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. "After that incident I began doing research on missing children and I found that this happens mainly with children ages eight, nine, 10 and teens," Daniel, who is based in Miami, Florida, told AFP.
"I just kept going with the research until I found a solution." In the event of trouble the wearer can activate the chip by pressing a button on the sneaker for at least six seconds. The emergency signal is then transmitted to a 24-monitoring service that costs 20 dollars a month.
He said in the event of a missing child or Alzheimer patient, a parent or caregiver can call the monitoring service which can activate the GPS remotely to pinpoint the whereabouts of the wearer. "When you press the button it has to be an emergency because we will call to verify that something is wrong and then we'll send law enforcement," Daniel said. "So people will have to realize how seriously we take that.
" "If the kids push the button for fun, their mom will have to pay for it," Daniel said. Next on his agenda, he said, is a "cell phone shoe" and a "game shoe." The "cell phone" version will have all the technology of a cell phone embedded in the shoe and will allow the wearer to use Bluetooth wireless technology.
The "game shoe" will act as a storage base for all of the wearer's game memory, Daniel said.
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