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It’s funny how futuristic visions from the past managed to inspire the public, and yet, have missed the mark wholesale. Take for instance Stanley Kubrick’s epic 2001: A Space Odyssey, which has a manned crew depart for Jupiter exactly nine years ago tomorrow. We haven’t even made good on Dubya’s goal of putting a man on Mars yet and there’s only a single electric car available today, much less a flying one, yet some details from the earlier imagined future have indeed come to fruition.
In the case of the Nike Air Mag, a 2011 or 2012 release puts them years ahead of the 2015 setting for Back to the Future Part II, and now that Marty McFly’s sneakers have been confirmed as an upcoming release, let’s examine the key technology that sets them apart from all other kicks we’ve ever seen. News of Nike’s application for an automatic lacing system patent broke last August, and from the heavily annotated drawings, we can surmise that strapping these babies on will be as simple as pressing a button on the lateral heel until the desired fit is achieved. The only announcement that could relegate Air Yeezy 2 hype to the background, the Nike Air Mag will be one of the biggest releases the sneakerhead world has ever seen, so click through to see what’s in store and stick with Sneaker News for the Nike Air Mag release date.
21 Responses to “A Look At The Nike Air Mag Technology”
September 8th, 2011 at 2:37 pm
Can't wait for these
September 8th, 2011 at 2:40 pm
Looks FREAKIN AWSOME
September 8th, 2011 at 2:45 pm
Can't Wait! (Bart Scott Voice)
September 8th, 2011 at 3:13 pm
wonder how limited these will be and how much they will go for..i will de camping out for these
September 8th, 2011 at 3:17 pm
you know how Nikes are all for sports? (except for Yeezys)
what kinda sports are these for? Hooverboard?
September 8th, 2011 at 3:22 pm
This is so f*cking dope!!!
September 8th, 2011 at 3:23 pm
they are gonna be hard to get. M J fox is gonna auction them off on ebay. Only 1500 pair
September 8th, 2011 at 3:23 pm
Please, Nike, make these a general release!!
September 8th, 2011 at 3:28 pm
Too bad its gonna be an ebay auction only, F that
September 8th, 2011 at 3:30 pm
wondering what could be the retail price for these?
September 8th, 2011 at 3:34 pm
I still can't believe these are actually coming out!
September 8th, 2011 at 3:37 pm
these are gonna be sold out within seconds
September 8th, 2011 at 3:53 pm
On the real these shoes ain't no joke the technology alone is blowing my mind
September 8th, 2011 at 6:58 pm
heeeeeeelllllo Mcfly, where are my auto lacin kicks lol
September 8th, 2011 at 7:27 pm
Hypebeast Shoe -____- *yawns*
September 8th, 2011 at 10:51 pm
An article on Gizmodo says they won't self-lace: http://gizmodo.com/5838503/the-nike-air-mag-aka-t…
September 8th, 2011 at 11:09 pm
An article on Gizmodo says they won't self-lace: http://gizmodo.com/5838503/the-nike-air-mag-aka-t…
September 9th, 2011 at 12:12 am
SWWWWWWWWWWWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
September 9th, 2011 at 12:13 am
good luck with that…one pair on ebay is at 65,400..
September 9th, 2011 at 10:32 am
it doesnt auto lace…… seen the actuals on you tube… doesnt lace.. tsk tsk
September 9th, 2011 at 3:42 pm
Can someone tell me how this is suppose to self lace????