GPS equipped shoes that will lead you home with LED signals • Hacker News Board

Re: GPS equipped shoes that will lead you home with LED signals

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Post by 3JPLW » Wed, Sep 19, 2012, 4:58 PM UTC

guylhem wrote: post #2

Sometimes I lament about the lack of creativity shown here (yet another twitter/facebook/ad based company, etc) and say to myself that we, the human race, can and should do much better. But this is great- a perfect union of technology and fashion to build something that's not just cool, but ubercool, highly desirable, with many applications (say alzeihmer patients?) When was the last time you got yourself lost in a c…

> "storing coordinates on a cue (jumping twice?)"

Jumping twice? No! Three clicks of the heels together, of course! It has the added advantage of being more stereotyped and should be easier to detect.

Re: GPS equipped shoes that will lead you home with LED signals

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Post by tisme » Wed, Sep 19, 2012, 5:05 PM UTC

When I saw the 'northskirt' the first time I had an idea similar to this one. Vibrate the little buzzer in your phone more aggressively when you're going the wrong way, slowing it down as you are going the right way. Simple, only one 'bit' output needed (you could even tape a slave buzzer to your ankle or so). Instant pigeon sense of direction where-ever you go. No peeking at the screen required. Special signal: three rapid buzzes when you've reached your destination.

Re: GPS equipped shoes that will lead you home with LED signals

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Post by Tipzntrix » Wed, Sep 19, 2012, 5:08 PM UTC

antonioevans wrote: post #7

I see a large college kid market for this. After the bars.

I feel like the shoes will be telling them to walk in all the directions at once at that point.

Re: GPS equipped shoes that will lead you home with LED signals

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Post by tobych » Wed, Sep 19, 2012, 5:14 PM UTC

antonioevans wrote: post #7

I see a large college kid market for this. After the bars.

Designated shoes.

Re: GPS equipped shoes that will lead you home with LED signals

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Post by kstenerud » Wed, Sep 19, 2012, 5:16 PM UTC

cancelbubble, your account was hellbanned 614 days ago: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2102219

Re: GPS equipped shoes that will lead you home with LED signals

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Post by oinksoft » Wed, Sep 19, 2012, 5:56 PM UTC

kstenerud wrote: post #15

cancelbubble, your account was hellbanned 614 days ago: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2102219

I always want to say this, but figure that I would get banned as well. Fun.

Re: GPS equipped shoes that will lead you home with LED signals

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Post by [deleted] » Wed, Sep 19, 2012, 6:18 PM UTC

guylhem wrote: post #2

Sometimes I lament about the lack of creativity shown here (yet another twitter/facebook/ad based company, etc) and say to myself that we, the human race, can and should do much better. But this is great- a perfect union of technology and fashion to build something that's not just cool, but ubercool, highly desirable, with many applications (say alzeihmer patients?) When was the last time you got yourself lost in a c…

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Re: GPS equipped shoes that will lead you home with LED signals

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Post by joe_the_user » Wed, Sep 19, 2012, 6:31 PM UTC

guylhem wrote: post #2

Sometimes I lament about the lack of creativity shown here (yet another twitter/facebook/ad based company, etc) and say to myself that we, the human race, can and should do much better. But this is great- a perfect union of technology and fashion to build something that's not just cool, but ubercool, highly desirable, with many applications (say alzeihmer patients?) When was the last time you got yourself lost in a c…

Funny you should mention Alzheimer's...

Television viewing has been associated with Alzheimer's already in some studies. If not using your brain in day-to-day activities is a factor here, these could be the shoes that lead you right there...

(and yes I know, fortunately or unfortunately, these are just prototypes. Still, something to think about)

Re: GPS equipped shoes that will lead you home with LED signals

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Post by bduerst » Wed, Sep 19, 2012, 6:53 PM UTC

tobych wrote: post #14

antonioevans wrote: post #7

I see a large college kid market for this. After the bars.

Designated shoes.

Requires [some] motor skills to operate.

Re: GPS equipped shoes that will lead you home with LED signals

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Post by dokidoki » Wed, Sep 19, 2012, 7:06 PM UTC

tisme wrote: post #12

When I saw the 'northskirt' the first time I had an idea similar to this one. Vibrate the little buzzer in your phone more aggressively when you're going the wrong way, slowing it down as you are going the right way. Simple, only one 'bit' output needed (you could even tape a slave buzzer to your ankle or so). Instant pigeon sense of direction where-ever you go. No peeking at the screen required. Special signal: thre…

I saw a news story about a similar invention, but it had a buzzer in each shoe, and could help blind people know when to make a turn to get to their destination.