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March 18, 2005
Debuggable shoes?
C|Net's running an article on the new Adidas shoes Dana mentioned to me a while ago.
The Adidas-1 sneakers use a sensor and magnet to feed information to a microprocessor, indicating whether a runner's cushioning level is too soft or too firm. The processor then actuates a motor-driven cable system built into the arch of the shoe that changes the amount of padding applied to a person's foot.
Adidas says the battery lasts for 100 hours running, which they say is the normal life of a pair of running shoes (in the neighborhood of 600-800 miles for most people I guess). Slowly it dawns on me that if you buy their shoes and train seriously in them -- for example, 50-75 mi/wk -- you could go through 4-5 pairs of those shoes a year, or $1000-$1250/yr for running, without counting the cost of all the extra food you'd be wolfing down.
Posted by Mark at March 18, 2005 08:18 PM