VIBRATING SNEAKERS

A company called DropLabs has invented vibrating sneakers. Inventor Brock Seiler got the idea when he was standing in a side room at a recording studio while a band was recording. He could feel every beat and low note in the song in his feet, and wanted to experience all music like that. The prototype – called the EP 01 – is equipped with Bluetooth, a speaker-grade transducer and a power source to sync with almost any audio. As a movie or music or video game plays, the sneaker picks up the audio and sends it as a perfectly synced vibration right to the soles of your feet. For the big, thunderous steps of a T-Rex in Jurassic World, the vibrations are heavy and full. For the pitter-patter of many feet, say, a crowd scene, the vibrations are light and muted. The company sees the big future of this technology in gaming.
* Sounds more like the big future would be in bankruptcy court, but whatever.
* I’m glad he wasn’t sitting on the toilet at the music studio during the session. It’d be a whole ‘nother product.
* Is this like those vibrating beds they have in cheap motels?
* America leads the way in buzzy shoes!