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Skechers Launches Kids' Shoes with Hidden AirTag Compartments
technology7 months ago

Skechers Launches Kids' Shoes with Hidden AirTag Compartments

Skechers has launched a line of kids' shoes called Find My Skechers with a hidden compartment for Apple AirTags, allowing parents to track their children’s location, raising questions about privacy and independence. The shoes are available for children aged 1 to 10, and while they can help locate lost shoes or elderly loved ones, they also prompt concerns about over-surveillance and children's awareness of being tracked.

Preserving the Heartbreaking Legacy of 8000 Children's Shoes at Auschwitz Museum
history2 years ago

Preserving the Heartbreaking Legacy of 8000 Children's Shoes at Auschwitz Museum

The Auschwitz museum has launched a two-year project to preserve 8,000 children's shoes at the former concentration and extermination camp where German forces murdered 1.1 million people during World War II. The shoes are being conserved in a modern laboratory on the grounds of the former Auschwitz camp, where they are scanned, photographed, and catalogued in a database. The project's cost of 450,000 euros ($492,000) is funded by the Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation, to which Germany has been a key donor, as well as the International March of the Living, a Holocaust education program.

Preserving the Tragic Legacy: Auschwitz Museum's Efforts to Save 8,000 Children's Shoes.
history2 years ago

Preserving the Tragic Legacy: Auschwitz Museum's Efforts to Save 8,000 Children's Shoes.

The Auschwitz museum has launched a two-year project to preserve 8,000 children's shoes worn by those murdered in the concentration and extermination camp during World War II. The shoes are scanned, photographed, and cataloged in a database. The conservation work aims to render the shoes as close to their original state as possible. The project is funded by the Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation and the International March of the Living. The shoes serve as powerful testimony to the tragedy of the Holocaust and the enormous scale of the crimes committed.

Preserving the Heartbreaking Legacy of 8000 Children's Shoes at Auschwitz Museum
world2 years ago

Preserving the Heartbreaking Legacy of 8000 Children's Shoes at Auschwitz Museum

The Auschwitz museum has launched a two-year project to preserve 8,000 children's shoes at the former concentration and extermination camp where German forces murdered 1.1 million people during World War II. The project's cost of 450,000 euros ($492,000) is funded by the Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation, to which Germany has been a key donor, as well as the International March of the Living, a Holocaust education program. The aim is not to restore them to their original state but to render them as close to how they were found at war’s end as possible.