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Do GPS Sneakers Actually Exist? When GPS sneakers were first introduced back in 2007 there is a lot of public scoffing. Who needs GPS devices on the feet? What an impractical product--dumbest notion of the year! It's now 2011; shall we be ready for them yet? The idea for GPS sneakers first came to Isaac Daniels back in 2002 when he received a phone call that his child had opted missing at school. Mr. Daniels was over a business trip and immediately hopped a jet back home to discover that there have been a mix-up: His son had taken an unscheduled bathroom break and was separated from his class. Mr. Daniels was relieved, nevertheless it set his mind to thinking. What if his son had actually gone missing? Wasn't there something could be carried out to help locate him? The answer ' GPS sneakers. The idea was the GPS unit about the underside of the shoe might be activated by depressing a button. This unit had a battery life of about 24 hours and would continually signal before the button was depressed a second time. Mr. Daniels suggested this could be perfect for hikers, outdoorsmen and children--the first 2 in case they were lost while browsing and the latter for extreme cases like abduction. The first GPS sneakers were marketed by the Fele Corporation in 2007 and retailed for $325. They were the sneakers that got trashed within the press. Only a few hiking and travel websites took them seriously. Although the concept was sound, there was clearly little market for a shoe that needed a $19.95 30 days subscription-monitoring service, as well as an initial run was just for a few hundred (even though it was reported that retail outlets were preordering them through the tens of thousands). Fele ceased operation in 2008. Undaunted with the failure of his first company, Isaac Daniel continued his dream of GPS shoes. His second endeavor, IsaacDaniel.com , marketed a fresh GPS sneaker line ' the Blue shoe. The Blue shoe was designed with Bluetooth technology that connected the shoe to a GPS-enabled phone or PDA. The shoe retailed at $150 by having an optional $19.95 subscription-monitoring fee like the initial GPS sneaker. As with the writing as soon as i've, the IsaacDaniel website is finished and so are the sneakers. They are not offered at any online or brick-and-mortar retailer. The GTX corporation is apparently the only current viable source for GPS shoes. They have an alternative story of how the company came up with the theory for GPS tracking in shoes that highlights the Elizabeth Smart case. GTX is looking to have a marketable product available for sale from Aetrex.com with the end of Spring 2011 (as of March 2011 there is no mention on the Aetrex site). The estimated retail is between $200 and $300. GTX also announced that this Ambulatory shoe (for dementia patients) is going to be available for $200 at Foot.com, GPSShoe.com, at select assisted living facilities, starting in September. The tracking service will cost $40 to $50 per month. The tracking service will work with Google maps to watch residents wearing the sneakers. If they travel outside a predefined area an alert will likely be sent to the care facility using the exact location with the individual. GTX has additionally expressed fascination with working with major shoe brands, but they haven't named names, and coming into the children's shoe market. Isaac Daniel Group Inc., pr release, 6/13/09, retrieved at GPSFAQ.com. Compass Line of GPS-Enabled Footwear a "Shoe-in" retrieved at Science.Slashdot.org. GPS Shoes for Alzheimer's Patients, retrieved at GPSShoe.com. FAQ, retrieved at All Images Courtesy of GTX.com |