Which Aspects Of The Future Shoe Can Continue To Evolve?

This week's focus is not on Paris.

It is not only a world's top men's wear feast, but also now developing into the "stadium of beauty" in the world of shoes. It includes AMBUSH x Converse, Heron Preston x Nike, OAMC x adidas Originals, x, and so on.

The birth of the "bomb" is a heavy bomb that has caused global fans and even technology fans to look forward to it.

After solving the problem of "automatic lacing", what aspects can we continue to evolve in the future?

When Marty McFly extends her feet into the Nike MAG, which is full of science fiction, she can have a pair of "automatic tie".

It became the dream of countless shoes. Until 30 years later, this dream was finally realized on Nike Adapt BB.

Although the Nike HyperAdapt 1, which was born in 2016, brings you to the edge of dreams, but the high selling price and the restrictions on the use scenarios still make most people discouraged. This year's Adapt BB can cause a sensation, not only because its selling price is only half of that of HyperAdapt, but also has the function of wireless charging, lighting setting and mobile phone manipulation, because it is a pair of practical basketball shoes that can adapt to high-intensity sports.

This time, the automatic lacing shoe is no longer just a "vase" full of gimmicks.

The release of Nike Adapt BB has made many shoe enthusiasts shout "the future of the design of the shoes has arrived", but adidas has quickly poured cold water on them through social media. This post has taunted the new design of "dead rival" with the words "NO CHARGES. NO BUTTONS. NO PHONES. NO NO".

Although this is just a way for Adidas to publicize her own N3XT L3V3L without shoelace basketball shoes, it does point out that Adapt BB is still worth improving.

Then, after solving the problem of shoelace, what aspects of a pair of shoes that can truly represent the future continue to evolve?

Intelligent shock avoidance system for automatically adjusting soles based on user habits

After the release of Adapt BB, the biggest doubt appeared on the Cushlon cushioning foam used on the sole. After all, in such a flagship, React or Zoom technology is more reasonable.

However, these are far from enough for the "future" that we are discussing. If you can automatically change the degree of soft and hard and shock absorption mode according to the change of the movement scene, how shocking will be.

This may sound strange, but in fact, as early as 2005, adidas carried out a preliminary exploration and attempt around this concept.

According to the world clothing and shoe net, Adidas launched the adidas_1 basketball shoes and running shoes equipped with the "smart shock absorber system". It is similar to the "air suspension" on SUV SUV. The microprocessor which is placed on the soles of the soles will determine whether the shock absorbers are suitable according to the pressure level. Then the motor driven cable system will adjust the soles and softness of the soles that are most suitable for both feet, so as to maximize the protection of the users' ankles and knees, so that both feet can enjoy the "tailor-made" feeling of wearing.

Although the shoes are not mature enough for many reasons, the design concept behind it is worth thinking about by Nike. In addition to customizing the 3D print sole for everyone's feet, it is no longer an idea to integrate the smart shock absorber into the FitAdapt driver module.

Enriching charging mode to reduce charging frequency

The charging mode of Adapt BB is simplified compared with HyperAdapt. Users can charge their shoes only on special charging boards, and the full service life is 10-14 days.

Even so, there is still much room for improvement for the future. After all, most people do not want to bring a charging board when they travel long distances.

To solve this problem, in addition to further increasing the battery capacity and reducing the charger, it may be possible to add kinetic energy conversion devices into the core components, pform the kinetic energy of each user's walking or running into a part of electric energy, and at the same time, research and develop how to implant solar absorber into the upper or sole of shoes, so that users can also charge the built in battery when they are drying their shoes.

Smart devices such as watches and wearable devices

It is praiseworthy to use the exclusive mobile phone App to control the degree of tightness of the shoes, but it is imperative to join the smart watches such as Apple Watch, as soon as possible.

The use of wrist watch to control shoes is not only easy to operate, but also widens the application scene of "automatic tie" function. From the news of the press conference, Nike is working on this function.

The concept of "wearable device" has been popular for a long time, and smart watches have become the tools that many users can not get away from in their daily life. Through the intelligent interaction between shoes and watches, we believe we can gain more accurate motion data from users and continue to make breakthroughs in the field of life and health.

Customized design for personalized pursuit

In addition to the tightness of the shoe's body, the lights of the two circular buttons on the bottom of Adapt BB can also change. But nowadays, users are becoming more and more individualized.

Refer to the sneakers that shook the stadium at the latest Louis Vuitton conference. They put some special Fiber-Optic Fiber-Optic material into the upper part of the shoe, so they can pform colors freely, and even the dynamic images can be displayed in the circular frame on the tongue. We might as well conjecture that the future sports shoes can be applied to the upper part, heel or sole of the shoe. Users can upload the custom pictures or images on the shoes by mobile phone App, so as to truly achieve the effect of "exclusive customization".

Every technology innovation needs to be fermented by ingenuity, engineering research and development, and harsh and cruel tests. Just like these Adapt BB, it has been put on the table after a lot of tests. The potential newcomers including Jayson Tatum and Luka Doncic have been wearing it in the arena of NBA NBA.

How to achieve a balance between innovation and practicality is something that every brand needs to think about. It is believed that Nike, Adidas and other major sports brands have hidden secrets that can not be disclosed to everyone. What kind of shock will the future sports shoes design bring? Let's wait and see.

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