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Do GPS Sneakers Actually Exist? When GPS sneakers were first introduced back 2007 there is a lot of public scoffing. Who needs GPS devices on their feet? What an impractical product--dumbest notion of the year! It's now 2011; shall we be ready for the kids yet? The idea for GPS sneakers first found Isaac Daniels back in 2002 when he received a phone call that his child choose to go missing from school. Mr. Daniels was on the business trip and immediately hopped a plane 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, however it set his mind to thinking. What if his son had actually gone missing? Wasn't there a thing that could be completed to help locate him? The answer ' GPS sneakers. The idea was that the GPS unit about the underside of the shoe might be activated by depressing a button. This unit a battery life of approximately 24 hours and would continually signal before button was depressed a second time. Mr. Daniels suggested this would be perfect for hikers, outdoorsmen and children--the first two in case we were holding lost while exploring 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 theory was sound, there were little market for a shoe that needed a $19.95 30 days subscription-monitoring service, with an initial run was only for a few hundred (though it was reported that retail stores were preordering them by 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 brand new GPS sneaker line ' the Blue shoe. The Blue shoe was equipped with Bluetooth technology that connected the shoe to some GPS-enabled phone or PDA. The shoe retailed at $150 having an optional $19.95 subscription-monitoring fee similar to the initial GPS sneaker. As from the writing informed, the IsaacDaniel website has disappeared and so are the shoes. They are not offered by 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 business came up with the theory for GPS tracking in shoes that highlights the Elizabeth Smart case. GTX is expecting to have a marketable product available to buy from Aetrex.com by the end of Spring 2011 (as of March 2011 there is absolutely no mention about the Aetrex site). The estimated retail is between $200 and $300. GTX also announced that this Ambulatory shoe (for dementia patients) will 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 monthly. The tracking service will continue to work with Google maps to watch residents wearing these comfortable shoes. If they travel away from a predefined area an alert will likely be sent to the care facility while using exact location in 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., news 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 |