VIDEO: Power Laces 2.0 take you ‘Back to the Future’

Posted by Shawn Norris on September 2nd, 2010 at 4:45 pm

You’ll probably never get that hover board that you always wanted but you may end up being able to buy self-lacing sneakers in the very near future.

power laces VIDEO: Power Laces 2.0 take you ‘Back to the Future’

A couple of guys started a Kickstarter fund to create and mass produce these babies, that have a pressure sensor in the heel that automatically laces them as soon as you put your foot in. They’re trying to raise $25,000 to get the production off the ground and it seems like they are having some success. You could be seeing these on the pavement by next year.

Seems like a lot of work and money to spend on something that just ties your shoes for you, but seeing as some people spend $200 on a pair of basketball shoes, it doesn’t seem like it’d be a bad investment.

Power Laces 2.0 ditch the external servo and retro colors, look production-ready [Engadget]

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Shawn Norris Shawn Norris used to write things for National Lampoon and the now-defunct Blue Monkey Disco Party as "Douche Larue." Now he spends most of his time writing jokes, scripts, and trying to find a literary agent that will return his calls. Even though he wasn’t born yet, he often takes credit for faking the moon landing. Also, he’s allergic to tequila -- it makes him breakout in felonies.