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Looks the trainers from Back To The Future Part 2 could finally be seeing the light of day:

Nike has filed a patent at the World Intellectual Property Organisation for what it describes as a 'automatic lacing system'. This can then be translated into 'awesomely cool things on our feet'.

Powered by what appears to be a powerpack within the shoe, they would automatically tighten themselves around the foot when a button on the side of the shoe is pressed. Its application is actually surprisingly logical, for walking shoes and heavy duty boots the feet need fully surrounding support which these automatic straps would provide.
With the patent describing a lighting system as well expect to be raving out in the dark sporting your very own pair of Nike Air Mags.

Taken from T3.com

I thought my AF1'S were cool!!!...

What about the Hover Board?

The hoverboard is still a long way off, but i want one of them too lol.

(28-08-2010 04:01 )kalel76 Wrote:  The hoverboard is still a long way off, but i want one of them too lol.

Actually, the technology exists now to be able to do this. But it could only be done in a designated area, as electro-magnetics would have to be used in both the floor surface, and the board.

Similar process to what the mono-rail uses, as that floats above the rail and doesn't actually touch it.

But it wouldn't half take some getting use to. As with no friction to slow you down, the speeds you could achieve, would be tremendous.

Interesting anti Spam story today
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12450348

CD inventor dies
see http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-13178548

TV remote control inventor dies
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-18164200

zuckerberg get sued for the diaster that is putting facebook on the stockmarket.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/fa...r-IPO.html