US sporting goods giant Nike unveiled Wednesday its
first shoe that ties itself, the Hyper Adapt 1.0, which will go on sale at the end
of 201
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Sensors at the heel level activate the lacing when
a foot slips into the shoe. Two buttons on the side of the shoe can be pressed
to loosen or tighten the lacing.
Nike calls the feature “adaptive lacing.” Nike’s
star designer Tinker Hatfield said at the New York presentation that the
company is working on other innovations that will provide automatic
adjustments.
Nike launched in 2015 a limited-edition shoe with
so called “power laces” that adapt to the wearer’s motion, the Nike Mag,
inspired by the film “Back to the Future, Part II”.
It will only be available via auction this year, with
all proceeds going to the Michael J. Fox
Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, a nonprofit
launched by the actor who played Marty Mc Fly in the movie.
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