There's No Hiding with GPS Shoes
GPS shoes can update your position to Facebook, etc.
Be careful of that new pair of shoes the significant other gives you as a Christmas present: they could be used to monitor your location. The latest pair in Isaac Daniel's spouse-locating footwear--the Compass and Blue GPS shoes--now includes Bluetooth that is capable of talking to a Bluetooth-capable phone.
Sounds scary? It should. But then again, these shoes would be good for young kids and older teens supposedly in a Science Club meeting after school. Apparently, the footwear can update the wearer's position on Facebook and other social outlets. To make the user's whereabouts even less private, the Bluetooth GPS shoes can even text up to five mobile devices.
As reported here by Navigadget, Isaac Daniel's original GPS shoes used the Covert Alarm Locator to broadcast the user's location in case of an emergency. As an additional option, the GPS shoes can also monitor the user's heart rate, body temperature, and speed. The data is sent to a central location via a modem and GSM antenna built into the soles.
As for the new Bluetooth GPS shoes, consumers will need to pay a whopping $150. Currently they're not on sale, but interested consumers can pre-order a pair by filling out this form here.
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No Thanks.
Creepy...
perfect for the young woman who likes to go jogging in secluded areas at night.....
who the hell would want this!
can it run crysis?
Are they powered by solar panels, or will you need to repeatedly change the batteries on them? I think that's kind of an important detail...
Perfect gift to track ones ex with. "gee, I'm sorry I was a jerk, here, I got you some shoes"....
privacy invasion anyone?
Will they make me run faster if I overclock them?
These shoes wouldn't protect someone even if they were abducted, don't be lulled into a false sense of security that you or your loved one can gain anything by these shoes.
In increasing cases the abducter ditches the clothes/destroys them and gives the victim new clothes.
I love all the privacy nuts on here. The same ones who undoubtedly twitter their every bowel movement online.
GPS devices are great ideas for tracking children and potential victims of criminals. Especially those equipped with an SOS device. So many crimes would be solved or even stopped if these devices were widespread.
I love all the privacy nuts on here. The same ones who undoubtedly twitter their every bowel movement online.
GPS devices are great ideas for tracking children and potential victims of criminals. Especially those equipped with an SOS device. So many crimes would be solved or even stopped if these devices were widespread.
andedfhdwhatever: And yeah, the first thing an abductor does is ditch your clothes and shoes, uh huh. This is your first-hand experience? Seems to me that an abductor's main concern is to get their victim to their secure location - in which case this tracker would give the last known position and bam.
I love all the privacy nuts on here. The same ones who undoubtedly twitter their every bowel movement online.
GPS devices are great ideas for tracking children and potential victims of criminals. Especially those equipped with an SOS device. So many crimes would be solved or even stopped if these devices were widespread.
andedfhdwhatever: And yeah, the first thing an abductor does is ditch your clothes and shoes, uh huh. This is your first-hand experience? Seems to me that an abductor's main concern is to get their victim to their secure location - in which case this tracker would give the last known position and bam.
Damned THG posting - confusing as all hell. Doesn't confirm when posted.
can it run crysis?
it can't run crysis, but it can walk all over the crysis dvd