Toys

Harley Quinn Gets a Suitably Fantabulous New Figure, and More of the Coolest Toys of the Week

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s regular round up of all things toy on the internet. This week: Harley Quinn skates into Hot Toys, fans can celebrate Alien’s 40th anniversary with some new toys, and Hasbro brings back a classic Kenner toy for The Mandalorian. Check it out! Hot Toys Birds of Prey Harley Quinn…

Toys & Collectibles Andrew Liszewski

Tiny DeLoreans, Big Bugs, and Yet Another Baby Yoda Are Among the Week’s Best Toys

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s regular round-up of the latest and greatest toys and merchandise. This week, a very buggy action figure, Pokémon gets its skate on, and Hot Toys makes a promise to bring so much Baby Yoda into your life. Check it out! Scalextric Back to the Future DeLorean Slot Car Slot…

Toys & Collectibles Andrew Liszewski

Lego Masters‘ Superstar Tells Us How to Become a Professional Builder

Wanting to make a show about Lego is one thing. Actually making a show about Lego is something else. You’d need an expert. Someone to make sure you were doing things right and had everything you need. You’d need someone like Nathan Sawaya. Sawaya is the only person in the world to hold both the…

io9 Germain Lussier

Avengers: Infinity War Gives Us a Better Captain America Figure, and More Marvelous Toys of the Week

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s regular round up of the coolest bits of incredibly expensive plastic playthings we’ve seen around the internet. This week: Hot Toys gets fiery, Hasbro rolls out the Romanoffs, and America’s Ass is joined by America’s beard, to match. Check it out! Hot Toys The Mandalorian Incinerator Stormtrooper Sixth-Scale Figure…

Toys & Collectibles Andrew Liszewski

Engineer Builds a Fully Functional Flying Drone Using Almost Nothing But Legos

Some of the most impressive custom Lego creations are models that actually do something, like AI-powered brick sorters, a life-size drivable go-kart, and even a machine that can solve Rubik’s Cubes. But over on YouTube’s Brick Experiment Channel they’ve created what could be the first flying drone made almost entirely from official Lego parts. Back…

Toys & Collectibles Andrew Liszewski

Lego’s International Space Station Looks Like an Incredibly Detailed But Impossibly Fragile Build

There are some Lego sets that are built like a tank, such as the recent 3,300-piece Tim Burton Batmobile allowing collectors to get in a bit of play time too. Lego’s new International Space Station appears to be just the opposite. It’s lavishly detailed, but like the real thing it needs to be handled with…

Toys & Collectibles Andrew Liszewski

Jinkies, Gang, It’s Only the Most Mysterious Toys of the Week

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s regular roundup of the coolest toys and merch we’ve seen on the internet lately. This week the Black Widow movie slinks its way into the world of Lego, plus there’s Batmen aplenty, and a very adorable excuse to let those meddling kids get away with solving crime. Check it…

Toys & Collectibles Andrew Liszewski

This RC Car Moves As Realistically As a Two Ton Vehicle

Dimitar Tilev has created what is possibly the most realistic remote control car we’ve ever seen, and it has nothing to do with the toy’s paint job or immaculate detailing. Underneath the hood is a simulated suspension system that makes the whole car appear to accurately rock and wobble in response to its motor revving…

Toys & Collectibles Andrew Liszewski

Vector, the Little Robot That Could(n’t Do Much) Is Back From the Dead

Vector, a tiny desktop companion robot that was both surprisingly endearing and unsurprisingly useless, met its demise earlier this year when its creator, Anki, ran out of money and shut down. But despite the robot failing to justify its $250 price tag, it apparently has its fans, and Vector is being brought back from the…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

This Week’s Best Toys Include America’s Ass and So Many Batmans (So Many)

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s regular round-up of all the cool new toys we’ve seen on the internet lately. And by lately, we mean “already starting to write our Christmas 2020 gift lists!” This week, we’ve got not one, but two big new DC Comics lines revealed, a most impressive Star Wars model kit,…

Toys & Collectibles Andrew Liszewski

The Future Is Force Sensitive in This Adorable Star Wars Fan Video

Rivalries between family members, or those like family, are not unusual in the Star Wars universe. Father against son, Master versus Padawan; that’s normal stuff. So brother versus sister, yeah, that tracks. But those rivalries are rarely this cute. In Star Wars: Revenge of the Sis, created by director Matt Silverman, two young siblings use…

Movies Julie Muncy

The Best Toys of the Week Will Absolutely Not Be Under Your Christmas Tree This Year

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s regular round up of all the coolest toys and merchandise we’ve seen on the internet lately. This week, it’s nearly Christmas and every toy manufacturer is waiting for it to be 2020! These toys might not be coming down your chimney with Santa this festive season, but we’ve got…

Toys & Collectibles Andrew Liszewski

A Wonderfully Articulated Wonder Woman Is the Most Super Toy of the Week

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s regular roundup of the latest and greatest in all things toy. This week, we’ve got even more Hot Toys from a galaxy far, far away; fancy figures big and small from the realms of Marvel and DC; and even an incredibly fashionable space wizard from Destiny 2. And that’s…

Toys & Collectibles Andrew Liszewski

Hasbro Reveals the Baby Yoda Toys You’re Looking For

Always more, we want. When the first Baby Yoda merch was revealed, everyone said it stunk. Then Funko and Disney released some stuff and we complained again. Now, finally, Hasbro is throwing its hat into the Baby Yoda ring and the results should have someone for everyone. Starting right now, most major retailers are taking…

Toys & Collectibles Germain Lussier

All the New Genre Shows Coming to Quibi (So Far)

There’s been tons of news about “Quibi.” But, uh, what is Quibi? It’s a streaming service (yes, another one) launching in April that will be filled with content in “Quick Bites”—long-form stories released in chapters that run under 10 minutes, basically optimized for mobile viewing. And it’s got some very big names on board. The…

io9 Germain Lussier

Start Forging Your Own Beskar’gam, and More of the Most Metal Toys of the Week

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s regular round up of the best things we’ve seen on the internet this week that aren’t Baby Yoda, because we’ve already blogged those. This week, Hot Toys finds another Spider-Man costume to gorgeously replicate, Lego adds to its line of modular buildings, and at last there’s a helmet fit…

Toys & Collectibles Andrew Liszewski

A Neural Network Powers This Lego-Built Brick Sorter That Can Recognize Every Piece Ever Made

Lego becomes more and more enjoyable as your collection grows, until the point when your morass of plastic bricks becomes so overwhelming that it’s impossible to find the piece you’re looking for. At that point, you need to develop a sorting system, or do what Daniel West did, and use a bunch of your Lego…

Toys & Collectibles Andrew Liszewski

You Could Buy Yourself a Mustang, Or These $30,000 Frozen Dolls

No one does movie merchandising like Disney, but if all the Frozen II figures, playsets, and plush toys feel too pedestrian for your discerning collecting tastes, Saks Fifth Avenue will sell you a set of Anna, Elsa, and Olaf dolls bejewelled with a staggering amount of precious gems—to the tune of $30,000. https://gizmodo.com/there-s-so-much-more-to-love-in-frozen-ii-1839780988 Designed in…

Toys & Collectibles Andrew Liszewski

Toys ‘R’ Us Is Open for Business Again, But There’s a Bizarre Catch [Updated]

Toys “R” Us has re-opened its doors, launching the first of two new stores planned for the holiday season after closing 800 of them last year. You might think, great, it’s time to become a Toys “R” Us kid again, but I’d keep thinking like a grownup for a bit longer. Something’s different about these…

Toys & Collectibles Beth Elderkin

The Baby Yoda Funko Pop Is Here, and More Toys Are Coming Next Year

You saw those dull T-shirts and wanted something more. Well, behold, the inevitable day has come: The Mandalorian’s real star and Best Star Wars Baby 2k19, Baby Yoda, has been inducted into the endless, black-eyed halls of Funko fame. The official Funko blog has just revealed our first look at the company’s big, bobble-headed take…

Toys & Collectibles James Whitbrook

Harley Quinn Gets a Suitably Fantabulous New Figure, and More of the Coolest Toys of the Week

Tiny DeLoreans, Big Bugs, and Yet Another Baby Yoda Are Among the Week’s Best Toys

Lego Masters‘ Superstar Tells Us How to Become a Professional Builder

Avengers: Infinity War Gives Us a Better Captain America Figure, and More Marvelous Toys of the Week

Engineer Builds a Fully Functional Flying Drone Using Almost Nothing But Legos

Lego’s International Space Station Looks Like an Incredibly Detailed But Impossibly Fragile Build

Jinkies, Gang, It’s Only the Most Mysterious Toys of the Week

This RC Car Moves As Realistically As a Two Ton Vehicle

Vector, the Little Robot That Could(n’t Do Much) Is Back From the Dead

This Week’s Best Toys Include America’s Ass and So Many Batmans (So Many)

The Future Is Force Sensitive in This Adorable Star Wars Fan Video

The Best Toys of the Week Will Absolutely Not Be Under Your Christmas Tree This Year

A Wonderfully Articulated Wonder Woman Is the Most Super Toy of the Week

Hasbro Reveals the Baby Yoda Toys You’re Looking For

All the New Genre Shows Coming to Quibi (So Far)

Start Forging Your Own Beskar’gam, and More of the Most Metal Toys of the Week

A Neural Network Powers This Lego-Built Brick Sorter That Can Recognize Every Piece Ever Made

You Could Buy Yourself a Mustang, Or These $30,000 Frozen Dolls

Toys ‘R’ Us Is Open for Business Again, But There’s a Bizarre Catch [Updated]

The Baby Yoda Funko Pop Is Here, and More Toys Are Coming Next Year

Whatever Just Happened with ‘Fruit Love Island,’ Nobody Won

AMC Puts a Stake in ‘Talamasca’ After One Season

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

2027 Is Shaping Up to Be a Great Year for Big Sci-Fi RPGs

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

Ahead of the SpaceX IPO, xAI Has Now Shed All 11 of Its Non-Elon Musk Founders

Do ‘Disclosure Day’ Prep With a Spielberg Sci-Fi Marathon

How to Watch the F1 Japanese GP 2026 on a Free Channel

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

Nintendo’s Talking Flower Is Annoying as Hell. I Love It

Level Lock Pro Review: As Good as a Secret Smart Lock Gets

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