The limited-edition, Back to the Future-inspired Nike Mag must-have shoes quickly climbed above $3,500 in the first night of bidding, with some models topping $4,000. But the shoes are not self-tying, a promotional video confirmed. Nike unveiled the Air Mag at an event in Los Angeles on Thursday, after a teaser sent shoe aficionados and geeks drooling. Only 1,500 pairs of the Nike Mag will be released, 150 per night for the next ten nights, making them the latest must-have geek item. Who cares about the iPhone 5? , with proceeds going directly to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, the foundation set up by the actor who played Marty McFly in the original Future trilogy. Sergey Brin, co-founder of Google, and his wife Anne Wojcicki, co-founder of personal genetics company 23andMe, are matching up to $50 million in funds raised by the Foundation between now and December 31, 2012. Although the price for each pair of Nike Mags was originally set at 99 cents, buyers quickly pushed up the bids to above $2,000 per pair in just over 20 minutes.
The shoes are available in men's sizes, from 7 to 13. Expedited shipping is free, and the auction is only open for U.S. residents. eBay's rules allow shoppers to purchase up to 10 pairs. New auctions start at 8:30 PM PT each night. "You are looking at the rarest of Nike Footwear," the item's description reads. "For 22 years they have existed only in the year 2015 on Marty McFly's feet. Today they are finally a reality. "Famed Nike designer Tinker Hatfield and footwear innovator Tiffany Beers have returned to recreate the footwear legend," the description adds. "Based on an original movie prop used in Back to the Future Part II, the 2011 Nike MAG shoes have been entirely rebuilt and perfected." The shoes feature an electroluminescent outsole, Nike notes, plus "space-age materials" and a rechargeable internal battery good for 3,000 hours. The shoe appears to be designed as close as possible to the original footwear, even going so far as to include the glowing LED "Nike" logo and lights in the heel of the shoe.
Don't expect to light up your neighborhood court, though. They're not recommended for playing sports. And no, they don't feature the self-tying laces featured in the original movie, even though Nike patented the self-lacing design. A newly-released promotional video, with Christopher Lloyd reprising his role as Dr. Emmitt Brown, sees Lloyd entering the "Lone Pine Mall"'s shoe store in search of some new shoes. "Not 'til 2015," a Nike employee responds. Lloyd then sets the Delorean's time circuits to Sept. 8, 2015. Until then, shoe and sci-fi geeks will have to make do with Nike's version. For more from Mark, follow him on Twitter @MarkHachman.Nike Unveils Paul George’s First Signature Shoe, The Nike PG 1 January 9th, 2017 by Sneaker News Nike Basketball extends its legacy of signature athletes with the introduction of Paul George and his first-ever signature shoe, the Nike PG 1. Designed by Nike Basketball designer Tony Hardman (who also penned other low-cut hits like the Run The One and Hyperchase), the PG 1 features a low-cut build with a forefoot strap and Zoom Air cushioning – an ideal package for Paul George’s versatile play on both ends of the court.
This launch colorway makes use of a light grey body with an iridescent Swoosh, translucent outsole, and fish-scale detailed on the upper. It also features Paul George’s 2K-rendered portrait on the insoles as a nod to his love for gaming, while the round lacelocks and fish-scale detailing on the outsole are inspired by his love of fishing. Paul George is Nike Basketball’s 21st signature athlete in 44 years; he is also fourth active NBA player with a Nike signature shoe. The Nike PG 1 releases soon for an MSRP of $110; you can see them in action this Thursday as the Pacers battle the Nuggets in London. Nike PG 1 “2K” Global Release Date: Spring, 2017 Low-cut construction, Zoom Air, and Forefoot strap to fit his versatile game Fishscale detailing inspired by his love of fishing Round lacelock mimicking a fishing bob Paul George’s NBA 2K portrait on the insole Early design sketches by Tony Hardman .000 bids0hr 14mins.00BUY IT NOW5hr 52mins.991 bids7hr 30mins.99BUY IT NOW7hr 37mins.515 bids8hr 4mins.00BUY IT NOW14hr 39mins
Filed under: Featured Paul George Upcoming Sneakers Tags: Nike PG 1The world got its first glimpse of the Nike Air Mag in 1989, when Marty McFly sported a pair in Back to the Future. In the intervening 27 years, there’s been plenty of speculation about when (and if) science fiction would ever become fact. Then, last fall, Nike casually dropped a bomb: Yes, power-lacing shoes were possible. In fact, not only were they possible, they were actually going to be something you and I could buy sometime in the near future. It appears that the future is suddenly the present, because today Nike announced that its first pair of self-lacing shoes will be hitting stores later this year (price to be determined). The shoes are called HyperAdapt 1.0, and they’re a pleasantly elegant reimagining of McFly’s flashy high tops. John Hoke, Nike’s vice president of design, explains that the shoe doesn’t use a traditional lacing system, but rather a battery-powered series of pulleys that cinch the throat of the shoe.
When the wearer steps inside the shoe, sensors at the bottom register his or her weight and the position of the foot inside. “It reads if you’re heavy on your heel or heavy on your forefoot,” Hoke says. Once the sensors get a read on your foot position, a series of tiny pulleys will contract the throat of the shoe tightly around the foot by winding thread around a spool. “Imagine a fishing rod,” Hoke says. The wearer can adjust the tightness by pushing on a plus or minus sign on the left side of the shoe. Hold it down for two seconds, and the shoe will loosen fully, allowing increased blood flow and removal. Eventually, Nike says it wants to make the micro-adjustments automated and reactive to biometric data, so they adjust on the fly. Hoke says that, after a couple of wears, the shoe will automatically adjust to your preferred setting, much like a car seat that knows how close you like to sit to the wheel. As the “1.0” designation suggests, the team is already looking to how this technology can improve and adapt to create a hyper-personalized platform.