These shoes were made for directing


  • TECH
  • Tuesday, 02 Sep 2014

SHOE-ING YOU THE WAY: CEO of Ducere Technologies, Krispian Lawrence with the inner soles (left) and a pair of GPS-enabled smart sports shoes, to be marketed under the name 'LeChal.'

Wizard of Oz heroine Dorothy only had to click her ruby red slippers together and they would spirit her home to Kansas. 

Now, an Indian high-tech startup is promising to do the same in real life with a new, GPS-enabled smart sports shoe that vibrates to give the wearer directions.

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