will it tickle the feet?
India’s Answer to Google Glass: The Smartshoe
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#22If the only purpose of these shoes is to get directions, I would prefer a pair of bracelets, which I could wear on my wrists or my ankles.
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#23I a not convinced of the benefits of wearable technology in the immediate future. The watch was the original piece of wearable technology for years, but many people including myself don't bother with them now, because they can check their phone. The other application I can see an advanced version of a heart rate monitor. The fact is these will only appeal to a small part of the population. There are far more people who don't give a shit about their health than do AND want to shell out for something like this.
This article actually gave a new case, for blind people. But considering how frustrating a conventional smartphone can be to get directions (no GPS lock, no signal, the phone has just decided to run slow while you really need it, or it crashes), I am skeptical about how good it will actually be. What is the advantage in having your shoe tell you which way to go over a handheld device like a phone?
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#24This has a great application for travelers in certain areas. The article glosses over it with "even tourists can plug in their destinations and not have to stop to check their phones" but this could be a big deal for people who spend a lot of time walking in unfamiliar areas where pickpockets roam. It's really not a good idea to take out your fancy smartphone there to check at each corner, but imagine walking around…
I am fairly sure when I was a teen in the late 80's that trainers got stolen. They were a status symbol for that age group at the time, and we had fancy tech like Reebok Pump built into them.
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#25If the only purpose of these shoes is to get directions, I would prefer a pair of bracelets, which I could wear on my wrists or my ankles.
Sounds like something like the Xiaomi MiBand that was announced a few days ago.
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/xia...
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#26I a not convinced of the benefits of wearable technology in the immediate future. The watch was the original piece of wearable technology for years, but many people including myself don't bother with them now, because they can check their phone. The other application I can see an advanced version of a heart rate monitor. The fact is these will only appeal to a small part of the population. There are far more people w…
you wont have to check anything, you can feel where you have to go. If I understood the shoe correct.
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#27I like the idea, but can I suggested also on the same note that they can create a high tech condom, which will let you know how many diseases you have avoided each time you wear it, and it might have also a pleasure indicator, so at the end both partners, will know how much the other one faked. (Obviously this message is intended as a joke, and should not offend anyone)
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#28I like the vision. Those inserts will need to come in different varieties to allow for people who already need inserts for other reasons, e.g. arch support... odour control... (not me obviously, I'm commenting on behalf of a friend)
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#29Shoes are a fantastic idea, and highly overlooked. The biggest hurdle to wearable technology is the friction required to convince a consumer to wear it. We all wear shoes. We don't all wear glasses or watches. Some of us even wear contacts to avoid wearing glasses. The Smartshoe doesn't seem as competitive to Google Glass as it is complimentary. Glasses have a better appeal for visual media capture because you can se…
It also needs to be useful on a relatively regular basis otherwise there's a dissonance between added value and the additional cost. For these shoes to be useful you need to be walking somewhere you don't know the way to, without someone with you who knows the way with you, for a distance that makes you not want to take your phone out to check you're going the right way occasionally. I don't think I've been in that situation for about 10 years.
If you're a courier or a messenger then these would be fantastically useful. For everyone else, they solve a problem no one really has.
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#30I'm surprised nobody brought up the mandatory Python reference yet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ka9mfZbTFbk