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Do GPS Sneakers Actually Exist? When GPS sneakers were first introduced back in 2007 there were a lot of public scoffing. Who needs GPS devices on his or her feet? What an impractical product--dumbest idea of the year! It's now 2011; shall we be ready for them yet? The idea for GPS sneakers first came to Isaac Daniels last 2002 when he received a call that his child had gone missing from soccer practice. Mr. Daniels was with a 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 ended up 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 which could be carried out to help locate him? The answer ' GPS sneakers. The idea was that this GPS unit around the underside of the shoe may be activated by depressing some control. This unit stood a battery life of approximately 24 hours and would continually signal prior to the button was depressed a second time. Mr. Daniels suggested this would be perfect for hikers, outdoorsmen and children--the first couple of in case these were lost while exploring and the latter for extreme cases like abduction. The first GPS sneakers were marketed from the Fele Corporation in 2007 and retailed for $325. They were the sneakers that got trashed inside the press. Only a few hiking and travel websites took them seriously. Although the theory was sound, there was little niche for a shoe that needed a $19.95 a month subscription-monitoring service, and an initial run only agreed to be for a few hundred (though it was reported that stores 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 of GPS shoes. His second endeavor, IsaacDaniel.com , marketed a whole new GPS sneaker line ' the Blue shoe. The Blue shoe was equipped with Bluetooth technology that connected the shoe to your GPS-enabled phone or PDA. The shoe retailed at $150 with the optional $19.95 subscription-monitoring fee just like the initial GPS sneaker. As with the writing want to know ,, the IsaacDaniel website is fully gone and so are these comfortable shoes. They are not offered by any online or brick-and-mortar retailer. The GTX corporation seems to be the only current viable source for GPS shoes. They have a different story of how the business came up with the idea 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 from 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 the 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 set you back $40 to $50 each month. The tracking service will continue to work with Google maps to monitor residents wearing these comfortable shoes. If they travel outside a predefined area an alert will likely be sent to the care facility while using exact location with the individual. GTX has additionally expressed fascination with working with major shoe brands, although they haven't named names, and stepping 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 |