i would've gotten away with it too if it weren't for these medelling shoes
Adaept Zulander They are on your feet. They won’t stop you from running away
This would break instantly from stomping on all that circuitry all day.
I once owned a pair of sandals with fluid reservoirs in them that could be filled with water for you to drink. They broke almost immediately. Not that I would ever want to drink foot water anyway.
The end of ur comment made my day
"The last thing you want in your reservoir sandal water is someone's foot fungus, but as it turns out, that may be what you gæt."
Maybe not your own, but I bet Tarantino would pay some ladies to drink their foot water
I feel like someone with a foot fetish would love them sandals
Nigga you're not just dropping "sandals with fluid reservoirs" like it's a normal thing.
Imagine running from a murderer but your shoes rsn out of battery.
Gotta go to Yagoo to repair it.
Honestly, its your fault for wearing those things in the first place
@@comemilanesas5765 just let natural selection do its thing
Haha
nice Pfp btw
Best girl
"Guess I'll die." \[=/]/
Friend: Hey wanna go out
Me: Not right now my shoes are charging
Hehe
Would be a joke now but like if that's the future.... damn
What's a friend
lol
Wow, talk about leaving your digital footprint behind...
No.. Please
oh this is the best pun
@@RealJohnSlinkman Oyes
*_OH MY GOD_*
Ayyyy
Your going 70Mph on a highway and all you hear is "you need to walk 200% faster to get to your destination on time"
@Roger Dodger normal people
@Roger Dodger No cause I'm a normal person
@Roger Dodger why is this so important to you lmao
@Roger Dodger bro chill I responded in a joking manner and you thought I took it serious cause you can't sense sarcasm through text, and I wasn't even making a statement that could be true or false in my statement that used "lmao" so whh
Roger Dodger I actually sleep with my battle armor on like a normal person
Can I just mention that Lithium Ion batteries have an excellent weight to energy storage ratio, but also happen to be so dangerously flammable if they break or fail that airlines won't carry them?
Yeah, a battery malfunction inside the shoes you're wearing sounds like a grand fucking time.
Case in point, UPS Airlines Flight 6. Imagine that happening inside your shoes.
Airlines carry batteries all the time; now it's just such a hassle that anything over 100Watt hours is more economical for ground transport unless you're made of cash.
Didn't iCarly did a joke about wifi shoes? And it ended up erasing all your data files and blue screens your laptop?
And they can roast weenies!
Yeah, and people got shocked by it
Yeah they gave Freddy’s computers a virus F u data tech foot
And getting them wet caused it to basically explode
I definitely remembered that episode.
I don't know why, whenever a product can be connected to the internet, it's considered "smart". Being hooked up to the internet doesn't make it "smart", it makes it high-maintenance.
WaffleAuflauf All it _is_ is a gimmick.
It's called Internet Of Things, and it's the worst forced meme in consumer products and gadgetry.
High maintenance in exchange for better features and activity tracking. If ur too lazy to download an app and click a button then i dont know what to tell you.
Yeleraki Well, in some cases, absolutely! If you can make a procuct better and easier to use by connecting it to the internet, then go for it, however, in a lot of cases I've seen, they take something that needs no fixing and try to make it "better", but the only thing the extra steps do is make it harder to use. "If it ain't broke, don't fix it". When you add unnecessary steps, it just makes things more difficult, like that one smoothie press that you have to connect to an app just to have it press a bag of goop into a cup.
Pythonisa I'm not dissing the internet, I'm saying that "if it ain't broke, don't fix it". You don't need everything hooked up to the internet, especially if it's already easy to use.
I'm worried Skynet will take control of my shoes and walk me right into wood chipper.
oh damn, oh geez, ah damn i guess i cant just take them off or just grab something or try to put my weight on my feet to stop these shitty things made of generic shoe,plastic, and small technology oh damn...
@@blehh_mae bro but... imagine the shoes turn evil..then... straight Hentai Wrap around your body and a tentacle slithered up ..enters your brain through your ear .. Takes control of your body and walks you right in the chipper.
@@TruMaverick or.. it makes you into the first SmartHuman
@@blehh_mae Holy crap...
@@TruMaverick kinky
Gf: babe come over
Me: sorry i cant right now
Gf: im home alone
Me: still cant, my shoes died
ARE YOU TELLING ME I CAN MONITOR MY CUSHIONS NOW?!
I was in a dark place in life. Depression, sorrow. No purpose. But then, it appeared! The ability to monitor my god damned cushions! Hallelujah amirite?
Alpha Nova Official WI-FI ENABLED CUSHIONS?!?!??!!!???
They sell insoles of course it can tell you "when they need to be replaced"
That sounds like code word for looking at butts
“No other shoes need to charge”
8 year old me: looks at light up skechers.
“Ya heh of course not
Im gobsmacked, I honestly thought those things ran on like those circular batteries
i’m almost a legal adult and i’m just now learning how light up sketchers work?? this feels like a fever dream i can’t believe the cool kids at my school would plug in their shoes before they went to bed.
Avery Conte LOL i feel that
bedvox “im almost a legal adult”?
Lol is that what we’re callingteenagers these days
ToxicSkull0 i guess lol? i said it like that because i’m turning 18 in a few months
Penguinz0: “Imagine wifi enabled shoes.”
2 IQ people: “Hold my wifi enabled beer.”
Don’t forget the WiFi enabled salt shaker
@@Toxin_Glitch Oh yeah, saw that video, can't forget that.
Mr. Anonymous I think WiFi enabled beer it a great idea to keep underaged people off drinking.
@@xninewxw7559 Don't see how that would prevent..... Anything.
Mr Anonynous please leave me and my wifi shoes alone
4:38 When I first watched it, I thought Charlie was just being hyperbolic about not being able to wear them if they're uncharged, referring to the hackers shutting down the shoes bit. However, I just realized that because of the stupid hydrolic thing you actually wouldn't be able to put them on or take them off unpowered.
I think ICarly had an episode about something like this.
Yeah, and I wouldn't be surprised if these shoes were just as bad as the tech foots.
Techfoots
An i-Carly episode about feet? Really?
schneider want feet, SCHNEIDER NEED FEET!
And they caught on fire
You could probably put a juicero package in the shoe and not tell it to stop squeezing to double as a "juicer".
IllegalTaco much better than the machine itself, free fungus flavor.
how about a wifi enabled toilet seat that uses mathematical algorithms to read your weight and tell you how heavy your poop was
I never knew I needed this before now. Thanks.
Agent Bill Wilson and automatically puts the seat down when it detects you need to take a dump
Agent Bill Wilson But can it connect to the interweb ?
WiFi Enabled and automatically uploads the shit data to it's online database
There already is a smart toilet and even toilet paper.
In 2019 they announced on Kickstarter they were ending the project after having failed to make the shoes. As of a week ago, people have not yet received refunds, even if they requested them before the deadline
We have smart shoes but no smart people
The ones selling the shoes are smart people.
@@420sakura1 ur not wrong
@@420sakura1 You got to be f*cking kidding me. They're just basic scammers.
@Emanating Faucet exactly. they make shitty shoes and market them so greatly that people buy them.they've made above $80k already.
That's a boomer quote BOOOOMER but yea I agree
After watching I had a breakthrough...
WIFI ENABLED NOOSE
Mikhail Mikhailov that is very clever
MUST REBRAND ON KICKSTARTER
Better patent that shit quick
@MAD Alchemist Free meet and greet with Jesus ! can't wait to hang myself
Yeah I'd support that
Warning:
After using this product it may decapitate you.
The worlds first shock absorbing sneaker?! Do they just not know what shoes are?
Him speaking in monotone while telling jokes and insults are the funniest thing.
Should've named it Shoecero
And if it was you should be able to juice jucero packs on it and have it connected to a water spout.
thekevinologist
thekevinologist more like shoezero
😂😂😂😂
777th like :D
No one gaf :(
"Dang it forgot to charge my shoes ."
I don't need that in my life.
Rainbow Bacon i just fucking choked 😂😂😂
X.Rainbow Bacon.X "dangit"
You stole my saying, i own at least 90% of likes when the word *'dangit'* is presented in your comment.
Just carry a portable phone charger.
Reminds me of that one iCarly episode. In fact it did rain and the shoes she was wearing did electrocute her.
PmMeInsteadOfReplyI'mSwitchingChannels I remember that episode
I knew this idea was familiar to me...
They roast some good weenies tho
It didnt electrocute her because she didnt die.
BladerGx
Um...you do realize you can be electrocuted without dying right? Any shock counts as electrocution.
"Sure babe, but the shoes gotta stay on."
"The fuck? Why?"
"Wrong charging port for my shoes."
What if your phone dies are you just stuck in the shoes
what if you lose your phone but to switch phones you need to disconnect your lost phone from your lost phone
if the phone dies then the shoes will self destruct in 60 seconds.
if the wearer is running away from police, it will magnetize to a metal surface.
if there is no metal surface, the shoes will self destruct.
Dark Prince Gaming it’s like the spray on shoes from cloudy with a chance of meatballs
Take it off?
@@nikolabrzenska868 0:45
Me on the marathon:
*Oh no my shoes are out of battery*
epic
B-but they hold up to 2 weeks of battery life?! Impossible!
@@catnipciggies1187 but they still run out of battery
When you realize we are in an age where we can actually DDoS shoes and juicers
we live in a society gang weed
Gamers rise up!
James yang yep making people stop in their tracks whilst unable to drink their almost squeezed juice.
Aw... I really wanted to crush some idiot's foot
Shockingly, the project shut down 3 years later and apparently nobody got refunds. SUCH A SURPRISE.
You are never going to beleive this but a quick gander at the kickstarter page in december of 2018 and looking at the comments revealed a lot of unhappy people. Who would have thought?
Just another spin off of air umbrella saga.
I don’t really mind if people are stupid enough to pay that then who cares
@Eary Spooks *Y E S*
Eary Spooks Duck off, you’re not my mom, don’t tell me what to do
You fools, this is what the TechFoot episode of ICarly was trying to warn us about
And they didn't listen.
THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I WAS THINKING LMAO
Did we learn nothing from ICarly season 1 episode 18 “IPromote Techfoots”
Techfoots, that's the name, thank you
Oh for fucks sake. Seems like Dan Schneider really did think of everything.
I think I remember that episode name. Can’t remember what occurred though.
carly and sam get paid to premote these shoes with like all these weird tech additions(like wifi) but then thier veiwers get mad bc they shock people when they get wet and are a super faulty product
Jess & Frisk oh ok thanks for telling me.
"heated soles"
You know..... Since feet weren't already heated and stewing in sweat.
well, this idea was actually good, because feet are sweating because they're too cold. At least if you're not running
Who the fuck outside of Alaska needs heated soles? If anything, most people need _cooling_ soles so their feet don't get sweaty and they get athlete's foot.
they just used 'heated soles' as an excuse for the overheating battery that's gonna fucking explode and obliterate your feet
Tbh I thought it was a good idea, still a dumb shoe but heated feet in NY? I’ll stick to my Tims tho these are dumb af
Because it is easy to do, just put some wires areound ahd that's it. Cooling is much more complicated.
It's come in handy for poor fuckers like me who live in the Great Lakes area, which is currently becoming cold as fuck and it's too early to switch to snow boots.
ElFreakinCid
It's the same in NJ. Jack Frost is teabagging us hard.
Battery explodes on foot
@Allah- A tf
@Allah- A yeah due Wtf
@Allah- A who the fuck didn't want their foot
@MAD Alchemist Some PornHub commenter must be pretty confused right now.
Goddamnit I was too late to see Allah akbars comment...
When the school shooter hears your exercise coach say “you have to go 800% faster to reach your destination”
when you try running from the school shooter just as the battery runs out :/
That is literal Pumped--Up Kicks lol. Imagine hearing "You'd better run, better run, out run his gun" in the midst of chaos.
@@Manly-Tears You have to run 10000% faster to outrun the bullet that hit you while I was speaking.
Honestly a heated shoe sounds amazing! When I moved to the PNW , I had no idea how miserable standing at a bus stop in 20° weather could be!
reminds me of the shoes that catch fire from ICARLY
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fred fudge same
Great, finally a product that can instantly inform me of my contracted STD's. Magnificent.
Right
The shoe has a battery. Whenever there is a battery, there is a chance for an explosion or a fire. I need my feet so no thanks.
Wren Tamayo and I bet the battery heating up from use is their whole "warming system"
But i bet you dont mind putting that grenade like device right on your ear no problem
I hope Samsung didn't find this
Jebu911
Yeah cause headphones dont have batteries, and dont need to charge, they also dont have a fucking heating system. Ive never heard of a headphone rhat fucking exploded.
He was talking about smartphones, m8
Also wireless headphones and earbuds are, like... a thing? Dunno if you've noticed.
What happens if your phone dies, do you just not get to take the shoes off?
😂
reading that comment literally make me laugh.
You'll have to awkwardly hobble around and be tethered while they recharge.
1k like yay
“Huh, why’d you stop?”
“My shoes got hacked, 1 sec I gotta counter ‘em”
*pulls out laptop*
“Ah.”
idea for mr beast: make an outfit full of "smart" devices
This is already a fashion I vive its called comfort tech or something like that
@@rileyferguson2866 bc it's a joke based on this video lol
We just need a smart undies to complete the set
@@rileyferguson2866 ???
@@napstaperd8824 that already exists for women if u know what i mean
If you stepped on something sharp, it could puncture the battery and burst into flames burning your feet.
burst into flames is probably a bit excessive, maybe chemical burns?
Mustard gas sprays from the shoe is what will happen
@@_Atzin it could burst into flames
Don't worry, there are smart sensors that detect if the battery is damaged and will send you an app notification.
Obviously the shoes would just explode.
The "smart" trend should've stopped with smartphones
Things get better but you have to wait 50 years
Steelgirl Don't worry eventually the Internet of Things will exist and it'll be awesome. Except maybe not because apparently the first steps we're taking is fucking juicers and shoes instead of pantries or fridges. At least Nest is a step towards the actually useful Internet of Things
Steelgirl just let the big companies do the futureristic stuff
Steelgirl no, I'd say smart watch is where it ends. Smart watches came after smartphones. And smart watches are actually helpful.
And smart tv's. If they can truly spy on you via ur smart tv, then I'd be the CIA's Christmas party every year lol.
"Intelligent Sneaker" is a sentence I thought I'd never hear in my life
Alright I did some research on the company behind this project. This isn't a comment talking about if this is a dumb idea or not but just a bit of context to who these guys are and what their history is.
First the good news.
So first things first, the company is currently selling two products on their site. They're selling the Digitsoles Warm Series and Digitsoles Run Profiler. I also found out that the shoes they're kickstarting are actually the Smartshoes 002 which is going to be the retail version of the Smartshoes 001 which they showed off at a few trade shows. Back in 2014-15 they were showing off the Warm Series at similar shows. They've had one successful kickstarter project before the Smartshoes which was the original Warm Series. The original kickstarter made 90k from their original goal of 40k. They had a booth at CES this year and have been given a few awards for French startups. From their history and products I can at least attest that they're a legitamate startup company and not just a guy trying to make a quick buck by making a scam that overpromises and underdelivers. If there is something I can confirm it's that they did indeed not take inspiration from the Juicero video and instead have been working on this for a rather long time now (the tech being conceptualized in 2012 based on the website).
The second part is about the warming and running tracking capabilites of the shoe. From the soles on their site and their previous tech shows they've shown that the soles they've produced can indeed already warm your feet (as shown in the Warm Series) and track your running (as shown in their Run Profiler). What it sounds like they're doing with this shoe is combining the two technologies they produced and using the thicker shoe as a way to fit both of the soles' tech inside. They're water resistant and shock resistant up to 1100 lbs and so far I haven't seen any horror stories from anyone online. The only part I have issue with in terms of the shoe's concept itself is the auto-tightening part which was shown off at the previously mentioned shows but I couldn't find anyone actually trying them on. They looked more like a proof-of-concept at this stage (although I would love to be proven wrong if someone does find a clip). Also I don't have a clue what cushion monitoring is so there's that as well.
So based on the info I've found online: these are at least a true attempt at making something and not just a dream concept that will never come to fruition.
Now for the not-so-good news.
One of the biggest issues with Digitsoles as a company from what I've seen is that they have a VERY high rate of breaking after only a few months of use or just straight up not working when people receive their products. The Warm Series has a few reviews (which I really had to scour the internet for) which mentioned that the heating is pretty weak and likely would just be used during the winter months just so your feet don't freeze. They've also mentioned how connection to the app can be finicky and the battery life is only a few hours on the lowest settings. The Run Profiler has similar issues where the tracking may not be as accurate as other kinds of fitness trackers and there were also reports of bad connections or the product again breaking after only a few months. Also the battery life on the soles was noted to be worse than the warmer however I was only able to find a single review online where it mentions battery life at all. Another issue with both soles that I've read about was how unless you have flat feet then these are pretty uncomfortable with the Run Profiler being terrible and causing blisters if the user doesn't wear socks. The final issue that's been pretty universal is about how heavy they are for a sole. They're 50 grams which one reviewer said was half the weight of his running shoe in the first place. I'm not sure how heavy the final product would be if it included both soles' tech and a bigger battery/tightening system.
So overall this doesn't appear to be nearly as impossible as cr1tikal is thinking (as well as what I thought when first viewing the video) but I'm guessing there's going to be a lot of issues in the near future for the buyers of these shoes if they don't fix their customer service and quality control issues first.
Hehe, only 11 likes
Unfortunately I got in pretty late when it comes to comments on youtube so I'm shocked to even see 11
purplegill10
Nice to see someone took the time to look into the company and their previous projects and tech. Appreciated.
Mr Anonymous
Anytime, usually when these kinds of videos get posted I try to do a bit more research on them just in case they actually might have more going for them.
purplegill10
That's cool. Thanks again for taking the extra time man
Is it just me or do they look really uncomfortable?
They look like ice skates without the blade part
"hey let's go to the club bro"
"Can't man, gotta update my shoes."
Watch Dogs 3: Now you can hack people's shoes.
Noah Vining guess I'm not walking home then
When i thought of Wifi shoes i thought "This is dangerous. What if they use a little door to stop you from wearing uncharged shoes? Or if they turn off when your out of a wifi zone? Chop off yo fucking feet bitch!"
Noah Vining has science gone too far.
im gonna hack someones shoes now
Noah Vining Blow gaurds fuckin legs off
"Aaaaah my fuckin feet are being hacked help!"
I love the idea that every Silicon Valley engineering graduate goes onto eBay, finds the coolest Arduino sensors they can, and thinks, “what product can I put this into?”
1980: 40 years from now there will be flying cars everywhere!
2017: Cushion percentage
We still have few months
With a few adjustments you could turn helicopters into kinda flying cars. It's not about technology, it's about society, people manage to have difficulties even with normal cars, think of a world where everyone has a personal helicopter.
@@rakozawrrr you figured it out, noice
Again 2020 bro
We have flying cars but we just don't trust regular people with them, understandably. They can barely handle the ones that don't fly lol
I'd be more skeptical of my shoes catching on fire during night, because charging cheap batteries cased in flammable canvas in a great idea.
These remind me of Tecfoots from iCarly
Austin Zolo They would explode and crash computers tho.
Austin Zolo i think wifi didnt exist back then
(Actually) it did have wifi, look up the youtube video
Lmao that is exactly what I was thinking XD
I swear Rob Schneider had a foot fetish
The best thing about them is how wonderfully short of a lifespan they must have since all that kind of electronics and hydraulics(?) won't last long from any kind of walking or running, maybe even heavy rain could be bad for it, a small hole in the wrong place and you've got a short circuit. Imagine if someone steps on your shoe when they're searching for their own shoe? Crunch, instantly your smart shoe is now a normal shoe that leaks some kind of oil and probably isn't water tight.
DaReaperZ electric linear actuators for the shoe tightening and magic for the battery!
as long as they run away with your money who gives a shit?
"Cause of death?"
"he spilled coffee on his robot heelys"
Lol iCarly did an episode about shoes like these. Guess how the episode ended.
Eman C. Tech foot's right?
Shocking ending
KoviGaming 622 it was an eSTATIC ending
they all died
thafinessekid they just fucking exploded
Yo, imagine being so inept that you required this "Auto Tightening" shoe. They already had that, it was called Velcro
Guys, I was thinking that I should invent a shoe that’s finally simple. You just put it on and it is on your foot no hassle and they’re portable!
Woah! I’m all in!
how often will it be necessary to charge them, though?
But do they talk?
Bro lemme invest
@@jskratnyarlathotep8411 they need to be plugged in at all times. The battery would weight too much