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Do GPS Sneakers Actually Exist? When GPS sneakers were first introduced back in 2007 there was clearly a lot of public scoffing. Who needs GPS devices on their own feet? What an impractical product--dumbest idea of the year! It's now 2011; are we ready for them yet? The idea for GPS sneakers first found Isaac Daniels back in 2002 when he received an appointment that his child had opted missing from soccer practice. Mr. Daniels was over a business trip and immediately hopped an airplane back home to find that there was a mix-up: His son had taken an unscheduled bathroom break and had 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 that the GPS unit on the underside of the shoe could be activated by depressing a button. This unit had a battery life around 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 two in case they were 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 inside the press. Only a few hiking and travel websites took them seriously. Although the theory was sound, there is little marketplace for a shoe that needed a $19.95 30 days subscription-monitoring service, as well as an initial run only agreed to be for a few hundred (though it was reported that retail outlets were preordering them by the tens of thousands). Fele ceased operation in 2008. Undaunted from 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 built with Bluetooth technology that connected the shoe with a 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 of the writing want to know ,, the IsaacDaniel website is finished and so are the shoes. They are not available at any online or brick-and-mortar retailer. The GTX corporation appears to be the only current viable source for GPS shoes. They have a different story of how the corporation came up with the concept for GPS tracking in shoes that highlights the Elizabeth Smart case. GTX is hoping to have a marketable product available for purchase from Aetrex.com by the end of Spring 2011 (by March 2011 there is absolutely no mention for the Aetrex site). The estimated retail is between $200 and $300. GTX also announced how the 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 per month. The tracking service work with Google maps to watch residents wearing the sneakers. If they travel outside a predefined area an alert will probably be sent to the care facility with the exact location with the individual. GTX has expressed desire for working with major shoe brands, whilst 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 |