After Smartwatches and bands its time for Smartshoes

You would literally scratch your head if i tell you that after smartwatches and smartbands it is now the time for smartshoes to arrive in the market.Yes you heared it right, a company named Lechal has launched the very first interactive smart footwear exclusively in India. For now the technology is in the form of an insole that will easily fit in most shoes and can connect / communicate with your smartphone.

Lechal was initially created by Krispian Lawrence and Anirudh Sharma for visually challenged individuals. And now they moved further and created a new category the Smart Footwear.The Lechal as mentioned is a half insole (8mm thick) with anti bacterial coating, it is Bluetooth 2.1 enabled, supports haptic feedback vibration and come with rechargeable / reversible batteries Li-Po with up to 3 days usage and up to 10 days in standby mode.

Lechal insole

Features of lechal-

Navigation – It interacts with the phone GPS and lets you explore, help you find your way without having to look at the handset – a complete hands off and eyes off interaction (voice based).

Fitness – It can count the steps, calculate the calories burnt and lets you create your own workout.

Interaction – It supports foot gestures also.

Smart Assist – Once the insole is connected with the handset it will alert you if you forget your phone, will automatically notify about the landmarks as per your current location and more including customized alerts.

The Lechal insole is water resistant and durable available for $100, approx Rs. 6,000 –  and would be available in March 2014 and would be an interesting buy