Igeopalz family activity trackers.

AuthorPeterson, Eric
PositionCOLORADO COOL STUFF

The people behind Jibbitz, the colorful buttons kids wear in the holes in their Crocs, Rich and Sheri Schmelzer and Alexandra O'Leary left Crocs in 2009 to start another company. "We thought, 'Wouldn't it be cool if you could stick an accelerometer in a Jibbitz and turn exercise into a game?'" Rich Schmelzer says.

Launched in 2012, the quarter-sized GeoPalz come in all sorts of shapes - from footballs to peace signs - with an LCD readout that lets kids know how many steps they have taken. Next they enter it on a website to earn points in pursuit of rewards provided by parents or donated by...

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