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Self-tying shoes (aka the Nike Mag, aka the Marty McFly shoe), a scenery channel (much in the style of 1984, if you have that turn of mind), and thumb-recognition door locks are a few of the inventions likely to be introduced this year. Whether you choose to indulge and how you choose to do so are (still) up to you. Oh, and according to this list, the FAX machine is making a comeback (slideshow): http://mashable.com/2015/01/01/back-to-the-future-2015/