13 Jan 12 Motorized shoes to hit stores in March

Los Angeles, CA, United States (AHN) – Battery-powered motorized shoes that can move a person at 10 miles per hour will hit the stores in March, according to its inventor.

Called spnKiX, the gadgets, shown at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, will sell for $649 a pair, said Los Angeles-based industrial designer Peter Treadway. His Acton Inc. company will produce the wearable machines that look like roller skates with oversized wheels.

Treadway decided to develop the spnKiX in the 1990s after experiencing difficulty in finding a place to park his car. Kickstarter, a website that collects donations for creative projects, helped him raise the targeted $25,000 to fund the creation of a prototype.

The motorized shoes are strapped on shoes and they run synchronously. The rechargeable batteries that power it are good for two to three miles per charge. One complete charge takes two to three hours.

A handheld wireless remote controller controls the speed of the shoes.

The spnKiX come with training wheels for new users.

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