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Do GPS Sneakers Actually Exist? When GPS sneakers were first introduced last 2007 there was a lot of public scoffing. Who needs GPS devices on their feet? What an impractical product--dumbest thought of the year! It's now 2011; shall we be ready on their behalf yet? The idea for GPS sneakers first found Isaac Daniels back 2002 when he received a trip that his child went missing at school. Mr. Daniels was on the business trip and immediately hopped an aircraft back home to discover that there have been a mix-up: His son had taken an unscheduled bathroom break and had been separated from his class. Mr. Daniels was relieved, but 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 around the underside from the shoe might be activated by depressing control button. This unit were built with a battery life of around 24 hours and would continually signal prior to the button was depressed a second time. Mr. Daniels suggested this could be perfect for hikers, outdoorsmen and children--the initial two in case these folks were 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 within the press. Only a few hiking and travel websites took them seriously. Although the concept was sound, there were little marketplace for a shoe that needed a $19.95 monthly subscription-monitoring service, with an initial run was just for a few hundred (although it was reported that shops 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 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 your 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 from the writing informed, the IsaacDaniel website is gone and so are the sneakers. They are not offered 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 another story of how the corporation came up with the theory for GPS tracking in shoes that highlights the Elizabeth Smart case. GTX is hoping to have a marketable product available to buy from Aetrex.com from the end of Spring 2011 (at the time of March 2011 there is absolutely no mention on the Aetrex site). The estimated retail is between $200 and $300. GTX also announced that the Ambulatory shoe (for dementia patients) will likely be available for $200 at Foot.com, GPSShoe.com, possibly at select assisted living facilities, starting in September. The tracking service will surely cost $40 to $50 a month. The tracking service works with Google maps to evaluate residents wearing these comfortable shoes. If they travel away from a predefined area an alert will be sent to the care facility with the exact location of the individual. GTX has also expressed fascination with working with major shoe brands, even though they haven't named names, and getting 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 |