Samsung releases sneakers that can control Galaxy phones

Smart sneakers are nothing new. For many years, there have been models on the market equipped with either activity trackers, accessories or smart insoles, or chips built into the soles that can analyze all this activity. In this case we learned something new Samsung shortcut, a smart sneaker that certainly offers us a new approach. It’s true that this is a very limited edition and that it will be almost a collector’s item, but it shows what the future of these garments could be.

Gestures to control your mobile phone

This is the principle behind the new Samsung Shortcut, designed by the renowned sneaker designer and using a galactic theme to frame the design with textures inspired by meteorites and supernovae. But what’s really interesting is its smart features, which They are very different from the ones we knew in different shoes for now.

And that’s what They have motion sensors which can identify various user gestures. After all, in these sneakers you can make a call or listen to your favorite music while dancing moonwalkor even make that call by clicking your heels together. Of course, there are a few gestures that promise to offer a different way to do things with your phone.

At the moment It is unknown whether users can customize gestures., or if they will already be predefined, but from what we see in the promotional video, it seems that they promise more originality, with a method of controlling various functions that is completely unprecedented in the industry. Samsung hopes to add user-created features and commands to the shoe in the future, as well as more original dances and new moves.

Now of them now only six pairs made, and they will not be put up for sale, but will be given away to Samsung members in the Netherlands, so chance will determine whether we get to enjoy these sneakers or not in the future. The winners of this competition will be announced on July 9, so if you are a member of this club and have geographical rights to it, do not hesitate, because this is certainly one of the most original gadgets that we could enjoy at the present time.

Everything points to the fact that this is a pilot experience for more widespread commercialization, because we have no doubt that a product with such characteristics can be very successful in the future, as long as the price accompanies it, that is, always. Definitely an approach to smart sneakers we love and practical in equal measure because, after all, we almost always have to wear shoes and we have no doubt that this will be a device that we will use frequently every day, with its various gestures and shortcuts to do everything we want. .. comes with Samsung’s ecosystem of devices, which can give these sneakers endless possibilities.