Gadgets3/24/21Mar 242Gadgets3/24/21GadgetsThis Gesture-Controlled Sliding Door Will Make You Feel Like a JediAndrew Liszewski3If you can’t resist subtly waving your hand in the air like a Jedi when you approach an automatic sliding door, get…
First Look3/24/21Mar 241First Look3/24/21First LookMoment's MagSafe Tripod Mounts Might Single-Handedly Justify Buying an iPhone 12Andrew Liszewski15When Apple revealed the iPhone 12 lineup, the company pitched its new MagSafe feature as a way to fix one of the…
Gadgets3/23/21Mar 231Gadgets3/23/21GadgetsThis PopSocket Will Help You MacGyver Your Way Out of a PickleAndrew Liszewski10In a brand synergy no one saw coming, PopSockets is embracing the “tacticool” trend (military-themed gear the armed…
Toys and Collectibles3/23/21Mar 235Toys and Collectibles3/23/21Toys and CollectiblesLego's New Space Shuttle Discovery With Hubble Telescope Will Send Your Inner NASA Nerd Into OrbitAndrew Liszewski39Lego’s continued push to create impressively detailed replica sets targeted at older builders is making it harder to…
Reviews3/23/21Mar 23SaveReviews3/23/21ReviewsMaster & Dynamic Just Gave Us the Perfect Reason to Splurge On Wireless Earbuds With ANCAndrew Liszewski15In just a few short years, wireless earbuds have gone from being a luxury accessory to a mainstream one that you…
Toys and Collectibles3/19/21Mar 19SaveToys and Collectibles3/19/21Toys and CollectiblesJustice League Meets Star Wars' Infamous Space Rabbit in the Best Toys of the WeekAndrew Liszewski and James Whitbrook13Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9's regular round up of all things good and plastic that are draining our wallets. This…
Robots3/19/21Mar 193Robots3/19/21RobotsThis Mars Bar Rover Will Chase You Around a Store and Tempt You to Buy CandyAndrew Liszewski108Does anyone have the self-control to actually resist those shelves full of impulse purchase snacks at most…
Gadgets3/19/21Mar 191Gadgets3/19/21GadgetsBarnes & Noble's Nook Sidesteps the Grave Once Again With a New Lenovo-Built TabletAndrew Liszewski23For years, news of Barnes & Noble’s Nook line of e-readers and Android tablet being discontinued have surfaced again…
Gadgets3/18/21Mar 181Gadgets3/18/21GadgetsWarehouse Robots That Deliberately Crash to Unload Packages Explains What Happened to My Fancy VaseAndrew Liszewski25Modern warehouses are a hive of frenetic activity as robots and humans move boxes around as quickly as possible. To…
News3/18/21Mar 18SaveNews3/18/21NewsHow Making a Funny Face Could Boost the Security of Face Unlock FeaturesAndrew Liszewski4Securing a device using your face is much easier than remembering a PIN or password, but the technology is not…
Gadgets3/17/21Mar 172Gadgets3/17/21GadgetsNASA's Nearly Indestructible Airless Titanium Tires Might Soon Be Available for Your BikeAndrew Liszewski61When you’re exploring another planet, the last thing you want to have to deal with is tire damage when AAA is…
Gadgets3/16/21Mar 163Gadgets3/16/21GadgetsCricut Backs Down, Will Now Give Existing Registered Users Unlimited Use of Their Cutting Machines [Updated]Andrew Liszewski69After facing several days of backlash from users over a planned update that would severely limit the use of their…
Reviews3/16/21Mar 16SaveReviews3/16/21ReviewsMarshall's First Wireless Earbuds Have More Style Than SubstanceAndrew Liszewski4There are few brands as synonymous with rock and roll as Marshall, whose amps are as iconic as a Fender guitar. The…
Gadgets3/16/21Mar 16SaveGadgets3/16/21GadgetsGoogle's New Nest Hub Tracks Your Sleep From Your Nightstand, No Wearables RequiredAndrew Liszewski23Google hasn’t updated its smart display, the Google Home Hub, in more than two years, but today the company…
Gadgets3/15/21Mar 153Gadgets3/15/21GadgetsCricut Now Wants Users to Pay Extra for Unlimited Use of the Cutting Machines They Already Own [Updated]Andrew Liszewski226Over the weekend, people who own Cricut’s crafting machines—which are printer-like devices that can precisely slice…
Toys and Collectibles3/15/21Mar 151Toys and Collectibles3/15/21Toys and CollectiblesLife Is Already Too Stressful, Let a Very Patient Lego Robot Build a House of Cards for YouAndrew Liszewski3It’s inevitable that one day all of us will see our jobs taken over by automatons—the real question is whether we’ll…
Gadgets3/15/21Mar 152Gadgets3/15/21GadgetsThe Best Customizable Controller Can Now Be Programmed on Your PhoneAndrew Liszewski108BitDo’s SN30 Pro+ is not only a better option than nearly every other third-party controller on the market, its extr…
Gadgets3/15/21Mar 152Gadgets3/15/21GadgetsOne of Braun's First Digital Alarm Clocks Is Back With Wireless Charging PowersAndrew Liszewski5Millions of words have been devoted to Dieter Rams’ iconic hardware designs, but nothing stands as a testament to…
Toys and Collectibles3/12/21Mar 12SaveToys and Collectibles3/12/21Toys and CollectiblesGhost Toilets, and All the Other Non-Spectral Toy News of the WeekAndrew Liszewski and James Whitbrook4Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9's regular roundup of all things toy. But, frankly, what else do you need this week…
Gadgets3/12/21Mar 122Gadgets3/12/21GadgetsHow to Build an LED Etch A Sketch With a Motion Sensor That Lets You Shake to EraseAndrew Liszewski7The Etch a Sketch toy has gone more or less unchanged for over 60 years, but if you’re handy with a soldering iron…