Nike Just Made Back to the Future's Self-Lacing Shoes a Reality

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The Nike Mag is finally coming. Well, sort of. A version of it, at least.

The elusive shoe, from the fictional film Back to the Future II, has been something fans have begged Nike to create. Arguably a white whale of shoe enthusiasts, the shoe, power laces and all, had yet to come from Nike's Portland headquarters and be available to fans on a mass scale. But now, during the holiday season later this year, the company will finally release a shoe with the Nike Mag's key function: That's right, a self-lacing shoe is coming and it's meant for athletes. 

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