{{Short description|Running shoe}} {{Infobox product | title = Adidas_1 | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | type = [[Sneakers]] | inventor = [[Adidas]] | inception = {{start date|2005}} | manufacturer = Adidas | available = Discontinued | current supplier = | last production = | models = | website = | notes = }} The '''Adidas 1''' was a [[sneakers|running shoe]] made by German [[multinational corporation]] [[Adidas]], introduced in early 2005. It was the second general consumer sneaker to incorporate a [[computer]],<ref>[https://newatlas.com/adidas-launches-the-intelligent-running-shoe/2810/ Adidas Launches the Intelligent Running Shoe] on New Atlas, 4 Jun 2004</ref> after the Adidas 'Micropacer' in 1984.<ref>[https://www.runnersworld.com/gear/a20807720/adidas-to-rerelease-first-computer-running-shoe/ Adidas to Rerelease First 'Computer' Running Shoe] by Scott Douglas on Runners World, Jul 22, 2014</ref> The shoe was later discontinued and later followed by the Adidas_1 basketball shoe, introduced in 2006.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Bengston|first1=Russ|title=A Brief History of Smart Sneakers|url=http://www.complex.com/sneakers/2012/08/a-brief-history-of-smart-sneakers/adidas1-basketball|website=Complex|accessdate=15 January 2015}}</ref>
== Overview == Requiring three years of development prior to release, the shoe adjusted itself after four strikes [[Gait analysis|stride]], using a [[Electric motor|motor]] in the middle of the [[sole (shoe)|sole]]. The motor turned a screw, which in turn lengthened or shortens a cable, changing the [[compression (physical)|compression]] characteristics of the heel pad.
The shoe retailed for $250 in the U.S. at launch. The changes were guided by a sensor in the heel, which determined how much the heel was compressed on each stride. The shoe was [[battery (electricity)|battery]]-powered, and lasted for approximately 100 hours of running.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bajak |first=Frank |date=2005-04-26 |title=Computerized sneakers make for a cushy run |url=https://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/gear/2005-04-26-adidas-1_x.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070331144420/https://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/gear/2005-04-26-adidas-1_x.htm |archive-date=2007-03-31 |access-date=2023-10-24 |website=[[Associated Press]] |via=[[USA Today]]}}</ref>
On 25 November 2005, [[Adidas]] released a new version of the Adidas 1. There was an increased range of cushioning and a new motor with 153% more torque in the IL 1.1 upgrade.{{Citation needed|date=October 2023}}
==See also== *''[[Hello Tomorrow (advertisement)|Hello Tomorrow]]'', television commercial for this shoe ==References== {{Reflist}}
{{Adidas}} [[Category:Adidas|1]]