GPS Sneakers Soon To Hit Retail Stores

From GPS Daily:

Isaac Daniel hopes the next time someone wears his sneakers, the footwear may prove to be life saving. The 38-year-old engineer and one-time United Nations scientific analyst has developed a line of running shoes with a tiny Global Positioning System (GPS) chip that can locate the wearer anywhere in the world with the press of a button. Daniel said the 350-dollar (265-euro) sneakers, which he believes can help save children in trouble or even Alzheimer patients, will hit stores in May or June with more than 30,000 orders already pouring in from retailers worldwide. About 2,000 people who have placed orders online are expected to receive the shoes in April. A children's line is due out this fall. Military and health care officials in several countries have meanwhile expressed interest in the product. Daniel said he got the idea for the GPS shoes after his eight-year-old son in 2002 was mistakenly listed as missing from school.

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