The totally awesome shoes from the future that Michael J. Fox wore in Back to the Future 2 have been post fodder for nerdy Internet fashionistas for years. In fact, there's even been a well-organized campaign to rally support for the "Air McFlys" -- a grassroots attempt to sway an enormous multi-national corporation, all so these exceptionally devoted fans could finally own this famous footwear.

As you might suspect, for a long time this campaign fell on deaf ears -- after all, Nike is in the business of making money, not appeasing geeks with time on their hands. But now the latest news is that a version of these sought-after shoes will finally be made available -- only, instead of the 2015s we remember from the movie, the sportswear giant is releasing a more traditional-looking homage to the sci-fi classics: the Hyperdunk.

The good stuff: endorsed by NBA star Kobe Bryant, the new kicks will be made of "Flywire technology" (read: ultra-light material so you can run faster, jump higher, etc).

The bad stuff: no power laces! We're sure having mechanized laces in sneakers would completely defeat the purpose of using all that super-light material, but still -- the laces were the best part! Sigh.

Keep an eye out for the new Hyperdunks -- they should hit stores by the end of July.

[via Wired]