“There’s no place as good as home.” It must be what thought the creators of Dorothy, the smartshoes designed by DJ Saul by iStrategyLabs, Washington.

Thanks to a small device called Ruby, usable with any shoe, you can communicate via Bluetooth with Dorothy application installed on your smartphone with a simple … backheel!

The application can be customized with different automatic actions that could be really useful.. some examples?

Imagine to come home in the evening, your train is late, you’re tired and you’re alone in the station. You have both hands occupied by your suitcase and your umbrella, because obviously it started to rain. Wouldn’t you like to hit your heels on the ground not only for swearing but also to call a taxi?

Another situation: first date. A disaster. You’re stubborn to give a chance to the boy on duty and you are repenting. So with a simple and discreet tap of heel to get a fake emergency call and you’ll save the situation.

Once, I didn’t drink half of my cocktail and I wanted to escape. A nightmare. I send a text to a friend who in the meantime was in the gym and then was able to get to my rescue just after 2 hours.

So, believe me, I would not hesitate a moment to beat my heels … also in front of the boy on duty!

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