27 years ago, Back To The Future Part II introduced the world to the Nike Mag: a sneaker that tightened your laces for you. Every kid in America instantly wanted a pair of the futuristic kicks, but they product just didn’t exist.
Those kids may have children of their own now, but their dreams are finally coming true. Earlier this year, Nike announced that it was producing the first ever self-lacing shoe: The HyperAdapt 1.0.
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Tech magazine Wired recently had a chance to explore the infamous Innovation Kitchen at Nike, and release the first photos of the futuristic shoe.
The design is stellar, and it has plenty of ties to the original design, but how does it work? How can a shoe know exactly how to fit an individual foot?
Lead creator, Tiffany Beers explains how she and Tinker Hatfield made this product possible. She also talks about the different features of the shoe, why it lights up, and how you can adjust on the go.
In addition to its lacing abilities, the HyperAdapt 1.0 is able to be charged on a magnetic dock. The lights will tell you when the battery life is almost out (which takes about two weeks), and you simply drop your shoes on the charging pads.
While this is the first design that will be released to the public, Nike made a special pair of the sneaker for Back To The Future star, Michael J. Fox.
The actor has been battling Parkinson’s disease for several years now, and having a self tying shoe will make getting ready in the morning much easier. Unlike the HyperAdapt, the sneaker given to Fox was an exact model of the one featured in the film.
You can check out Michael J. Fox trying on his Nike Mag sneakers for the first time here.
For more photos of the HyperAdapt 1.0, click through the gallery below.
Source: SneakerNews
