Tuesday, July 3, 2007

l33tboots

Had some imaginings going on about the fancy footwear we may be seeing in the next couple of years.

My ideas were based mainly around a rather rugged set of uggboots I have at home. They are knee high, hold their form well, and have a very thick tread (thick enough to crush something like a small bab, a umm.. nevermind).

So, ideas:

- USB Sleeve:
just a small elastic-y sleeve on the inside of one of the uggboots to hold a USB stick of some kind, could even have a velcro bit at the top to ensure its safety.

- Wifi Sniffer:
Linksys have had a small usb wireless sniffer device out for some time now.. I'd propose a small plastic usb port and recessed plastic mould to hold it in place. Could even use a small plastic outdoorsy type zip if ya wanted to. (See pic of device)

- iPod Dock:
as much as I dislike iPods (yeah, no real reason.. just don't like em); I wouldn't pass up on the opportunity to dock an iPod into yet another unique place. Speakers and batteries could either be built into the uggboots, or just batteries, and the wireless going to a set of earbuds/headphones for the user.
Earbuds would be the prefered method, as these could also have a recharging spot on the boot, which would be charged via usb when not in use.

- Adaptors:
Finally in the heel, as well as housing the batteries and such, a small assortment of usb and firewire adapters could be contained in a rotating horizontal wheen in the heel. (hehe poetry) This would allow the user to rotate the wheel to a certain adapter and rotate back to a blank spot when not needed.

Anyway.. enough crazy talk for today. I'll leave this to someone smart to invent.. so long as I get some royalties.

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