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Nike to Unveil Self Lacing Shoes?

Posted by samzenpus on from the where-we're-going-we-don't-need-laces dept.

xTK-421x writes "Looks like Nike is announcing tonight (8:30PM PST) that they've finally been able to create the self lacing shoes from Back to the Future 2. TechCrunch reported on receiving an invitation to a Nike event taking place in Los Angeles today, where Nike would announce the release of the Air Mags, the self-lacing shoes that first made their appearance in Back to the Future II."

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  1. Hill Valley 2015 Scorecard by reverseengineer · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Acknowledging that there's still a few years to check some of these off...
    Self-lacing sneakers? YES
    Mr. Fusion? SADLY, NO
    Hoverboards? NO
    1980s nostalgia? SOME (and I'm sure someone has opened a Cafe '80s somewhere)
    Flying cars? NO (nothing practical, anyways)
    Video calls? YES (though not quite as depicted, and what was with all those fax machines?)
    Video games without controllers? YES
    Flat panel screens? YES
    Chicago Cubs, World Series Champs? OH HELL NO

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    "FDA staff reviewers expressed concern about the number of patients who were left out of the study because they died."
  2. Re:Forget the shoes by TeknoHog · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I did my master's thesis on the theoretical basis of hoverboards. The conclusion is that they are not feasible in practice, unless you have insane amouts of electric power to carry around, and don't mind hovering over a ball lightning.

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    Escher was the first MC and Giger invented the HR department.