Back To The Future: Nike Power Laces Coming In 2015

In the film Back to the Future, Marty McFly gets his hands on a pair of futuristic sneakers that can lace and tighten themselves. In 2011, Nike auctioned off replicas of these sneakers, Nike MAGs, on eBay to benefit the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's research. As close to accurate as they were, they still weren't able to replicate the power laces that were seen in the film. According to Sole Collector, that technology won't actually become available until next year. Designer Tinker Hatfield has confirmed that power laces will become a reality in 2015. "Are we gonna see power laces in 2015? To that, I say YES!" said Hatfield. It's still unclear if that means we'll see a more complete re-release of the Nike MAGs, or if the technology will be used on another shoe design. Either way, welcome to the future.