Well, I’m not really one to get excited by new shoes, but the pair above are definitely more interesting than any pair of shoes. For those of you who are old enough, do you remember watching Back to the Future II when Marty McFly (played by Michael J. Fox) went to the future (the year 2015) with Doc (played by Christopher Lloyd) and he was wearing those neat high-top sneakers which laced themselves? Well, Nike has recently announced a new pair of shoes which are inspired by those shoes from the movie.

The “Marty McFly 2015’s” will be released as Nike Hyperdunks and will apparently be produced with Nike’s own super-lightweight materials (but unfortunately will not come with the autolacing feature). The shoes have been worn and promoted by Kobe Bryant and has been wearing the black version of the hyperdunks.

Though I haven’t found any confirmation as to when the actual release date is, I’ve heard rumours that these futuristic shoes will be available in the next few weeks. I’m wondering if they plan on marketing this shoe utilizing the movie reference in order to get the techies excited. Either way, I may be tempted in getting these shoes because of their unique yet reminiscent look.

-Stephen