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io9Toys & CollectiblesLife-Sized Star Wars and Guardians of the Galaxy Toys, and More of the Biggest Toys of the Week
Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s weekly roundup of shiny toys and merch we desperately wish we had the money to waste on. This week is getting a bit life-sized, with a giant Star Wars trooper, a slightly less giant (but still life-sized) baby Groot, and a cool look at Thor’s new Infinity War weapon. … Continued
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Physicists Think They Know How to Stop Your Rolly Suitcase From Tipping Over
Imagine: You’re at an airport with your fancy new bag rolling behind you. You have spent a little too much time deciding which plane snack will both taste good and doesn’t have too many calories, and now must sprint to catch your plane. You make a turn and suddenly, your bag begins to wobble. No … Continued
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Tech NewsGadgetsA Baby Stroller Magically Pops Out of This Carry-On Luggage
There’s no such thing as packing light when you’re traveling with kids. But a new carry-on suitcase not only has room for packing a baby’s travel necessities, there’s also a pop-out stroller seat hidden away inside it, leaving you with one less thing to drag through an airport. The Born to Fly suitcase weighs only … Continued
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Tech NewsGadgetsThe Greatest Innovation in Travel Lets You Drag Your Suitcase With No Hands
You can never have enough free hands at the airport for juggling your boarding pass, your passport, your coffee, your snacks, and your carry-on bag. The solution to that problem came to amateur inventor Robert Lian while he was waiting for a flight one day. What about a plastic tail that let travelers tow their … Continued
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Making This Batmobile Suitcase Only Sized For Kids Was a Big Mistake
When buying luggage you shouldn’t choose based on what looks nicest, you should choose bags that are going to stand out on that airport baggage carousel. And when was the last time you saw a miniature Batmobile circling the carousel after a flight? It’s just too bad this suitcase is only designed for kids. Based … Continued
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Pack This Rolling BB-8 Suitcase For Your Next Trip to Tatooine
Like the Empire’s seemingly unending supply of Death Stars, Disney continues to roll out new Star Wars merchandise ahead of its upcoming license-to-print-money known as The Force Awakens. You probably don’t need a tiny carry-on suitcase shaped like BB-8, but when has a lack of need ever stopped you from spending? Giving credit where credit … Continued
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Tech NewsThere’s Finally an Adult Version of that Rideable Trunki Suitcase
If you don’t have kids, you’re probably not familiar with the Trunki, a wildly popular ride-on suitcase for kids. If you are familiar with it, you’ve probably been incredibly jealous of seeing kids zooming through airports on one. But be jealous no more, because an adult version is finally here. The creator of the Trunki, … Continued
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Traveling Is Far More Enjoyable When Your Suitcase Turns Into a Water Park
When all you’ve got is a magazine or some over-played smartphone games at your disposal, waiting out airport delays is a nightmare. But not if your carry-on luggage opened to reveal an epic water park inside, instead of clothing. In fact, you might actually be glad to be bumped from an over-sold flight and put … Continued
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The Perfect Suitcase Transforms Into a Portable Dresser
For longer hotel stays, it makes life easier to put all your clothes in drawers instead of rifling through a tangled web of t-shirts, shorts, and shoes. Or, you could make things even easier with a suitcase that transforms into a pre-packed dresser. Inside the ShelfPack you’ll find a series of stacked shelves that let … Continued
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The First Suitcase With Wheels That Retract So They Don’t Get Destroyed
What good is a set of wheels on the bottom of your suitcase if somewhere between checking your bag and retrieving it from a luggage carousel one or two of them have been broken off? Your bags are actually harder to transport after that happens. But since standing spinner suitcases are just so convenient, Heys … Continued
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A Better Suitcase With a Roll-Up Lid That’s Never In the Way
It means you’ll be sacrificing a bit of storage space, but Fabbrica Pelletterie Milano’s new Nendo-designed Kame suitcase has a clever segmented lid that rolls up when opened so it’s not constantly falling down on you while you’re trying to find a specific shirt. It also means you can open the suitcase in tight spaces, … Continued
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Suitcase Scooters Now Come With Electric Motors For Extra Lazy Commuters
By now we’ve probably all seen the occasional passenger zipping through an airport on one of those convertible carry-on suitcases that transforms into a scooter. But propelling a scooter while you’ve got a boarding pass in one hand and a slice of pizza in the other is a tricky balancing act, so finally someone has … Continued
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Finally an R2-D2 Suitcase That Actually Bleeps and Bloops
If the Star Wars movies taught us anything, it’s that it’s always safer to travel with an astromech droid by your side. And while previous R2-D2-themed suitcases left us disappointed by their silence, this one actually lights up, beeps, and chirps away at the push of a button. In fact this rolling case seems particularly … Continued
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Tech NewsGadgetsHeating Elements Inside this Suitcase Kill Stowaway Bed Bugs
If there’s one souvenir you don’t want to return from a trip with, it’s bed bugs. Those little pests are a nightmare to eradicate, so someone has created the perfect luggage for travelers who frequent seedy hotels. The ThermalStrike suitcase heats up inside once you get home, ensuring your clothes are bed bug-free when you … Continued
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This Self-Weighing Suitcase Gives a Running Total While You Pack
Self-weighing suitcases aren’t a new idea, in fact, they’ve been available in stores for years now. But in order to actually weight the contents of your luggage, you need to zip the suitcase up and then lift the whole thing by the handle. To make things a whole lot easier, the TUL suitcase gives a … Continued
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The Perfect Suitcase Keeps Your Smelly Laundry Sealed Off
When you’re traveling, your suitcase can quickly go from a model of organization to a chaotic catch-all of clothing, souvenirs, and dirty laundry. But the makers of these Genius Pack suitcases and bags have found a better way to keep travelers perpetually organized, including a brilliant way to deal with laundry. After all, you always … Continued
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Why Can’t Luggage For Adults Be As Wonderful As This Robo-Bag?
There’s an unwritten rule that luggage for adults has to have a fairly mundane and boring design. But when you’re waiting at the luggage carousel and realize that everyone else had the same idea to buy a red suitcase to stand out, you realize there has to be a better way. And there is, it’s … Continued
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Command a Fleet of Carry-Ons with this Supersonic Jet Fighter Luggage
Why put your luggage in the belly of an aircraft when your luggage can be the belly of an aircraft? Enter the Aviator collection, suitcases that look like they could take the flight to your destination all on their own. Designed by Timothy Oulton, the Aviator collection is a four-piece set with a distressed aluminum … Continued
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Pre-Damaged Luggage Makes a Baggage Handler’s Job So Much Easier
The staff at your local airport responsible for getting your bags onto a plane in a timely manner are particularly skilled at damaging and destroying even the most rugged of suitcases. So why not beat them to the punch with pre-distressed luggage that looks like it’s already been through countless flights—at least two. Available in … Continued
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A MUJI Hard-Cover Suitcase Is Your Excuse For a Vacation
Going somewhere over the weekend? New Year, new you luggage, goes the saying that I just made up. This MUJI suitcase is begging to shlep your stuff. It’s super stylish in bright cherry red and it has 360-degree wheels, so you won’t get tripped up. Not that you ever check bags anymore anyway, but it’s … Continued
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