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“A Step in the Right Direction” is apparently the name of a new prototype shoe that could detect WiFi hot-spots where the users are walking.
The shoes have a full tower PC in the platform heel integrated electronics, including a pressure sensor in the sole to start scans, LED indicators in the top, and presumably something connecting it all together.
I sometimes wonder whether we over-engineer solutions to potentially simple problems – surely at points before this you would have got your laptop/PDA/mobile out and done a simple scan? These shoes remind me of those ones that kids have which light up when they run. Actually they remind me of novelty slippers, like these:
Hmmmm.
[Via: Technorati]
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Ben Robinson
Ben is a 10+ year veteran of the Mobile industry – starting his career when SMS was a still a relatively new concept for most people (!), he has now consulted on everything from bleeding-edge Mobile content, to the next-gen accessories you might view it on. As a result he has a broad and deep knowledge in numerous areas of Mobile – from network operators to device vendors, to infrastructure and middleware vendors (not to mention content delivery) – and has worked for companies in all of these areas! He is based in the UK, a hotbed of activity for mobile, and recently became a father for the second time – as oppose to in his younger years when he was happy spend time tweaking all manner of mobile devices to 'nth' degree, he now looks for services and hardware that provide the most efficient, compact, and reliable improvements to his already manic life! It’s his opinion that Mobile solutions should be there to help to make your life better – if a particular solution (be it service or device) isn’t doing this, he believes you need to ask the very important question of why you continue to use it... His focus at IntoMobile is mainly on Mobile content, services, and infrastructure, particularly as regards the UK market – and with the occasional look at devices. Additionally, using his extensive experience in the industry, he will provide commentary on the industry at large, with regular (and hopefully thought-provoking) articles.
