BEAVERTON, Ore., Jan. 12 (UPI) — Marty McFly’s self-lacing, light-up shoes from Back to the Future Part II could have a counterpart hitting the market by the end of 2015, according to {link:oregonlive.com: “http://www.oregonlive.com/playbooks-profits/index.ssf/2015/01/post_46.html”,nw, t: “McFly’s shoes”}.
Allen Brettman reported that Tuesday at the Agenda Trade Show in Long Beach, Calif., that Nike designer Tinker Hatfield said the {link:company would likely release: “http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/news/nike-back-to-the-future-2-self-tying-shoe-20150108″,nw, t: “MAG release”} the Nike MAG shoes with {link:power laces: “http://www.businessinsider.com/back-to-the-future-nike-mag-with-power-laces-to-launch-in-2015-2015-1″,nw, t: “Power laces”}.
In 2011, the company released a pair of Nike MAGs, without power laces, that were an exact replica of the pair Michael J. Fox wore as McFly in the film, as he traveled into the year 2015. Those shoes are {link:available on eBay: “http://www.ebay.com/itm/100-SEALED-2011-NIKE-MAG-SIZE-10-BACK-FUTURE-MCFLY-NEW-MATTEL-HOVER-BOARD-/191221687453″,nw, t: “eBay McFly’s”} for $9,000.
The blog nicekicks.com shows the United States {link:patent papers: “http://www.nicekicks.com/2015/01/07/nike-mag-2015-power-laces-us-patent-papers/”,nw, t: “Pantent papers”} that Nike filed for the automatic lacing system.
The patent shows {link:motorized rollers: “http://time.com/3662868/nike-back-to-the-future-shoes/”,nw, t: “Nike back to the future shoes”} that can sense weight and tighten the shoelaces when the foot is placed inside of the shoe.
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