Growing up in Argentina, Gaston Frydlewski was the kid who hated tying his shoes, and wandered around with the laces flopping to the sides. He dreamt of creating a product that would replace shoelaces ...

For less than $10, I retrofitted all my lace-up shoes with no-tie elastic shoelaces, and I've never been happier. Dan Ackerman leads CNET's coverage of computers and gaming hardware. A New York native ...