Smart shoes from Lenovo that tracks your fitness

Wearable technology is the new rage in today's time, and no tech conference can conclude without at least one path-breaking prototype. So at its Tech World conference in San Francisco on Thursday, Lenovo took the lead and unveiled a smart running shoe made in collaboration with outsole maker Vibram. It runs on an Intel Curie wearable chip and performs most of your standard fitness tracker functions; no heart rate monitor, though.

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The product, however, is just a prototype and is unlikely to be available in the stores anytime soon. But Lenovo's innovation seems to be a practical one, combining the features of wearable fitness trackers like FitBit, and still retaining the standard form of sneakers.

The shoe counts your steps and tracks calories burned, lights up along the bottom, and contains a customizable 3D-printed insole. It can also charge wirelessly if you place it on a shoe-sized charging panel. But what can sound bizarre is their additional feature, where the wearer can play a runner-style mobile game, using their feet as a controller to step back and forth. Practical or not, Lenovo definitely seems to be aiming to grab attention with its innovative tech.