Smart Shoes Decide on Television Time

by Will Knight NewScientist.com, 18 May 2005 Sports shoes that work out whether their owner has done enough exercise to warrant time in front of the television have been devised in the UK. The shoes -- dubbed Square Eyes -- contain an electronic pressure sensor and a tiny computer chip to record how many steps the wearer has taken in a day. A wireless transmitter passes the information to a receiver connected to a television, and this decides how much evening viewing time the wearer deserves, based on the day's exertions. Read the article