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Do GPS Sneakers Actually Exist? When GPS sneakers were first introduced last 2007 there were 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 for the kids yet? The idea for GPS sneakers first located Isaac Daniels in 2002 when he received a trip that his child had opted missing from soccer practice. Mr. Daniels was on a business trip and immediately hopped an airplane back home to get that there ended up a mix-up: His son had taken an unscheduled bathroom break and have been 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 completed to help locate him? The answer ' GPS sneakers. The idea was how the GPS unit around the underside with the shoe could be activated by depressing some control. This unit a battery life of about 24 hours and would continually signal until the button was depressed a second time. Mr. Daniels suggested this would be perfect for hikers, outdoorsmen and children--the first 2 in case these were lost while browsing 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 in the press. Only a few hiking and travel websites took them seriously. Although the thought was sound, there was clearly little market for a shoe that needed a $19.95 per month subscription-monitoring service, as well as an initial run was just for a few hundred (although it was reported that stores were preordering them from the tens of thousands). Fele ceased operation in 2008. Undaunted through the failure of his first company, Isaac Daniel continued his dream about 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 your GPS-enabled phone or PDA. The shoe retailed at $150 with the optional $19.95 subscription-monitoring fee similar to the initial GPS sneaker. As with the writing informed, the IsaacDaniel website has disappeared and so are the sneakers. 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 an alternate story of how the company came up with the concept 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 (at the time of March 2011 there's no mention about the Aetrex site). The estimated retail is between $200 and $300. GTX also announced how the Ambulatory shoe (for dementia patients) will likely be available for $200 at Foot.com, GPSShoe.com, and 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 these shoes. If they travel outside of a predefined area an alert will likely be sent to the care facility using the exact location of the individual. GTX has also expressed fascination with working with major shoe brands, but they haven't named names, and coming 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 |