GPS-enabled sneakers

Juniper Foo | Mar 02, 2007

There're shoes. And then there're shoes. The Adidas 1 wowed us earlier as the world's first computerized smart footwear, followed by the Apple+Nike Sport Kit. Now there's a new kid on the sneaker block that may just sprint ahead of the rest. The Compass Global 1000 GPS Sneakers claims to be the first to offer a Covert Alarm Locator Apparatus. In English? Means you get a tiny GPS chip in the sole that turns your shoes into a location beacon. That's not all. This thingamajig also monitors your heart rate, speed and body temperature, and get this, it has an embedded wireless Bluetooth mic and speaker so you can call for help. Ok, so you'd probably look kinda crazy yelling into your shoe. But, hey, stranger things have happened. Meanwhile, no word on battery life or weight, but be prepared to foot out US$350 for sole ownership, limited to 1,000 pairs worldwide.

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Via Red Ferret

Price: US$350
Availability: At Isaac Daniel
Device: GPS shoes
Specs: Right shoe contains emergency button, GPS antennae, panic/reset buttons, DC charger harness battery, other communications devices

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