A Running Shoe For Agent 86?

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Posted by simoniker on Wednesday May 5, 2004 @06:30PM from the who-throws-a-shoe? dept.

manganese4 writes "The New York Times (free reg. req.) is reporting on a new shoe from Adidas that contains a ~10KHz chip capable of changing the shoe's characteristics to meet the runner's need. From the article: 'Adidas executives say the shoe is no gadget-dependent gimmick... Each second, a sensor in the heel can take up to 20,000 readings and the embedded electronic brain can make 10,000 calculations, directing a tiny electric motor to change the shoe. The goal is to make the shoe adjust to changing conditions and the runner's particular style while in use. The shoes will have push-button controls, light-emitting diodes to display settings and an instruction manual on a CD-ROM that will advise wearers on, among other things, how to change the battery after every 100 hours of use.' I wonder if the CPU can be overclocked?"

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Imagine... by Unipuma · 2004-05-05 18:33 · Score: 5, Funny

.. the stench of a Beowulf cluster of these things....
Crazy runners... by sn0wcrash · 2004-05-05 18:33 · Score: 5, Funny

These running fanatics have a screw loose. They spend a fortune on these fancy shoes looking to improve their perfomance. Yet they always get beaten by some guy from Africa that's never even owned a pair of shoes.
1. Re:Crazy runners... by antic · 2004-05-05 19:03 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  Never criticise a man until you've walked a mile in his shoes. Then, you'll be a mile away, and you'll have his shoes! ;)
  
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  'Thats they exact same thing a banana wrench monkey.'
Yeah sure by ObviousGuy · 2004-05-05 18:42 · Score: 5, Funny

If you're running forward!

No one's going to buy a shoe you can't walk backwards in.

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I have been pwned because my /. password was too easy to guess.
1. Re:Yeah sure by cammoblammo · 2004-05-05 19:04 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  If you're running forward!
  
  No one's going to buy a shoe you can't walk backwards in.
  
  I take it this means that they wouldn't be backward compatible? I wonder what sort of boot process they have.
  
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  Cogito, ergo sig.
Crashed by antic · 2004-05-05 19:00 · Score: 5, Funny

Wait up guys! My shoes have crashed...

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'Thats they exact same thing a banana wrench monkey.'
The Wrong Shoes? The Wrong Trousers? by kc8jhs · 2004-05-05 19:09 · Score: 5, Funny

Didn't we learn anything from Wallace and Grommit in The Wrong Trousers,?

-Mikey P
Re:Yeah by misof · 2004-05-05 19:51 · Score: 5, Funny

You know, this actually could be the first time some device would run Linux...