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hi I'm Roger Cheng with cnet.com today we're taking a first look at nike's lunar hyperdunk plus smart shoe that tracks how well you play on the basketball court I'll get this out of the way quickly the hyperdunk plus didn't do much to improve my week game but thanks nike+ basketball technology I can at least track how awful I was from game to game there are several components of the shoe first off for the pressure sensors accelerometer the shoes themselves these help measure how quickly you move and how high you jump as well as give you a Nike Fuel score which is the company's own measurement of activity underneath the insoles are slots where you can put in these Bluetooth sensors which act as a bridge between your shoes and your iOS device and Nike Plus basketball app I got a chance to get a few games able to shoe and the results were mixed bag the presentation of the app was fantastic giving me stats and an attractive presentation and even showing you real time how much pressure you're applying to the shoes I can also appreciate the technology that women do these things which feel light and comfortable to wear despite the extra sensors I found myself wanting more from issues quickness the vertical leap or grade but what about steps or total distance traveled nike says this is just the beginning of Nike Plus basketball and I look forward to seeing what other metrics they add down the line I've talked about nike field previously in my review of the FuelBand as I said then if you buy you the concept it can be a great motivational tool the hyperdunks are actually more accurate because the sensors are your shoes rather than your wrist it's harder to fake activity when you've got to keep moving your feet a Bluetooth connection between the shoes and the app broke a lot and while the data saved in the shoe constantly needing to sync up the information was a hassle to court it's tough telling the other guys you need another minute for your shoe talk to your phone great and a two hundred fifty dollars these are expensive even for shoe and basketball enthusiasts well somebody like the design I wasn't the biggest fan if you got a lot of money to burn or really intense about basketball and give these a shot but given the price of limitations of what it can do I can't recommend these shoes for the average Joe or even folks again on the core on a regular basis so nike has to be commended for pushing the boundaries when it comes to integrating technology with sports gear I'm looking forward to seeing what comes out next for cnet.com I'm Roger Cheng and this has been a first look at Nike lunar hyperdunk plus