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Samsung's new Shortcut sneakers let you control your phone by clicking your heels

Samsung has created six pairs of Wizard of Oz-style smart sneakers

Created by Samsung designer Roel van Hoff, The Shortcut Sneaker lets you control your phone by moving your feet. You can tap your heels together to answer your phone, like Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz, or even moonwalk to start playing your music. We’ll have to see if Samsung’s Shortcut sneaker catches on, but people probably laughed at the first person who suggested putting wheels in the botton of a shoe or a slip-on with holes in them – and look how that turned out.

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