Now Puma has self-lacing sneakers, too

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The task we learned in kindergarten is apparently too dang hard.

Puma debuted its latest smartphone-connected self-lacing shoe called Fit Intelligence, or, “Fi,” giving Nike’s Adapt BB sneakers a run for their money. Puma released its first generation self-lacing shoes in 2016. But it says that the new Fi is powered by a “state of the art technology platform” that will allow your shoes to, uh, fit really well. 

Fi will apparently power other smart footwear products. Smart laces are — *gazes off into the cosmos* — just the beginning. Read more…

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News reporter says ‘flux capacitator’ was the potential cause of a plane crash

Ah, the old flux capacitor prank.
Kathryn Burcham with Boston 25 news was reporting live from the scene of a plane crash at Cranland Airport in Hanson, Massachusetts, when it appears she accidentally made a Back to the Future reference. In the clip, …

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A classic ‘Back to the Future’ scene becomes new with terrible sound editing

Remember the clock tower scene from Back to the Future that had audiences everywhere on the edge of their seats as Marty McFly raced his way back to 1985 just in the nick of time? Here’s our version with poorly recorded sound effects and mouth sounds….

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‘Rick and Morty’ fan Christopher Lloyd wants a role on the show

Rick and Morty is a weird, sort-of parody of Back to the Future, so it only makes sense that we do everything we can to get Christopher Lloyd on the show.
Lloyd, a.k.a. Doc Brown from Back to the Future, told the Phoenix New Times in an interview tha…

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