If you love sneakers and have a wardrobe full of different designs, this new invention could save you money and space.

The ShiftWear range has flexible color e-ink displays so wearers can change the pattern and color of their shoe at the touch of a button.

They are designed to work with a dedicated app offering a “wardrobe” of design options and the footwear will even be able to display animations.

Designer David Coelho, based in New York, is raising money on Indiegogo to make the shoes a reality.

The campaign claims the ShiftWear shoes are “the most adaptable shoes you’ll ever own, customized straight from your smartphone.”

Available as high, medium and low tops, the shoes will include e-ink panels, using a similar technology to that seen in Amazon’s Kindle e-reader, but in color.

Users will be able to use an accompanying app to choose designs for the shoes that will be displayed on the flexible screens.

“In addition to static designs and images, ShiftWear shoes can also display animations,” the start-up said.

“However, if your design is static, the sneaker will consume no power and your design will stay that way until you change it.”

The trainers will have up to 30 days of battery life if displaying a static image.

While the start-up claims the technology to make the shoes has existed for years, it said it can’t release its trade secrets about how the trainers will function.

There are four versions of the trainers, which are available to pre-order from Indiegogo from $150 to $1,000, depending on the size of the e-paper panels.

All the trainers will be waterproof and machine washable.

The shoes’ soles will be coated with Kevlar fibers, to resist the normal wear and tear of traditional sneakers and the flexible electronics in the shoes charge with every step you take.

如果你是运动鞋的爱好者，有一堆不同设计图案的运动鞋，那么这款最新设计可以为你节省开支和空间。

ShiftWear系列运动鞋有柔性彩色电子墨水显示屏，用户穿着时只需轻触按钮，便可轻松变换鞋子的图案颜色。

此款运动鞋通过专门的应用程序实现图案变换，甚至还可以显示动画。

美国纽约设计师大卫· 柯埃略在众筹平台Indiegogo上为这种运动鞋的批量生产进行众筹。

众筹活动声称，ShiftWear运动鞋是最百变的运动鞋，用户使用智能手机就可随意变换图案。

这种运动鞋有高、中、低不同鞋帮高度，鞋面嵌入电子水墨显示屏，亚马逊Kindle电子阅读器也可以应用相似的技术，只是鞋用的是彩色。

用户可以在相应的app上自行选择图案，图案就会显示在运动鞋上。

“除了静态图案，ShiftWear运动鞋还能显示动画”，该项目说。

“如果是静态图案，运动鞋就不耗

电，除非用户更改，鞋面图案不会变化。”

此款运动鞋如果一直显示静态图案，其电量最多可以维持30天。

该项目称，尽管制造这种运动鞋的技术已经存在数年了，他们不会公布ShiftWear运动鞋具体怎样工作这一商业机密。它有四种款式，可以在Indiegogo上预订，售价150美元到1000美元不等，价格随鞋面电子显示屏大小变化。

所有的ShiftWear运动鞋都是防水、可机洗的。为防止出现传统运动鞋的日常磨损，设计师在运动鞋底加入了一层凯夫拉纤维，鞋面的柔性彩色电子墨水显示屏通过用户步行的每一步对运动鞋进行充电。

    Words to Learn 相关词汇

    【柔韧的】róurèn de flexible capable of being bent, usually without breaking

    【定制的】dìngzhì de customized built according to individual or personal specifications or preference