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Do GPS Sneakers Actually Exist? When GPS sneakers were first introduced in 2007 there is a lot of public scoffing. Who needs GPS devices on their feet? What an impractical product--dumbest concept of the year! It's now 2011; shall we be held ready for the children yet? The idea for GPS sneakers first came to Isaac Daniels last 2002 when he received a trip that his child went missing from soccer practice. Mr. Daniels was on the business trip and immediately hopped an aircraft back home to find that there was a mix-up: His son had taken an unscheduled bathroom break and ended up 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 a thing that could be done to help locate him? The answer ' GPS sneakers. The idea was that the GPS unit about the underside with the shoe could possibly be activated by depressing control button. This unit had a battery life of about 24 hours and would continually signal before button was depressed a second time. Mr. Daniels suggested this is perfect for hikers, outdoorsmen and children--the first couple of 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 inside press. Only a few hiking and travel websites took them seriously. Although the theory was sound, there were little niche for a shoe that needed a $19.95 monthly subscription-monitoring service, as well as an initial run only agreed to be for a few hundred (eventhough it was reported that stores were preordering them with the tens of thousands). Fele ceased operation in 2008. Undaunted from the failure of his first company, Isaac Daniel continued his imagine GPS shoes. His second endeavor, IsaacDaniel.com , marketed a new 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 with the optional $19.95 subscription-monitoring fee just like the initial GPS sneaker. As with the writing as soon as i've, 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 looks like it's the only current viable source for GPS shoes. They have an alternative story of how the business came up with the idea for GPS tracking in shoes that highlights the Elizabeth Smart case. GTX is expecting to have a marketable product available for purchase from Aetrex.com by the end of Spring 2011 (as of March 2011 there's no mention around the Aetrex site). The estimated retail is between $200 and $300. GTX also announced the Ambulatory shoe (for dementia patients) will be available for $200 at Foot.com, GPSShoe.com, and also at select assisted living facilities, starting in September. The tracking service will cost $40 to $50 monthly. The tracking service work with Google maps to evaluate residents wearing the sneakers. If they travel away from a predefined area an alert is going to be sent to the care facility with all the exact location in the individual. GTX in addition has expressed fascination with working with major shoe brands, whilst they haven't named names, and coming 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 |