well-informed wednesday: adidas' musical shoe

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how completely rad is this: adidas has created a shoe that makes music when you move your feet.

the company partnered with french coder didier brun for the project, and they gave the first pair of finished shoes to french hip-hop dancers les twins (above wearing white). the duo trained together to create a music video (see it here) with a synchronized dance/song using the shoes.

I'll spare you the details of the complicated technology (which I don't understand myself; you can read more here if you'd like), but suffice it to say the result is pretty sweet.