Nike working on "Back to the Future" for 2015 release!

Back to the Future

Do you remember Marty McFly when he slipped into his self-lacing trainers/sneakers in "Back to the Future II", the year was 2015 and hover-boards and flying cars were the norm. While we're waiting on levitating cars, Back to the Future fans may be able to get their hands on and feet into Nikes iconic trainers by the end of the year. 

Nike designer Tinker Hatfeild was the brains behind the hi-top trainers as worn by Michael J Fox in the 1989 sequel, known as Nike MAGs, and has confirmed he and his team are working hard to have them ready for sale by the end of 2015, according to Nice Kicks. 

Speaking at the Agenda Trade Show in California, Mr Hatfield declined to give an exact date the trainers would go on sale, but he said we still have 11 months. The company first announced it was working on a consumer version of the shoes early last year, and was granted a patent for the power lacing system last July.  

The patent outlines how a weight sensor, coupled with a user control device could be used to trigger the strap moving mechanism, making shoes appear to tie themselves once you manage to get your foot inside. 



1.5k Nike MAGs went on sale via eBay sometime in 2011 and raised $6 million (£3.6 million) for Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, although they did not have the power lacing mechanism. 

It took Mr Hatfield and his team 6 years to create the Nike MAG as a perfect replica of the trainers worn in the film, featuring a 3,000 hour rechargeable battery, lights and electroluminescent out-sole. 

(New York Rapper Fabolous wearing the Nike MAGs)

To be honest, it has been an exciting few months for Back to the Future fans, after a Californian start-up announced it had developed a working hover-board prototype that can float over smooth metal. 

Back to the Future predicted hover-boards and video calling, both of which are now commonplace. Virtual reality headsets are being developed for consumer use, but we might have to wait a little bit longer for flying cars.