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a great idea? I guess you mean as art/concept, right? as a product... I can't think of anyone buying it except as a wacky gift, ironic footwear, collecting...
by Buzaga 14y ago
a great idea? I guess you mean as art/concept, right? as a product... I can't think of anyone buying it except as a wacky gift, ironic footwear, collecting...
I mean, the "User Experience" of the interface to programming a shoe to highlight directions will be bad, USB won't do, if you could use your smartphone + wifi/bluetooth...why not just look a map in the phone? specially since you'd need to walk looking at your shoes to know where to go...
a practical use: adventure sports, hiking, trekking and the like(they already have to prepare for the thing, configuring the shoes would just be another thing, and it would help their safety)... alzheimer ehhhhhhh, I think not. Alzheimer sufferers probably need more care than just knowing where's their homes, and public health probably wouldn't like the idea of lost alzheimer pacients walking somewhere they don't know where it is guided by shoes and distracted from road/cars/etc
- jneal 14y agoNot great as a product no, but in concept yes. I personally haven't seen anything like this, and I just think a much better job could be done. I agree you could just use your phone if you were able to update GPS coordinates via your phone, but then you have to keep out your phone to know which way to go instead of just looking down at your feet. Off topic, I think something like Google Goggles GPS would be far more interesting.