Shoes of the Future
(Published: 2018/04/05)
Picture a superhero. They usually wear a cape and have an accessory or something of the like. They also usually have some pretty cool shoes. But cool shoes aren’t just for superheroes and aren’t just in movies. For example, how would you like to feel like you’re walking on the moon? Welcome to the Moonwalker shoes.
The Moonwalker shoes use N45 magnets of different sizes to create a lightweight sensation in your shoes which make you feel similarly to if you were walking on the moon. There are two soles in the Moonwalker shoe both with the same setup in terms of where the magnets are placed. The difference between the two soles is that the magnets on one sole have a different polarity to the magnets on the other sole (the magnets on one sole are of negative charge and the magnets on the other sole are of positive charge). Because of this, the magnets repel each other. Walking in these shoes I suspect would be similar to the feeling of holding two oppositely charged magnets closely together and feeling an invisible force between them. Pretty cool, right
And the Moonwalker shoes aren’t the only shoes around that are really, really incredible. Take the ShiftWare shoes, for instance. ShiftWare shoes are practically shoes that will go with anything. Not because they’re black or white, though they certainly could be both of those things, but because the fabric around the shoes is actually a screen. ShiftWare shoes are the next Converse shoes, but, no offence to Converse, much cooler. Some of their designs even charge as you walk around. They are wirelessly and bluetooth connected and you can set playlists of wallpapers to change on your shoes as you walk. And they’ve finally been released to the public to actually buy. Take a look at them at https://www.shiftwear.com
If you’re an athlete, you’ll love the Enko shoe which really gives you a spring in your step. It absorbs all the energy from when you take a step and conserves it until your next step when it gives you a boost- at least, that’s what it does in simple terms. To be honest, I’m not much of an athlete and definitely do not do much running. Anyway, as the diagram below shows, it has many other features to which just adds to the value of this shoe. So, get running!
Finally, I come to the shoe that has it all. For all those next generation people out there who are always staring at their iPhones, this is the shoe for you. While it doesn’t have screens or springs, or magnets, the SmartShoe by DigitSole brings a whole new generation of shoes. The shoe is connected wirelessly and through bluetooth to your iPhone and can be controlled in various ways. For example, the soles of the shoes can be heated and if you’re trying to reach a destination it will tell you how fast you need to walk to reach that destination on time. No more Google and Apple maps! All you need is the latest shoe A.I! Unfortunately, this shoe is not on the market officially yet, but you can pay for it in advance at: [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/141658446/digitsole-smartshoe-the-worlds-first-intelligent-s.](https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/141658446/digitsole-smartshoe-the-worlds-first-intelligent-s)
The more people who pay in advance and back the project, the more chance DigitSole will have enough money to produce the shoes!
So, if you want to become a superhero, or want an excuse to buy a nice, new pair of shoes, these shoes are definitely the way to go.
Happy shopping!