Kickstarter Employees Plan to Unionize
Employees at Kickstarter, the decade-old crowdfunding platform, are planning to unionize—potentially making them the…
We Need to Talk About this Robo-Dog Companion That Jim Henson's Creature Shop Helped Design
A company called Tombot thinks it’s come up with a way to improve the quality of life for seniors facing challenges…
BLACK Writer Kwanza Osajyefo on the Series' New Sequel, and the Need for Diverse Comics Heroes
In 2016, Kwanza Osajyefo, Tim Smith 3, Jamal Igle, Khary Randolph, and editor Sarah Litt took Kickstarter by storm with …
David Walker Is Betting on the Power of Black History and a Bold New Self-Publishing Gamble
David Walker is busy. He’s co-writing Naomi, a new high-profile series from DC Comics, along with Brian Michael Bendis…
Someone Has Already Edited That Rat Out of The Departed
Just a day after its launch, a Kickstarter to painstakingly edit the infamous rat out of a 35mm cut of Martin…
The Heroes in This Week's Best New Comics Are Trying to Thrive in Mutated Worlds
For many heroes, being able to survive in apocalyptic futures and perhaps turn the course of history for the better…
Saving Songbirds, Killing Pirates, and More in Tabletop Gaming News
Welcome back to Gaming Shelf, io9's regular column all about the latest in board game and tabletop releases—focusing on…
Take a Perilous Journey Into Europa's Ocean in This Science Fiction Book for Kids
Humans have long been warned about Europa, from HAL 9000's infamous “ATTEMPT NO LANDING THERE” in 2010: Odyssey Two to…
This Stick-On Robotic Arm Promises to Put the Damn Toilet Seat Down For You
I’m just going to come right out and say it: Urinating while standing is a terrible idea. It creates a host of messes…
The Short Story That Inspired The Thing Is About to Get Longer
When people think of The Thing, usually they first think of the 1982 John Carpenter film. But that film was based on…
This Tiny Speaker Promises Better Sound When You Attach an Empty Soda Bottle
The solution to few of life’s problems can be found at the bottom of a bottle, except, maybe, the poor sound quality…
The Expanse Is Getting a New Tabletop RPG, Thanks to a Wildly Successful Kickstarter
The world of the Expanse novels is getting a whole new tabletop RPG early next year. In many ways, it’s a return to the…
Now There's a Water Gun That Shoots Liquid Bullets and Refills Itself
Until the Super Soaker came along in 1990, water guns hadn’t changed much in over a century. But the Super Soaker was…
Homestar Runner's Trogdor Is Coming to Burninate Board Game Night
The Brothers Chaps’ Homestar Runner cartoons are one of the few good things to ever come from this internet thing. It…
You Can Now Use Wireless Headphones With Your Nintendo Switch Thanks to This Dongle
If your smartphone of choice has forced you to upgrade to wireless headphones, you probably hate having to swap them…
Hello, You've Reached Gotham's Reckoning. How May I Direct Your Call?
How many times has this happened to you? You’re trying to organize the destruction of a major metropolitan area and the…
3D Headphones Startup Shutters, Leaving Backers Empty-Handed and Hundreds of Dollars Poorer
Ossic, the company developing the Ossic X over-ear headphones designed primarily for virtual reality headsets, has…
The Makers of the Frisbee Reinvented the Frisbee Because Nothing Is Holy
61 years ago, the executives of Wham-O Inc. acquired the rights to a flying disk they called the Frisbee®. Now, the…
Fireball Island, One of the Coolest '80s Board Games, Is Getting a Reboot
If you had the board game Fireball Island in the ‘80s, odds are you never forgot it. Not just because it was a wild…
Six More Big Internet Companies Join the Legal Fight Against the FCC’s Net Neutrality Rollback
Six major tech companies, joining the legal battle over net neutrality, announced plans on Monday to sue the Federal…