Nike just announced that it’s bringing the famed self-tying, light-up sneakers from Back to the Future II to market as a limited edition, under the name Nike Air Mag. They’re not tech-free, boasting some flashy LED lighting, but everyone knows the main draw of the movie’s shoes was the self-tying–and these shoes could have been so much more futuristic. It may not be 2015, the year depicted in the movie, just yet, but that doesn’t mean we don’t deserve self-tying shoes right now, dammit. Here are some possible routes to the true self-tying shoe.
