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Do GPS Sneakers Actually Exist? When GPS sneakers were first introduced back in 2007 there were a lot of public scoffing. Who needs GPS devices on their own feet? What an impractical product--dumbest thought of the year! It's now 2011; shall we be ready for them yet? The idea for GPS sneakers first located Isaac Daniels last 2002 when he received a trip that his child had opted missing at school. Mr. Daniels was on a business trip and immediately hopped a jet back home to discover that there have been a mix-up: His son had taken an unscheduled bathroom break and have been separated from his class. Mr. Daniels was relieved, but 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 how the GPS unit around the underside in the shoe could possibly be activated by depressing a button. This unit were built with a battery life of about 24 hours and would continually signal before the 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 with 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 is little market for a shoe that needed a $19.95 a month subscription-monitoring service, with an initial run was just for a few hundred (even though it was reported that stores were preordering them from the tens of thousands). Fele ceased operation in 2008. Undaunted with 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 designed with Bluetooth technology that connected the shoe to a GPS-enabled phone or PDA. The shoe retailed at $150 with an optional $19.95 subscription-monitoring fee like the initial GPS sneaker. As of the writing as soon as i've, the IsaacDaniel website is fully gone and so are the shoes. 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 a different story of how the organization 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 to buy from Aetrex.com by the end of Spring 2011 (at the time of March 2011 there is absolutely no mention on 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 also at select assisted living facilities, starting in September. The tracking service will surely cost $40 to $50 per month. The tracking service will continue to work with Google maps to observe residents wearing these shoes. If they travel outside a predefined area an alert will probably be sent to the care facility with the exact location in the individual. GTX has also expressed interest in working with major shoe brands, but they haven't named names, and stepping 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 |