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Do GPS Sneakers Actually Exist? When GPS sneakers were first introduced in 2007 there was clearly a lot of public scoffing. Who needs GPS devices on the feet? What an impractical product--dumbest concept of the year! It's now 2011; are we ready on their behalf yet? The idea for GPS sneakers first came to Isaac Daniels back 2002 when he received a call that his child had gone missing from soccer practice. Mr. Daniels was on the business trip and immediately hopped an airplane back home to locate that there had been a mix-up: His son had taken an unscheduled bathroom break and had been separated from his class. Mr. Daniels was relieved, nonetheless it set his mind to thinking. What if his son had actually gone missing? Wasn't there something could be implemented 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 control button. This unit stood a battery life of around 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 initial two in case these folks were lost while seeking and the latter for extreme cases like abduction. The first GPS sneakers were marketed through 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 thought was sound, there was little industry for a shoe that needed a $19.95 per month subscription-monitoring service, with an initial run only agreed to be for a few hundred (even though it was reported that stores were preordering them by the tens of thousands). Fele ceased operation in 2008. Undaunted through the failure of his first company, Isaac Daniel continued his imagine GPS shoes. His second endeavor, IsaacDaniel.com , marketed a whole new 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 with the optional $19.95 subscription-monitoring fee like the initial GPS sneaker. As from the writing want to know ,, the IsaacDaniel website is gone and so are the shoes. They are not sold 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 alternate story of how the organization came up with the thought 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 through the end of Spring 2011 (as of March 2011 there isn't any mention on the Aetrex site). The estimated retail is between $200 and $300. GTX also announced that the Ambulatory shoe (for dementia patients) is going to be available for $200 at Foot.com, GPSShoe.com, and at select assisted living facilities, starting in September. The tracking service will set you back $40 to $50 each month. The tracking service will work with Google maps to observe residents wearing the shoes. If they travel away from a predefined area an alert is going to be sent to the care facility using the exact location with the individual. GTX has also expressed fascination with working with major shoe brands, but they haven't named names, and entering 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 |