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	Teen Invents Footwear That Charges Your Phone As You Walk [VIDEO]
	15 year old Angelo Casimiro invented an electricity-generating footwear that generates power as you walk, and it can be used to charge your phone or any small battery-powered device. He entered the device into Google's Science Fair this year. "Ele...
	These Vibrating Shoes Feature Navigation [VIDEO]
	Still relying on your phone for directions? That's old! How about using your shoes instead, if you're walking that is. The folks from MIT Media Lab have designed a smart insole for shoes that will help you navigate based on vibration. “SuperShoes"...
	Advancements in Running Shoes Won't Reduce Risk of Injury
	Despite advancements in shoe technology, a new study is suggesting that whatever new fancy schmancy stuff they add in it won't help you avoid the risk of injury. That's sort of a given, right?Published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, it p...
	These Smartshoes Were Designed to Help the Blind Navigate City Streets
	This is the world's first ever smartshoe called Le Chal. It means "Let's go" in Hindi and it was designed by Anirudh Sharma from MIT's Media Lap, and Krispian Lawrence. They work as haptic navigation devices that you can connect to your smartphone. ...
	This Company Makes 3D Printed Custom Insoles Using Just Ten Seconds of Video of Your Feet
	Shoes come with insoles that are designed to fit mostly everyone. But if you want to give your feet some better comfort, you're better off customizing an insole just for you. A company called Sols has created a better way with a process that designs...
	Would You Wear These Weird Biological Shoes in The Future?
	I can't imagine wearing kicks like the above. But London based designer and researcher Shamees Aden has a vision for the future of footwear. They are 3D printed out of synthetic biological material and will respond to your every step. There's a pro...
	These Running Shoes Will Tell You What You're Doing Wrong
	You should know your limits when you run. So, the Fraunhofer Institute in Germany, along with scientists in five European countries have developed the Runsafer smart running shoe. It uses built-in G force, direction and GPS sensors to determine how ...
	These 12 3D-Printed Shoes Objectify 12 Real Women
	Designer/artist Sebastian Errazruiz teamed up with footwear specialists at Melissa to produce 12 Shoes for 12 Lovers for a pop-up debut of 3D-printed "shoe sculptures" at Art Basel Miami. The collection was inspired by twelve of Errazruiz's former g...