Posted in General by Octane December 12, 2018 1:23pm

Puma to Sell Smart Shoe Again

According to the article, Puma produced its version of a smart shoe in 1986 long before fitness trackers and the IoT became mainstream. Puma has updated the technology and will manufacture a limited number of them for the market.

Puma Is Re-Releasing Its 32-Year-Old Smart Shoe That Was Lightyears Ahead of Its Time

The concept of today’s smart, connected wearables just didn’t exist back in the 1980s when text-only operating systems like MS-DOS were still popular. But that didn’t stop Puma from releasing what was possibly the world’s first modern fitness tracker by strapping a chunky computer to the back of a sneaker. Thirty-two years later, Puma is bringing those kicks back with the same design, but with updated tech inside.

Puma to Sell Smart Shoe Again

Puma Is Re-Releasing Its 32-Year-Old Smart Shoe That Was Lightyears Ahead of Its Time

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