With SuperShoes, Insoles Can Be Your Guide
SuperShoes are squishy insoles that fit inside your shoes. Inside those insoles are "vibrotactile ticklers" linked to your mobile device. Enter a destination and the ticklers guide your way.
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:
And today's last word in business is: SuperShoes.
This new high-tech offering is not exactly footwear. SuperShoes are squishy insoles that fit inside your shoes.
DAVID GREENE, HOST:
And inside those insoles are vibrotactile ticklers that are linked to your mobile device. You enter a destination and apparently these ticklers will guide your way, with a tickle to the left or a tickle to the right.
INSKEEP: Or a constant tickle to let you know you have arrived at your destination. Enter what you like or dislike and SuperShoes can take you to a favorite restaurant or keep you away from a restaurant you would rather avoid.
GREENE: Seems like one more bit of technology that gets us dependent on smartphones, though the creator of SuperShoes insists that this product can actually set you free.
INSKEEP: Oh, yeah. Instead of staring at a map on your phone to guide you to your destination, SuperShoes will allow you to take in your surroundings with just a soothing sensation.
GREENE: Sounds lovely.
INSKEEP: I wonder if SuperShoes could also like kick you if you start saying something inappropriate. There's so many things...
GREENE: Stop it. Stop it. Stop it.
INSKEEP: All right.
GREENE: That's the business news on MORNING EDITION from NPR News. I'm David Greene.
INSKEEP: I'm Steve Inskeep. Something in my - something in my shoe here.
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