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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. cheaper... by Hazel+Bergeron · · Score: 5, Funny

    It would be cheaper to hire sweatshop labourers to follow you around and tie your shoes as necessary.

    1. Re:cheaper... by h4rr4r · · Score: 4, Insightful

      Which is good because she eats the other 65% of that, from the looks of her.

  2. Forget the shoes by milbournosphere · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Where's my hoverboard?

    1. Re:Forget the shoes by ColdWetDog · · Score: 4, Funny

      At least we did get the life preservers.

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      Faster! Faster! Faster would be better!
    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.
    3. Re:Forget the shoes by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

      Is it just me or does having to hover over a ball of lightning make the hoverboards seem even more awesome?

  3. Re:About time by bstory · · Score: 5, Funny

    Looking forward to the Cubs winning the World Series too.

  4. Re:Why by badboy_tw2002 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Probably the same value as pumps, air, shox, lights, neon, pockets, gels, etc. About $50 on the pricetag. Value!

  5. 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."
  6. Video reminds me of the ending of Portal... by kungfugleek · · Score: 4, Funny

    The lace is a tie.

  7. Re:I hope this catches on. by 16384 · · Score: 4, Informative

    I used to have to re-tie my shoes a few times a day until I found Ian's knot site. Now I tie them with the Ian's Secure Shoelace Knot and stopped having problems. I don't even need to tie them so tightly as before, and they are almost as easy to untie as before.

  8. Re:Tying shoes as a dying skill... by nedlohs · · Score: 4, Funny

    Dear God, you'll be almost suicidal when you find out they don't know how milk cows or make butter or even such trivial things as weaving wool.

  9. Re:Whats the point by Bob+the+Super+Hamste · · Score: 4, Informative

    They weren't trying to feed 1.21GW to the rear tires, 1.21GW was needed to power the flux capacitor.

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    Time to offend someone