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Skechers Game Kicks let you play a Simon-like game on your sneakers

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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Shoe manufacturer Skechers has launched an electronic shoe with an interactive game on the side. Skechers Game Kicks has a game that resembles Simon on the side.

It shows that innovation comes in many shapes and sizes … er, shoe sizes. I saw the shoes at the 2015 International CES, the big tech trade show in Las Vegas last week. And it was probably the last place I expected to see a game.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.