zevulon
one of my favorite parts of the video is how much effort they go to explain what the powerlace is not , and how little time is spent precisely explaining what it is.
all they really tell you is that it's heel activated and back of the heel shoe released. for such a revolutionary and patent protected product, and such a damn long video, they could really take the time to explain how it works......
fred_dot_u
"highly resistant cables"
Highly resistant to what? Acid resistant? Sunlight resistant? Ah, electronically resistant... no, that makes no sense either.
Who writes this copy?
DavidB
Why bother, though? All I needed to hear was that they cost $175, and I couldn't care less about how they worked...or even whether they worked.
It's a bit like wondering how easy it is to adjust the heater controls in a Rolls-Royce.
David Earnest
And if you need such a device in your daily life? You should consider not having any children and do the human race a favor.
Synchro
Stupidly expensive, and I suspect it's still slower than this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMuNjnNyaiA
dingodoctor
This technology could be very popular with triathletes who always look for how to shave seconds off the transition from bike to running, and these are priced in the same range as other high tech running shoes. I wouldn't want to buy them though without knowing how good the shoe performs.
toolman65
the video is offensive. little attention paid to the actual product in comparison to how "hip" you will appear. that and the overblown music. i,m buying shoes, not going with 300 fellow warriors to fight Xerses.
as for the product, i can buy elastic laces that do the same thing for $10 from any serious sports store.
DonGateley
This rather interested me until I saw the word KickStarter. Read Scamsvill.
0aksey
For more shoelaces, minimal effort and inspirational music, there is also zubits, campaign has finished though. http://www.gizmag.com/zubits-magnetic-shoe-closures/34215/
GiolliJoker
I never thought there could be people so bothered about lacing their shoes. However there are already effective solutions on the market like the Boa Technology: http://www.boatechnology.com/
@DonGateley So far I had no issues with Kickstarter, why do you despise it?