HowTo: Auto-Lace Your Kicks

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HowTo: Auto-Lace Your Kicks Posted: 09 Jul 2010 03:00 AM PDT Kitschy kicks your thing? Try these self-lacing sneakers on for size. Inspired by the iconic Nike Air 2015s worn by Michael J. Fox's character in Back to the Future Part II, these shoes utilize an Arduino-powered force sensor and somewhat bulky pair of rear-mounted servo motors to pull themselves tight when offered a human foot. A switch reverses the process. Feeling ambitious? Head over to Instru ...more > Continue Reading > Related: How to tie your shoes with a "checkerboard" shoelace style How to tie your shoes with the "zipper" shoelace style How to tie your shoes with a "spider web" shoelace style How to tie a standard shoelace knot How to tie the Fieggen shoelace knot

The Invisible-Steering Bicycle Posted: 08 Jul 2010 09:00 AM PDT This is one stylin' bicycle. Ok, I admit. I stared at the handle bars and marveled. Wow, the designer and driver of this masterpiece must have impeccable balance. You know, the "look ma no-hands type of balance". But I was wrong. The design is even more clever. Finnish designer Olli Erkkila installed a steering rod running through the frame. Venice Beach bicycle fetishists are drooling in envy as ...more > Continue Reading > Related: How to build a cool friction drive motorized bicycle How to adjust bicycle gears How to do the bunny hop trick on a bicycle How to perform a 180 G-turn on a BMX bicycle How to perform a 180 on a BMX bicycle

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