Nike held a press conference earlier this week in West Covina, California to announce the release of the "Nike Air-Mag" aka the shoes worn by Marty McFly from "Back to the Future". While it doesn't feature the same power activated laces, it does have the same consistency of the glowing lights.
These Air Mag shoes are also said to be rechargeable, probably to power the flashy lights. The light can be turned on with a press of a button located on the top end of the shoe. Warning: Thieves will be targeting Nike Air Mag shoes soon because they are visible from miles away. Be careful when you wear them because when you get knocked down they will slip right off your feet...
Limited Time: As of now the bids on eBay are roaring and prices are reaching over $5 million, when it only started at $0.99. You can too be apart of the craze by visiting eBay. Sizes are between 7 and 13, guessing it's men size...
Mark Parker, CEO of Nike, announced that these shoes will be auctioned off on eBay and all proceeds will benefit the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's research. The auction will last for 10 days in order to sell all 1,500 pair of shoes.
The main objective of releasing this shoe is to promote Parkinson disease reasearch, here is Nike CEO, Mark Parker's, message:
We wanted to translate the excitement people have for the 'greatest shoe never made' and for the 'Back to the Future' into positive action," said Parker. "But the long-term objective is to raise awareness so the Foundation can achieve their goal of eradicating Parkinson's disease."
Read More to see Michael J. Fox's appearance on "The Late Show With David Letterman" and to see the earlier proposed designs of the shoes.
Here is Michael J. Fox's appearance on "The Late Show With David Letterman" to show off the new Nike "Future" Shoes:
These are some of the earlier proposed designs of the shoes:
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