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"Sneakairs" Makes Sightseeing Effortless
By Kim Bussing - DOGO News
Most airlines go all out to ensure their passengers have the best possible flight experience. Now, Europe’s low-budget airline EasyJet, wants to extend the positive experience beyond the plane ride with ‘Sneakairs’ — Smart shoes that allow visitors to explore new cities and towns without ever looking at a map.
The smart shoes accomplish this magical feat with the help of a tiny clone, a Bluetooth module and a vibration motor. These are all encased in a plastic box and placed beneath the sole of the shoes.
The box enables the vibration to spread across the entire foot so that the user doesn’t miss his/her cue to change directions.
To transform Sneakairs from an ordinary shoe to a tour guide, all the wearer has to do is enter his or her desired destination into the easyJet smartphone app.
A built-in GPS will determine the wearer’s starting location while the Google Maps navigation tool will help chart the best route.
Whenever a change of direction is necessary, the app will communicate with the appropriate shoe via the Bluetooth and cause it to vibrate. For example, if the wearer needs to turn right, he/she will feel the sensation in the right shoe and vice versa.
Should the user become engrossed in the surroundings and miss the turn, the smart shoes will both vibrate at the same time, alerting him/her to change course.
Once the desired destination is reached, Sneakairs will vibrate three times to inform the user of the arrival and then go back to being ordinary shoes — Until their navigation services are needed again!
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