Rushing to get ready for that meeting but just can't find that matching sock?
You never have to panic again, because now there is an app for that.
Swiss company Blacksocks have launched the world’s first 'Smarter Socks' app for iPhone which can be used to reunite lost socks with their partners.
Blacksocks founder and managing director Samy Liechti talks users through his savvy new device in a video and explains: 'Socks are smart. They always know where they come from, who they belong to and are always faithful to their sock partner because they never stray.'
But how does it work?
All socks have a built in communication button, almost like a small chip, making every sock unique with their own id.
In an over-complicated process, users must first buy the actual Blacksocks socks with the built-in chip, then purchase the Blacksocks iPhone app, then use a special sock sorter device to scan each sock chip which transmits signals back to your iPhone and finally helps you match your socks.
'Some cynical woman may claim that this is the only way a man could sort his socks' said Samy.
The app tells you all the vital information you need to know about each sock from its status and how many times it has been washed to which foot it belongs on.
'Thanks to Smarter Socks you can now tell where your socks have come from, what their life has been like, and who they belong to.
'Sometimes socks split up too. But it's not usually down to differences of opinion or because one sock finds a younger model, it's because one of the socks gets lost or damaged,' he said.
Blacksocks really have thought of everything, so even if you have two spare socks left over, the app will pair them up.
And if that wasn't enough, the app also has a 'black-o-meter' function which tells you just how black your socks really are.
'We have developed something the world has never seen before. They must be the smartest socks in the world mustn't they?' said Samy.
