Apple Patents 'Smart Shoe', Alerts You When It's Worn Down

[zycuda]

Not like this would track our every step...

 

[tanjo]

Next:
Apple: Patents 'Smart Toothpaste', Alerts You When The Tube Is Empty.

 

[growup]

We'll never advance or evolve with technology, space exploration, etc. with all these patents....but you can't stop a company if they keep raking in money from the idiots. Seriously patent a shoe product and they dont even make shoes...thats like an ice cream store doing a patent on the water engine xD

 

[Supercrit]

I'm waiting for Apple for a patent to tell you when you should die, for Apple fanatics.

 

[mihaimm]

It's April 1st already!!?!?

 

[wgfdarth]

Finally, I don't have to look at the bottom of my shoe! All these years of seeing that flat corrugated rubber has been killing me. Yay for the future, yay for Apple. *shoots self*

 

[nino_z]

What kinda bullshit is this!?

 

[Vorador2]

Lovely. Now my shoes can tweet to the world everytime i step on poop.

 

[Guest]

stupidest idea ever. But I guess you need to get those lawyers to do something since Apple has so many of them. So their plan is to patent everything, then wait for some opportunity and sue someone.

 

[cookoy]

Yeah, smart shoes for dumb buyers.

 

[house70]

Every barista in town will have a reason now to step out from behind the counter. To show off their shoes.

 

[chibiwings]

iShoes? iRunner? iWalk? iApparel ?

 

[Non-Euclidean]

Alert me when they patent the "Smart Politician"

 

[Guest]

It's Nader Bumps for shoes! You wouldn't want to have "Unsafe at Any Speed" reference your walking pace now would you.

 

[obiown77]

LOL, an you know every hipster will be in line to grab a pair of these baby's!

 

[Star72]

Oh for the love of god...

 

[freggo]

Does that mean that simply looking at my soles would open me up to a patent infringement suit from Apple ?
I have to remember not to check in public then or some iPhone user snaps a pic of my violation and reports it to the iPolice

 

[dextermat]

Is it April Fool's Day already?

No I think it's lets take advantage of the retarded day.
The shoes will lie to you so that apple rip you off.

Quick tip for knowing if shoes are done: If you toes sticks out, the shoes are done....

 

[bllue]

Sell your Apple stock now. Apple have run out of ideas. This is the beginning of the end.

 

[ubercake]

"Now wait a minute... My feet hurt and my soles are worn. What should I do??? Gee! Thanks Apple!"

Or

"Oh... Ok Apple smartshoe... I'll go buy a new pair since my old shoeOS is no longer supported."

 

[techinator9000]

So if it doesn't work, will they tell you you're wearing it wrong?

 

[Cazalan]

And I'm sure the decades of crash test dummies none of them have shoes with sensors to determine how much force/damage a human foot will take from various crash vectors.

 

[tinmann]

Next they are going to patent smart drawers that tells you when you have excessive skidage .

 

[noob2222]

Is it April Fool's Day already?

No, just another Apple fools day.

 

[whiteodian]

I think I can just look at my shoes and tell when they need replacing. Congrats Apple on possibly a useless patent, but I'm sure they will find a way to get money out of it such as lawsuits or licensing.