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Do GPS Sneakers Actually Exist? When GPS sneakers were first introduced back 2007 there was clearly a lot of public scoffing. Who needs GPS devices on the feet? What an impractical product--dumbest notion of the year! It's now 2011; am i ready for the children yet? The idea for GPS sneakers first came to Isaac Daniels back in 2002 when he received a phone call that his child choose to go missing from soccer practice. Mr. Daniels was on the business trip and immediately hopped a plane back home to discover 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 carried out to help locate him? The answer ' GPS sneakers. The idea was the GPS unit about the underside of the shoe could be activated by depressing some control. This unit stood a battery life around 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 2 in case these were lost while seeking 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 within the press. Only a few hiking and travel websites took them seriously. Although the concept was sound, there was little niche for a shoe that needed a $19.95 a month subscription-monitoring service, and an initial run was only for a few hundred (even though it was reported that stores were preordering them through the tens of thousands). Fele ceased operation in 2008. Undaunted by the failure of his first company, Isaac Daniel continued his desire GPS shoes. His second endeavor, IsaacDaniel.com , marketed a 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 an optional $19.95 subscription-monitoring fee similar to the initial GPS sneaker. As of the writing informed, the IsaacDaniel website has disappeared and so are these shoes. They are not available at any online or brick-and-mortar retailer. The GTX corporation seems to be the only current viable source for GPS shoes. They have an alternative story of how the organization came up with the thought 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 through the end of Spring 2011 (by 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 probably be available for $200 at Foot.com, GPSShoe.com, at select assisted living facilities, starting in September. The tracking service will definitely cost $40 to $50 monthly. The tracking service work with Google maps to observe residents wearing the sneakers. If they travel outside a predefined area an alert will probably be sent to the care facility with all the exact location of the individual. GTX has expressed desire for working with major shoe brands, even though they haven't named names, and getting 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 |