article_snippet: Lechal trainers have touch technology in the insole that give you directions .
article_snippet: Sensoria’s smart running socks monitor the way your feet strike the ground, warning you if you are at risk of injury and also how to correct your stride.
article_snippet: Sensoria’s smart running socks detect how your foot lands, and conductive fibres then relay this information to a small clip-on device on the ankle.
article_snippet: Lechal trainers have touch technology in the insole that not only counts your steps and estimates calories burnt, it also gives you directions so you can stick to a route.
article_snippet: The shoes are based on ‘haptics’ — touch technology that gives you physical feedback from an electronic device, like a games console controller that vibrates if you crash a car in the game you’re playing.
article_snippet: Once you’ve programmed your route into a mobile phone app, The shoes vibrate on either the left or the right to tell you how to reach your destination.