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Do GPS Sneakers Actually Exist? When GPS sneakers were first introduced back 2007 there was clearly a lot of public scoffing. Who needs GPS devices on the feet? What an impractical product--dumbest idea of the year! It's now 2011; am i ready on their behalf yet? The idea for GPS sneakers first located Isaac Daniels last 2002 when he received an appointment that his child had opted missing from soccer practice. Mr. Daniels was with a business trip and immediately hopped an aircraft back home to get that there have been 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 could be completed to help locate him? The answer ' GPS sneakers. The idea was the GPS unit around the underside of the shoe could be activated by depressing some control. This unit had a battery life of around 24 hours and would continually signal until the button was depressed a second time. Mr. Daniels suggested this is perfect for hikers, outdoorsmen and children--the initial two in case we were holding lost while seeking and the latter for extreme cases like abduction. The first GPS sneakers were marketed with 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 concept was sound, there were little market for a shoe that needed a $19.95 30 days subscription-monitoring service, and an initial run was just for a few hundred (though it was reported that retail outlets were preordering them by the tens of thousands). Fele ceased operation in 2008. Undaunted by the failure of his first company, Isaac Daniel continued his dream about 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 some 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 in the writing of this article, the IsaacDaniel website is fully gone and so are the sneakers. They are not available at any online or brick-and-mortar retailer. The GTX corporation looks like it's the only current viable source for GPS shoes. They have a different story of how the company came up with the idea for GPS tracking in shoes that highlights the Elizabeth Smart case. GTX is hoping to have a marketable product for sale from Aetrex.com through the end of Spring 2011 (as of March 2011 there's no mention for the Aetrex site). The estimated retail is between $200 and $300. GTX also announced the 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 cost $40 to $50 each month. The tracking service works with Google maps to observe residents wearing the shoes. If they travel beyond a predefined area an alert will be sent to the care facility while using exact location of the individual. GTX has additionally expressed curiosity about 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 |

