Power laces take us 5 years into the future

7/5/2010

Back to the Future Part 2 provided a glimpse of a future that included hover boards and holographic advertisementsBut you don’t have to wait until 2015 to get your hands on at least some of the technology.

[Blake Bevin] has produced a pair of shoes with power laces as seen in the filmOf course [...]

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