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The buttons are hidden in the shoe's insole

It could be the ultimate incentive to get kids exercising - a shoe that controls the amount of TV they watch.

The shoe - dubbed Square-eyes - has a unique insole that records the amount of exercise a child does and converts it into television watching time.

One button on the shoe - the brainchild of a student at west London's Brunel University - records the amount of steps taken by the child over the day.

Another transmits this information to a base station connected to the TV.