Alerts
Jose Canseco in 2009 (Hiroki Watanabe/Getty Images); Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez in 2020 (Mike Coppola/Getty Images for Turner)
[
UPDATE 3/13 @ 4:22 p.m. CT: In a statement to
People, Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez claim they are not done for good: “We are working through some things.” And according to a source close to the two, “They never officially broke up and talked about it but are still together. They hit a rough patch. But were not broken up.” We’re gonna still give the win to Canseco here.]
Advertisement
History has proven that no Hollywood couple is meant to last unless your names are Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson. But it really did seem that Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez were gonna make it. Though, in retrospect, we should have known that J.Lo and A-Rod would never be able to overcome their punctuation differences.
Did Sebastian Vettel Actually Forget How To Go Fast?
Image: Aston Martin F1
My dog woke me up this morning at 3 AM, and I couldn’t get back to sleep. As luck would have it, it was the perfect time for me to log into F1TV to catch pre-season testing. I’ve always been an F1 fan, but last year really drew me in, and this year I’m more invested than I ever have been. So why not flip it on and see how everyone stacks up. Obviously pre-season testing isn’t going to determine how anyone does when the lights go out at the season opener in a couple weeks, but there are some interesting takeaways here.
Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9 s regular roundup of all things toy. But, frankly, what else do you need this week than a ghost toilet action figure? I mean, sure, there’s Spider-Man mechs, literal Lego carnage, and even weirdly adorable car plushes, but, c’mon.
Ghost toilet. Check it out!
Advertisement
Mondo Marvel Mecha Figures
Mondo’s plan to turn Marvel heroes into anime and manga-inspired mecha heroes has been in the works for a while, and now we’ve finally got our first look at the fruits of their robot labor in the form of not one, but two Spider-Man mechs. One classic, one inspired by the infamous Symbiote suit, the $160-each figures stand around 10 tall, and come with various accessories, including multiple posing hands, webbing FX-like blasts, ziplines, and even a faux-shield, plus some giant swords. Because would you really be a mecha if you didn’t have a giant sword? Both Spidey mechs also include short comics fleshing out the alt-reality Marvel future that
Photo: Justin Sullivan (Getty Images)
Apple is reportedly discontinuing its original HomePod smart speaker as the company pivots focus to the HomePod mini, its smaller and more affordable baby brother.
Advertisement
TechCrunch reported confirmation from Apple on Friday that it’s shelving the HomePod just a few short years after its initial launch. Reviews weren’t kind when Apple’s voice-controlled smart speaker first hit shelves in 2018. Critics argued its admittedly high-quality sound wasn’t worth the hassle of dealing with Apple’s walled garden and its steep $349 price tag, which is much more expensive than Amazon’s Echo or Google’s Nest line of smart speakers. As if that wasn’t enough, the HomePod also had a bizarre tendency to stain people’s furniture. Apple lowered the price to $299 a year later, but that apparently wasn’t enough to save it seeing as Apple’s now putting the HomePod out to pasture.