SHOES AND GARMENTS EMPLOYING ONE OR MORE OF ACCELEROMETERS, WIRELESS TRANSMITTERS, PROCESSORS, ALTIMETERS, TO DETERMINE INFORMATION SUCH AS SPEED TO PERSONS WEARING THE SHOES OR GARMENTS

A shoe is improved by including: at least one accelerometer for generating acceleration signals and a processor configured to process the acceleration signals to determine one or both of speed and distance traveled of a person wearing the shoe. A shoe and a garment are provided with a wireless transmitter, to provide information about the shoe/garment or a person wearing same.