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September 19, 2004
dancing shoes @11:15 PM
in the context of an earlier conversation I had with Kurt about the coolness of Get Smart (and the cooresponding cool-osity of his shoe phone), comes the Sensor Shoe, designed by Professor Joe Paradiso, MIT Media Lab.
Electronic sensors are built into this ordinary shoe to pick up foot movement and changes in pressure. The short antenna at the back of the shoe transmits data from each sensor to a nearby computer. The computer is programmed with a set of rules that map the data to particular sounds. A digital music synthesizer produces the sounds, which are then heard through speakers.
here is a link of NYC dancer Mark Haim.
Speaking of Get Smart -- that bastard isn't out on DVD yet. Damn. All night I've been wondering: How can I help? The answer: sign an online petition!!! to get these things produced in stunning digitality.
Side note #1 - Carl, your complete Get Smart page is wicked bad.
Side note #2 - this post quickly turned into about how I think Get Smart is totally wicked bad.
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