GPS sneakers locate with press of a button - CNN.com

GPS sneakers could help parents have a peace of mind when their child is out and give the authorities the upperhand in finding a child who has been abducted. I'm sure many parents would appreciate something like this, but unfortunately, it does seem to be quite expensive and there is a monthly service fee as well. Some parents will probably have a hard time convincing their kids to give up their Nikes for this shoe.

"MIAMI, Florida (AP) -- Isaac Daniel calls the tiny Global Positioning System chip he's embedded into a line of sneakers "peace of mind."

He wishes his 8-year-old son had been wearing them when he got a call from his school in 2002 saying the boy was missing. The worried father hopped a flight to Atlanta from New York where he had been on business to find the incident had been a miscommunication and his son was safe.

Days later, the engineer started working on a prototype of Quantum Satellite Technology, a line of $325 to $350 adult sneakers that hit shelves next month. It promises to locate the wearer anywhere in the world with the press of a button. A children's line will be out this summer."

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