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Friday May 2, 2008
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 When I wrote the top ten list of the geekiest sneakers, I knew there'd come a day when there'd be a Wi-Fi-enabled pair. Designer Stefan Dukaczewski developed a prototype based on Nike Dunk shoes, with an 802.11 detector under the flap on the left shoe and a discrete three-LED display system, according to Gizmodo. The prototype is cleverly named, "A Step in the Right Direction," or ASRD.
The idea is that as you're walking, the pressure sensor in the heel is activated, and the Wi-Fi detector is capable of finding a hotspot within 150 feet. Of course, you may be walking around all day until you find a connection, but at least you're getting the exercise, right?
No word yet on whether these wearable Wi-Fi detectors will be in a store near you.
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May 3, 2008 9:40 PM
Now we're talking! I can find out if there's signal anywhere I go without having to fiddle with a laptop or another device, my shoes will tell me! :D
That being said, something tells me the TSA won't take too kindly if you have to take your shoes off and you hand over this pair. At best you'll never see them again - at worst, well..yeah. Too much gadgetry can be a bad thing when you travel!