'Who Microwaved Fish?': This Smart Oven Humiliated Me
I’m not a terrible cook, but I am incredibly impatient when it comes to preparing my own food. After a long day of…
Lego Overwatch and a Souped-Up R2-D2 Are the Mightiest Toys of the Week
Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9's regular round-up of the latest and greatest toys. This week, we officially get on the…
This Robovac With a Removable Dustbuster Created More Messes Than it Cleaned
The dirty secret about robot vacuums is that they can’t actually clean your entire house. They’re great for floors, but…
A New Robovac Merged a Roomba With a DustBuster To Create a Potential Dust-Killing Machine
Even after spending $950 on the new self-emptying Roomba, there will still be lots of places in your home that require…
iRobot Finally Makes a Roomba That Empties Itself
With the new i7+, it looks like iRobot is taking robot vacuums a step closer to truly being a hands-free way to keep…
Hellboy, Waffle Makers, Overwatch Nerf Blasters, and More of the Most Collectible Toys of the Week
Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9's weekly round up of all things fun, collectible, and frivolous. San Diego Comic-Con is…
I'm Going to Make Myself Like Tea So I Can Justify This Gorgeous Darth Vader-Inspired Kettle
I never developed a taste for tea, or hot leaf water, as it should be more accurately called. But how else am I going…
GE Wants to Hang a 27-inch Screen and a Camera Over Your StoveÂ
Screens dominate almost every room in our homes, but to date they’ve only made minor inroads into the kitchen. You’ll…
I Only Want to Eat Millennium Falcon Waffles For the Rest of My Life
Sometime in the past three or four years there was a breakthrough in waffle-making technology that paved the way for…
Google's Plan to Make Assistant Actually Useful
Released last year, Google Assistant hasn’t really proven itself useful outside of checking the weather, searching…
One Great Groot, and One Creepy One, in the Best Toys We've Seen This Week
Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9's roundup of the most interesting toys we’ve seen this week. It’s a Guardians of the…
How to Build a Food Processor That Slices and Dices in a Thousandth of a Second
Impressed by late-night infomercial ads for blenders that can hack and slash through ice, nuts, and rocks? They might…
No One Tell This Adorable Little Girl the Truth About Her New Robot Friend
After you watch this video of an adorable little girl named Rayna greeting and hugging a new robot friend, you’ll come…
A Toaster Just for Bacon Will Make Every Meal So Much Better
If you find your kitchen counters cluttered with food-specific gadgets and appliances, you finally have a good reason…
Black+Decker's New Robovac Compresses Dirt Into Garbage Discs That Are Easy to Throw Away
Robots have been cleaning our floors ever since the first Roomba arrived 14 years ago, but it’s not a completely…
This Shiny Connected Toaster Uses Your Smartphone to Remember Your Perfect Toasting Settings
It’s one of the simplest appliances in your kitchen, but how many times have you popped bread in a toaster, only to…
How to Build a Homemade Tornado Humidifier to Battle Dry Winter Air
For some, winter means warm sweaters, skiing, and tropical travels. For others it means dry air, cracked skin, and…
Dyson's New Canister Vacuum Will Always Right Itself After It Falls Over
Upright vacuums with the dust bin and motor all attached to the handle can be a bit heavy to push around, but canister…
Dyson’s First Robovac Sucks Up All Your Dirt and Cash
You’d think that the first robot vacuum from a company like Dyson, who reinvented the vacuum, fan, and hair dryer,…
Innocent Slices of Bread Will Cower in Fear at This Death Star Toaster
The ultimate power in the Star Wars universe can also be the ultimate power on your kitchen counter now that the Death…