Some of you will have embraced wearing tabi (Japanese socks with a seam between big toe and the four little piggies), some of you will even have gone for those wierd Mr Tumnus style goat sneakers and some of you will, of course, be entranced with the idea of wearing a five-toed shoe that gives you the full feeling of being barefoot without actually having to mesh your feet with irksome pavements.
The oddly named 'Fivefingers' - surely it should be 'fivetoes'? - has individual toe slots for enhanced dexterity and stability, Vibram sole to follow the contours of your feet, elastic gore wraps to make them snug and a protective sole to stop you from being hurt. According to the website that means you can pad along your yacht more safely or if you are a mere pleb you could do something like yoga or walk on the beach. And it'll only cost you $70
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