The “Verb for Shoe” Smart Shoe

When the brains at MIT aren’t busy curing cancer or counting cards, they’re designing some amazing technology that we, uh, don’t always have a need for. The “Verb for Shoe” project has us scratching our heads, but eventually nodding in approval. On the 15th of December 2004, MIT student-formed VectraSense announced the “Verb for Shoe” project, one very smart shoe. This shoe automatically adjusts internal air pockets based on movements from the wearer– controlled by an internal computer. That same computer provides a wireless connection to your pc and to other Verb for Shoe wearers. Like the Microsoft Zune, wearers can beam personal data back and forth between them. Want to pass along your business card? Get a phone number of that pretty lady technophile? Want to exchange missile codes with a foreign spy? These’ll do it without saying a word on your part. The “Verb for Shoe” is now shipping. [engadget]

Buy: $700