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Stick-On Shoe Lights

These Reactive and Customizable LED Strips Can Be Added to Any Shoes

— July 19, 2015 — Art & Design
A San Francisco-based startup recently launched a Kickstarter campaign to produce a line of customizable LED strips that users can add to their shoes. Designed to fit any pair of kicks, 'BLINKY.SHOES' allow you to create vibrant and luminous patterns with your feet.

BLINKY.SHOES are essentially a series of LED strips that attach to your shoes with Velcro. The strips are customizable and can be cut down to fit any shoe's size. The strips are powered by rechargeable batteries, which allow them to illuminate in response to your body movements. You can let the lights rotate through the various colors or you can use the company's open-source code to reprogram them and create your own luminous patterns.

The customizable LED strips are an excellent accessory for dancers and entertainers interested in adding a little bit of spark to their performances.
Trend Themes
1. Customizable LED Strips - Opportunity for disruptive innovation lies in developing new ways to customize LED strips to suit diverse consumer needs.
2. Reactive Shoe Accessories - The production of reactive and responsive shoe accessories opens up possibilities for creating interactive footwear experiences.
3. Open-source Footwear Tech - There is an opportunity to capitalize on open-source code to develop new technologies and functionalities in the footwear industry.
Industry Implications
1. Fashion Accessories - The fashion accessories industry can integrate customizable LED strips to create innovative and personalized shoe accessories.
2. Performing Arts - Developing reactive shoe accessories caters to the needs of dancers and entertainers, enhancing their performances with luminous patterns.
3. Technology Development - Exploring open-source code and footwear tech presents opportunities for disruptive innovation within the technology development industry.
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