The new Murata Walking Measurement System consists of a piezoelectric sensor that sits in the sole of your shoe and measures pressure at different points. Then this data is transmitted over Bluetooth to a computer. Some of the applications they mention include "precise shoe fitting for runners, posture detection for dancers and even golf swing analysis for duffers". It also seems that it could be put into any shoe, they used a pink Asics for their display at CEATEC 2012. For now it is only a prototype, but it would be cool is one day you could put this in your shoe, analyze your stride, upload the data to Raleigh Running Outfitters, and they could have the perfect shoe ready for your when you stopped by.
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