Umbrellas

Heat Stroke Is Making Me Desperately Want This Giant Motorized Umbrella for My Car

Spend too much time in extreme summer heat and you’ll find yourself doing strange things. A week ago the idea of a gigantic umbrella for my car would have seemed laughable, but after a weekend of climbing in and out of unbearably hot vehicles, the Lanmodo seems like it should be a standard feature on…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Flying, Hands-Free Umbrellas Just Might Be the Perfect Use For Drones

I’m impressed by the technological leaps and bounds that drones have made over the past few years, but until today, I haven’t had much interest in owning one. I have no need for aerial photography, and I’m happy to leave racing through psychedelic neon courses to the pros. But a hands-free umbrella that autonomously follows…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

Ant-Man and the Wasp Gets a Snazzy Lego Set, and More of the Most Amazing Toys of the Week

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s weekly roundup of all the coolest new collectibles we’ve seen this week. We’ve got even more Marvel movie merchandise (only one of which has anything to do with Infinity War!), an X-Files icon, and a very silly Rick and Morty umbrella. Check it out! Lego Ant-Man and the Wasp…

Toys & Collectibles Andrew Liszewski

A Master Sword for Battling Rain, the Return of the One, and More of Our Favorite Toys of the Week

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s weekly roundup of the best toys you might have missed, but deserve to know about. This week we should all take our red pills for the return of the One, featuring an amazing likeness of Keanu Reeves; a 10-inch version of Arya Stark that we’re almost certain is based…

Toys & Collectibles Andrew Liszewski and James Whitbrook

An Actual Working Spider-Man: Homecoming Mask You Can Buy, and More of the Best Toys of the Week

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s weekly roundup of the coolest toys and merchandise we’ve seen all week. This time we’ve got an insanely nerdy Star Wars SDCC exclusive, the most affordable way to replicate Spider-Man’s new eye-moving mask, and much, much more! McFarlane Toys Stranger Things Figures We knew McFarlane Toys was making a…

io9 James Whitbrook and Andrew Liszewski

Every City Needs an Umbrella Sharing System

In what’s sure to be a blow to convenience store umbrella sales, a company in Vancouver has created the world’s first automated umbrella sharing service that lets members borrow one whenever it starts to unexpectedly rain outside. Like with bike sharing services that have seen limited success in cities around the world, UmbraCity first requires…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

A Motorized Automatic Umbrella Is the Best Kind of Overkill

Your umbrella might pop open at the push of a button, but does it close all the way too? You probably need to grab its soaking wet canopy to retract it all the way, which is why the completely automatic HAZ smart umbrella doesn’t actually seem that ridiculous, does it? But wet hands isn’t the…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

This Umbrella’s Built-in Bluetooth Reminds You Not To Forget It

There’s a never-ending debate when it comes to buying umbrellas: Do you spend a lot of money on an expensive one you’ll probably end up losing, or do you buy a cheap model that will most certainly break in a light breeze? Davek wants you to go the former route, and is now upgrading its…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

Watching an umbrella get hand made is more captivating than I thought

There’s a bit of a chicken or the egg thing for me when it comes to umbrellas. I never spend too much money on umbrellas because they always break. Or do they break because I never spend too much money on them? After watching this titillating video of a beautiful umbrella being made, I think…

Sploid Casey Chan

Why All These Ineffective Umbrellas Won’t Just Go Away Already

Winter has officially arrived (just look at Buffalo) which means it’s once again time to battle through streets clogged legions of holiday shoppers wielding eye-poking, rain-dribbling umbrellas. But one man believes he has found the perfect solution to staying dry in the wet: fancy pants. Dan Bransfield’s case against umbrellas is a surprisingly strong one.…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

This Umbrella’s Unlosable Sleeve Is Always Hiding In Its Handle

An umbrella isn’t any more or less effective if you keep it wrapped in that thin fabric sleeve when not in use, but many of us just prefer it that way. It makes it easier to stash in a bag, and yes, there’s a sense of panic and disorder when it goes missing. Thankfully, Nendo…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

A Clever Standing Umbrella Drips Dry On Its Own Two Feet

Sometimes all the extra effort required to carry an umbrella and deal with the soaking wet mess afterwards almost makes it seem like you’re better off just facing the rain unprotected. But by simply adding a small pair of feet to the handle, the clever designers at Nendo have managed to make wrangling an umbrella…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

This Lettuce Umbrella Should Count As a Serving of Veggies

If the thought of putting anything green in your mouth leaves you gagging, this adorable and remarkably life-like lettuce umbrella might help slowly acclimate you to accepting vegetables into your life. And it probably goes without saying that it will keep you dry as well. Available for just under $50 from a Japanese website called…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

This Large Hadron Collider Umbrella Keeps You Dry With Science

As CERN’s Large Hadron Collider attempts to discover unknown particles that could unravel the mysteries of our universe, this LHC-themed umbrella will help you deal with more common particles as they fall from a raincloud. Featuring a detailed graphic of the LHC printed on its 100 percent polyester canopy, the only discovery you’ll make with…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Mangled Umbrella Photos Put a Staple of NYC Life In the Spotlight

Navigating the streets of country’s biggest city makes for countless shared experiences. One such phenomenon is the well-known site of a corner-store umbrella lying disfigured during a rainstorm. Photographer Drew Anthony Smith decided that the discarded umbrellas were a worthy artistic subject after moving from Austin, Texas, to Brooklyn and being enthralled with what almost…

Tech News Michael Hession

13 Umbrellas To Keep You Dry and Looking Fly

April showers bring May flowers, but April showers are also made of rain. Spring is nice, but with it comes immense amounts of precipitation. To survive the next few weeks of rain and make it through to summer, you’re going to need an umbrella. And why not one that looks cool? We’ve rounded up some…

Tech News Leslie Horn

Solar-Powered Umbrella Automatically Inflates When the Sun Shines

A passing cloud can make the sun’s rays a little more bearable on a hot summer afternoon. Which is presumably what inspired the Netherlands’ Studio Toer to create this cloud-shaped parasol that automatically inflates whenever the sun is shining, providing some much-needed shade without you having to get off your comfy backyard lounger. Using a…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Dive-Bombing Hawks Force Florida Library-Goers to Cower Under Umbrellas

No less than six patrons of the Port Orange Library in Florida have been attacked by a pair of book-hating hawks over the past week. Now, the library is protecting its brave bibliophiles the only way it knows how—with umbrellas. The (presumably illiterate) nesting duo are lashing out library-goers in an attempt to protect what…

Tech News Ashley Feinberg

A Strong Case For an Umbrella With a Bendable Handle

As useful as an umbrella is for staying dry when it’s pouring rain, they can be a pain to deal with when you get back inside and they’re soaking wet. But designers Liang-Hock Poh and Ming-Hung Lin realized that by simply making the umbrella’s handle flexible, it was far easier to hang somewhere for drying,…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

This Reflective Umbrella Surrounds You In a Super-Safe Halo of Light

To me, whimsical umbrellas—you know, the kind printed with Starry Night or cats—have always seemed like a mockery of the rain-drenched commuter’s misery. But this reflective version actually makes practical sense, since it turns its owner into a glowing beacon of safety. The umbrella was designed by British-born, Hong Kong-based designer Yee-Ling Wan, and it’s…

Tech News Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

Umbrellas

Heat Stroke Is Making Me Desperately Want This Giant Motorized Umbrella for My Car

Flying, Hands-Free Umbrellas Just Might Be the Perfect Use For Drones

Ant-Man and the Wasp Gets a Snazzy Lego Set, and More of the Most Amazing Toys of the Week

A Master Sword for Battling Rain, the Return of the One, and More of Our Favorite Toys of the Week

An Actual Working Spider-Man: Homecoming Mask You Can Buy, and More of the Best Toys of the Week

Every City Needs an Umbrella Sharing System

A Motorized Automatic Umbrella Is the Best Kind of Overkill

This Umbrella’s Built-in Bluetooth Reminds You Not To Forget It

Watching an umbrella get hand made is more captivating than I thought

Why All These Ineffective Umbrellas Won’t Just Go Away Already

This Umbrella’s Unlosable Sleeve Is Always Hiding In Its Handle

A Clever Standing Umbrella Drips Dry On Its Own Two Feet

This Lettuce Umbrella Should Count As a Serving of Veggies

This Large Hadron Collider Umbrella Keeps You Dry With Science

Mangled Umbrella Photos Put a Staple of NYC Life In the Spotlight

13 Umbrellas To Keep You Dry and Looking Fly

Solar-Powered Umbrella Automatically Inflates When the Sun Shines

Dive-Bombing Hawks Force Florida Library-Goers to Cower Under Umbrellas

A Strong Case For an Umbrella With a Bendable Handle

This Reflective Umbrella Surrounds You In a Super-Safe Halo of Light

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