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Do GPS Sneakers Actually Exist? When GPS sneakers were first introduced last 2007 there were a lot of public scoffing. Who needs GPS devices on his or her feet? What an impractical product--dumbest thought of the year! It's now 2011; am i ready for the kids yet? The idea for GPS sneakers first located Isaac Daniels in 2002 when he received a phone call that his child choose to go missing at school. Mr. Daniels was over a business trip and immediately hopped an airplane back home to discover that there was a mix-up: His son had taken an unscheduled bathroom break and have been separated from his class. Mr. Daniels was relieved, however it set his mind to thinking. What if his son had actually gone missing? Wasn't there something that could be done to help locate him? The answer ' GPS sneakers. The idea was that this GPS unit for the underside of the shoe could be activated by depressing a control button. This unit were built with a battery life around 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 two in case these were lost while seeking 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 in the press. Only a few hiking and travel websites took them seriously. Although the idea was sound, there was clearly little market for a shoe that needed a $19.95 a month subscription-monitoring service, with an initial run only agreed to be for a few hundred (eventhough it was reported that retail stores were preordering them from the tens of thousands). Fele ceased operation in 2008. Undaunted with the failure of his first company, Isaac Daniel continued his imagine GPS shoes. His second endeavor, IsaacDaniel.com , marketed a fresh GPS sneaker line ' the Blue shoe. The Blue shoe was built with Bluetooth technology that connected the shoe to some GPS-enabled phone or PDA. The shoe retailed at $150 with an optional $19.95 subscription-monitoring fee just like the initial GPS sneaker. As in the writing as soon as i've, the IsaacDaniel website is gone and so are these comfortable shoes. They are not available at any online or brick-and-mortar retailer. The GTX corporation appears to be the only current viable source for GPS shoes. They have an alternative story of how the company came up with the concept for GPS tracking in shoes that highlights the Elizabeth Smart case. GTX is looking to have a marketable product available to buy from Aetrex.com with the end of Spring 2011 (at the time of March 2011 there's no mention on the Aetrex site). The estimated retail is between $200 and $300. GTX also announced that this Ambulatory shoe (for dementia patients) will probably be available for $200 at Foot.com, GPSShoe.com, and at select assisted living facilities, starting in September. The tracking service will surely cost $40 to $50 per month. The tracking service work with Google maps to monitor residents wearing these comfortable shoes. If they travel beyond a predefined area an alert will likely be sent to the care facility with the exact location in the individual. GTX in addition has expressed interest in working with major shoe brands, although they haven't named names, and getting into the children's shoe market. Isaac Daniel Group Inc., press 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 |