TECH BUZZ: Wacky motorized rollerskates that go up to 20mph are now on the market for a mere $600. They look oddly like they’re held together with silly putty and string. But we’ll bet it won’t be long before we see roving gangs of nerdy white guys sporting these.

The Best Links:

1. YouTube - A Promotional Video for iShoes - See Them in Action
2. YouTube - Another Video Featuring a Guy at the Mall Demonstrating the iShoe
3. The iShoes Official Website
4. iShoes 2.0 Undergo a Design Overhaul
5. You Must See to Believe
6. These Shoes Make the Segway Look Cool and Hip
7. Some Good Detailed Photos of the iShoe
8. iShoe Specs!

STYLE BUZZ: High-tech platforms that have an alarm, GPS, and a built-in emergency beacon. As part of something called the Aphrodite Project, these safety shoes are also art, designed to be “practical objects for contemporary sex workers, and a vehicle for public dialogue.”

The Best Links:

1. Aphrodite Project: Platforms
2. GPS-Enabled Shoes For Prostitutes
3. Aphrodite Project At Maker Faire
4. Smart Shoes For Sex Workers
5. Safety Shoes for Sex Workers

STYLE BUZZ: Get a pilates-style workout everytime you walk in these things. Sure, they’re the footwear equivalent of granny panties, but honestly, there are few things worse than dimply thighs peeking beneath the hem of your short shorts.

The Best Links:

1. Expensive, But The Improvement in Neuroskeletal Makeup Is Totally Worth It!
2. Be Prepared to Have a Sore Butt and Thighs in These Shoes
3. The amazing no-gym workout!
4. GOP Sen Ted Stevens Wears These??
5. MBT Footwear on Zappos.com - How to Buy
6. Do These Shoes Really Fight Cellulite?
7. Shoes that are good for you
8. Me and my MBTs - Wow These Really DO Work!

STYLE BUZZ: Sandals that help strengthen your core and burn calories while you wear them. BREAKING: Lumpy butts in short shorts will not be a trend this summer. So is it any surprise these sandals are sold out across the UK?

The Best Links:

1. The Latest in Leg-Toning-Thigh-Trimming Footwear
2. With More Than a Million Pairs Sold, the FitFlop Has Hit Its Stride
3. FitFlops: Thongs for a Plump-rump Nation
4. These Shoes Claim to Tone Your Ass While You Walk
5. Awesome New Gladiator-Style FitFlops You’ll Actually Want to Wear
6. Thinking of ways to convince my husband why I need a $250 shoe.
7. Summer fitness trends, including FitFlops
8. FitFlops: A Portable Gym
9. Marketed Towards Lazy People who Don’t Exercise Much
10. There’s Also These (Clunkier) MBT Sneakers
11. Featuring Innovative Micro-Wobbleboard Technology!
12. Times Online Fitflops article from May