The Lechal shoe is the brainchild of two engineering students in Bangalore India and was originally designed to help visually impaired people Shoes are connected to a user’s smartphone via Bluetooth to ascertain a person’s current location as well as their destination.
 
They vibrate to tell the wearer to turn left or right. Shoes and insoles can be pre-ordered for $100
 
Sharma and Krispian Lawrence, engineering graduates from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and MIT, who now live in Bangalore, India and originally designed it to help the estimated 285 million visually impaired people across the globe.
 
The shoes will be connected to a user’s smartphone via a Bluetooth connection to work out a person’s location as well as their destination.
 
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This information means the shoes will 'know' when to tell the wearer to turn left or right and they will vibrate accordingly – the left shoe to indicate a left turn, for example.
 
While this could prove very useful for visually impaired people who can struggle to navigate cities, the duo have made their shoes available for pre-order to everyone as they think the footwear will make it easier for people to find their way around hands-free without having to read a map on their smartphone.
 
The shoe's name comes means ‘Take me there’ in Hindi.
 
LECHAL SHOE FEATURES
Navigation: The shoes use haptic feedback (vibrations) to tell a wearer which way to turn to reach their destination.
They can do this as they are linked to a smartphone via Bluetooth to ascertain the wear's location and destination.
The shoes and insoles were orginally designed to help visually-impaired people.

Connectivity: The shoes will work with iOs, Android and Windows smartphones.

Charging: The shoes and insoles contain rechargeable vibrating units that work with a USB charger that can be switched on and off using voice controls and finger clicking.

Fitness: Lechal shoes and insoles can also count steps and calories burned with the help of an accompanying app.
Workouts can be created by individuals and goals set.

Cost: The shoes and insoles are available to pre-order and cost $100.

SOURCE: Daily Mail