The Consumer Electronics Show 2013 had come and gone. Frankly, I have never been so underwhelmed in my life. I love technology, but it appears to me that there isn’t really anything new or life changing at this year’s show. I am a firm believer of building technologies that are the for the greater good of mankind. Designing a “Ultra HDTV” that has a picture so clear that you could see the outcome of the next 10 Super Bowls doesn’t fall into that category. What ever happened to the health technology companies?

Are you there? If so, listen up! I have an idea for ya…

It would be SO NICE to see a shoe or some sort of contraption that your little elves called engineers can whip up to make beginner students in tai chi achieve body alignment. I’m not talking about any ole’ shoe, i’m talking about something like a “smartshoe”. Something that can help aspiring tai chi masters know how much weight is distributed into each leg, or maybe help the practitioner define their center of gravity as they move from one step to another. As an added bonus, I would love for this shoe to give an audible when there is too much pressure on a practitioner’s knees and to correct their knee placement so it can bend the way it was meant to be by nature. Pair this up with a Microsoft Kinect and we can actually make learning tai chi really fun!

The applications are endless. Think about it.. physical therapists might use this to help rehabilitate patients, public safety officers could use this aid in them in combating stress or train in self defense techniques, and fitness instructors could use this to add simple tai chi programs to their portfolio.

This is only the start of something big, but I need you to put some of your thoughts in the comments box below to make this future product even BIGGER! What would you want in a “smartshoe”?

I think it’s about time to upgrade these shoes into something… smart.