Back to the Future Day: Nike Teases Launch of Self-lacing Sneakers

Along with the hoverboard and self-drying jacket, the self-lacing shoes Marty McFly puts on in "Back to the Future: Part II" have become one of the most recognizable products in film history—and on the date that McFly time-traveled to in the 1989 film, Nike could be about to make them a reality.

The man who designed the shoes for the film, legendary Nike designer Tinker Hatfield, revealed in January that his team was working hard on a pair of Nike Air MAG sneakers with Power Laces, which he hoped would launch some time in 2015.