They're great We were skeptical, but they worked. And they were stretchy enough to turn most lace-up shoes—from low-top Vans to high-top Nike Air Flights—into slip-ons that glide on or off ...

When they step into the shoe, a custom motor and gear will sense the tension needed by the foot and adjust accordingly. What Nike calls the "lace engine" is hidden beneath the fabric of the shoe ...

allowing you to easily tighten or loosen the shoe from your wrist. Coming this spring, Nike Adapt Auto Max wearers will not only be able to illuminate their lace engines (choosing from 13 iconic ...

Put each lace tip in the first set of eyelets ... If they're too uneven, you won't be able to tie your shoes. Note: The shoe pictured above is the Nike Air Force 1 Low with removable Swooshes ...

We're cutting apart the Nike Dunks ... And as I pull my knife all the way through the laces and through the tongue, that opens up the top of the shoe, allowing us to, in the next couple steps ...

The laces almost disappear ... too. The shoe's designer,Phil McCartney, describes LunarEpic as nothing less than, "the beginning of a new era in Nike Running," adding, "We are always looking ...