Wi-Fi Shoes
There are many ways to detect the strength and location of Wi-Fi hotspots around you. There are things that work off your USB port, applications, even t-shirts. But this takes the cake - Wi-Fi sneakers.
On the one hand it’s cool just because, hello? They’re nice looking shoes and they’ll tell you if there’s an available network in your current vicinity. And think how handy it is that they’re sneakers. If you discover a hotspot but the signal strength is a bit on the weak side, you can use those sneakers to run a few blocks over to see if it boosts up a bit. It’s a great little all-in-one.
Still, as nifty as that sounds, I still can’t help but question the logic of taking a bunch of little electronic bits and sticking them in your SHOES. And then walking all over the place in them. It just doesn’t necessarily sound like something that would last all that long, especially if you’re the kind of person who is hard on shoes (as someone who currently has three pairs of shoes that are worn out and need replacing, I fall into that category).
What do you think? Brilliant combination or questionable?
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4 opinions for Wi-Fi Shoes
CJCM
May 5, 2008 at 2:07 am
Cute shoes really but the whole idea is simply bad taste… :)
Chandra
May 7, 2008 at 1:00 am
Yikes! This is too wacky for me — I’d be constantly scared something would short and electrocute my tootsies, no matter how illogical the idea. I much prefer my pocket thingamajig with the bright lights for tracking hotspots.
Sherry
May 8, 2008 at 8:25 am
Chandra - While it’s probably safe, I’d worry about that too. Or what if you developed a little hole in the shoe and stepped in a puddle? I’m sure you wouldn’t be electrocuted but you’d probably ruin all the electronics. And what about people with sweaty feet?
Bonnie
May 15, 2008 at 4:10 pm
What about airport security? Do they care that there’s an electronic device in your shoes?
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