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Vibrating Sneakers Can Tell You Which Way to Walk

Soon, every object that we own will connect to our phones

It might be a little surprising to hear that airline company EasyJet is now making sneakers, and it also might be a little surprising to hear that there are sneakers that can direct your route via vibrations, but when you combine the two things it seems to somehow make sense. EasyJet's Sneakairs are in the prototype stage right now, but a Wired reporter was able to test them out during the Barcelona Street Project and apparently they work pretty well. Although we imagine that trying to take them through airport security would, somewhat ironically, cause some problems.

These Vibrating Shoes Guide Your Steps as You Play Tourist [Wired]