(Video + Photos) New Kickstarter Campaign Seeking To Beat Nike In Auto-Lacing Shoes

I truly love any product that reminds of Back to the Future Part II, and auto-lacing shoes are the product that making noise now. Nike has already announced that they will have a pair in 2015. However, now a Canadian startup is going to Kickstarter to beat Nike to punch. Their shoe is called Powerlace P-One shoes. The Powerlace feature a non-electric system that relies on your body weight to tighten the laces. This truly interesting have your lace tied to fit a person body weight.

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If you are wondering how this is possible, well it works by your heel pressure. As soon as you step in the shoes, your heel presses down on a concealed disc, which is linked by wires to the laces. A lever attached to the back of the shoe allows you to release pressure to loosen the lace to your desire. The company is seeking $650,000 CAD about $577,000 to make Powerlace a reality. The sneakers cost starting from $175 CAD ($155) for early birds and $195 CAD ($173) for everyone else, which I doubt people would buy. The shoe is really unattractive and not fashionable like Nike shoes, but people will aid them because it’s a good ideal.

Source: Engadget