GPS technology in the consumer products market has evolved the way technology has in all other markets: more power and more features in a continuously smaller space. GPS navigators started in cars, then personal navigators, then mobile phones, then watches, … always getting smaller and easier to carry around. And at GTX Corporation they thought: why not make them light an tiny enough to embed them in a cheap nike shoes?
Though running shoes integrated with a GPS my be in the horizon, GTXC originally created the product for different market. The company is currently working with a leader in adult pedorthic footwear on the “Ambulator”, a GPS shoe that will give caregivers the possibility of monitoring those patients with Alzheimer, and help find them when they get lost. This patented system works through a “transceiver module that is placed within the footwear and transmission of location coordinates to a central monitoring station which disseminates the secure data through the use of proprietary software, cellular connectivity and the GTX nike running shoesCorp viewing portal.” Pricing for the Ambulator varies between $200 and $300, with customers able to customize some of the features.
But how long will it be before we see a GPS embeded into a trail running shoe, hiking boots or other outdoor footwear? Most likely not too long. I’m not saying that all shoes will get it’s own GPS chip, but there’s definitely room for such an innovation. The GPS could be used as a safety measure during remote runs, for example, without having to carry cumbersome gear. Dean, you may get rid of your cell phone soon!. Actually, any of the current uses of the GPS watches (distances, paces, etc) could be transferred to the transceiver in the runner’s shoe. This would lighten the watch, which would be used only to monitor data in real time cheap nike shox.
But the question is: will the missing cushioning removed by the placement of the transceiver affect the runner’s footstep? According to GTX Corp engineers, the electronics will be placed in the forefoot, not in the heel, so no removal of cushioning in the heel will happen. Check out the explanation in the video below:
GTX Corp has recently been awarded with a set of four U.S. patents to broadly cover fundamental aspects of providing a GPS location device in footwear. “Combined, these broad patents have 105 claims, including 21 independent claims, which will pose a significant challenge for any competitor to operate in the GPS enabled footwear space without obtaining a license from GTX Corp,” said Larry E. Henneman, Jr. Registered U.S. Patent Attorney nike shox r4.
Though running shoes integrated with a GPS my be in the horizon, GTXC originally created the product for different market. The company is currently working with a leader in adult pedorthic footwear on the “Ambulator”, a GPS shoe that will give caregivers the possibility of monitoring those patients with Alzheimer, and help find them when they get lost. This patented system works through a “transceiver module that is placed within the footwear and transmission of location coordinates to a central monitoring station which disseminates the secure data through the use of proprietary software, cellular connectivity and the GTX nike running shoesCorp viewing portal.” Pricing for the Ambulator varies between $200 and $300, with customers able to customize some of the features.
But how long will it be before we see a GPS embeded into a trail running shoe, hiking boots or other outdoor footwear? Most likely not too long. I’m not saying that all shoes will get it’s own GPS chip, but there’s definitely room for such an innovation. The GPS could be used as a safety measure during remote runs, for example, without having to carry cumbersome gear. Dean, you may get rid of your cell phone soon!. Actually, any of the current uses of the GPS watches (distances, paces, etc) could be transferred to the transceiver in the runner’s shoe. This would lighten the watch, which would be used only to monitor data in real time cheap nike shox.
But the question is: will the missing cushioning removed by the placement of the transceiver affect the runner’s footstep? According to GTX Corp engineers, the electronics will be placed in the forefoot, not in the heel, so no removal of cushioning in the heel will happen. Check out the explanation in the video below:
GTX Corp has recently been awarded with a set of four U.S. patents to broadly cover fundamental aspects of providing a GPS location device in footwear. “Combined, these broad patents have 105 claims, including 21 independent claims, which will pose a significant challenge for any competitor to operate in the GPS enabled footwear space without obtaining a license from GTX Corp,” said Larry E. Henneman, Jr. Registered U.S. Patent Attorney nike shox r4.
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