Google’s Talking Shoe

The search giant also showed off a goofy “talking shoe” at SXSW 2013. So what does this talking shoe do? Unfortunately, it doesn’t issue warnings telling its wearer to avoid dog poop and other roadside hazards. Instead, Google’s latest toy “aims to translate movement data [into] witty messages to users and their friends.” In a Google video promo the sharp-tongued shoe mutters, “This is boring” when its wearer is loafing on a park bench but perks up when he breaks into a trot, enthusing, “I love the feeling of wind in my laces.” 

                              The gamesmanship starts in  earnest when a Google talking shoe owner steps onto the basketball court and starts raining jumpers— “Call 911, because  you’re on fire.” the soliloquizing  sneaker declares. Apparently, these pronouncements also appear on a  user’s Google+ page, or at least  they’re presented in that format  in Google’s promo video. The  bad news—don’t expect to order  up a pair of these pontificating  clogs any time soon. They’re  just a concept developed for  interactive arts collective ‘Yes  Yes No’ via Google’s ‘Arts Copy  Code’ project.