sneaker hacking

**sobeit** · 09-14-2008, 02:49 PM

But that's nothing. Today, reports New Scientist, Apple has applied for a patent to - no joke - extend digital rights management to tennis shoes and other articles of clothing

http://www.roughtype.com/archives/20...e_declares.php

I just had to sneaker over this one.

Personally I think its carrying the drm thing too far. They want to pair the electronic gadget to a specific article of clothing and you would in violation if you were to use that gadget on non authorized piece of clothing.

I wonder if it means eventually apple will come out with a clothing line where if you want to use their ipod, iphone or whatever, you must be wearing their clothes.

**WereBo** · 09-15-2008, 01:39 AM

So, what would happen if you matched the wrong articles together? Would buttons refuse to fasten, or shoelaces lock up while trying to tie them? Perhaps your sunglasses will have a 'BSOD' appear across the lenses.

ebackhus · 09-16-2008, 12:39 PM

Thi is just stupid! Apple is all big-headed 'cause they came out with some crap that somehow managed to sell madly.

XerBom · 09-17-2008, 12:58 PM

That's what I've been trying to say for a long time... until the iPod came out, Apple was barely staying in business through college contracts and the occasional PC sale. But, because they had a successful marketing campaign for their MP3 player, they have been on the come-back and it's going to their heads. Just look at the "Hi, I'm Apple... and I'm a PC. Apple is so much better than PC" ads.

09-14-2008, 02:49 PM	#1 (permalink)
sobeit TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: NEAR Posts: 7,433 OS: windows/linux	sneaker hacking But that's nothing. Today, reports New Scientist, Apple has applied for a patent to - no joke - extend digital rights management to tennis shoes and other articles of clothing http://www.roughtype.com/archives/20...e_declares.php I just had to sneaker over this one. Personally I think its carrying the drm thing too far. They want to pair the electronic gadget to a specific article of clothing and you would in violation if you were to use that gadget on non authorized piece of clothing. I wonder if it means eventually apple will come out with a clothing line where if you want to use their ipod, iphone or whatever, you must be wearing their clothes. __________________ there's been global warming since the ice age

09-15-2008, 01:39 AM	#2 (permalink)
WereBo Resident Village Idiot Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: SE London, UK Posts: 14,483 OS: Win-7, XP-Pro SP3 My System	Re: sneaker hacking So, what would happen if you matched the wrong articles together? Would buttons refuse to fasten, or shoelaces lock up while trying to tie them? Perhaps your sunglasses will have a 'BSOD' appear across the lenses. __________________ I shall meet all of my deadlines directly in proportion to the amount of bodily injury I could expect to receive from missing them.

09-16-2008, 12:39 PM	#3 (permalink)
ebackhus Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 14,284 OS: WinXP Pro SP3/Windows 7 RTM My System Blog Entries: 28	Re: sneaker hacking Thi is just stupid! Apple is all big-headed 'cause they came out with some crap that somehow managed to sell madly. __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

09-17-2008, 12:58 PM	#4 (permalink)
XerBom Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Virginia Beach, VA Posts: 149 OS: XP SP2, Vista SP1	Re: sneaker hacking That's what I've been trying to say for a long time... until the iPod came out, Apple was barely staying in business through college contracts and the occasional PC sale. But, because they had a successful marketing campaign for their MP3 player, they have been on the come-back and it's going to their heads. Just look at the "Hi, I'm Apple... and I'm a PC. Apple is so much better than PC" ads.