Nike's Got Back to the Future II Sneaker Patents [Power Laces]

8/25/2010

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They're the ultimate pipe dream of shoedom: Back to the Future II's Nike Air Mags.

I mean, they're self-lacing, for goodness sakeAnd Nike's patented the technology to make them real, charging station included More »

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