Adidas' Intelligent Footwear - 5mil calculations/second

High-tech running shoes with a microprocessor that automatically adjusts cushioning.
And for $250 a pair, I'd expect to be able to run on water!

-ak-


"According to Adidas, a division of sporting goods conglomerate Adidas-Salomon, the 1 sneakers use a sensor and magnet to feed information to the 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 said that changes in the cushioning are made gradually, so that all a runner is supposed to notice is that the shoes fit snugly."


Adidas_1 -> http://news.com.com/2102-1041_3-5625839.html?tag=st.util.print



Edited by Atak Kat 2005-03-23 12:31 AM