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Han Solo and Greedo Bookends

Posted in Star Wars by Conner Flynn on January 17th, 2011

At last the dispute over whether Han shot first is laid to rest. It no longer matters, with these bookends, since, whoever shot first obviously shot some DVDs. You’ll also notice that the prequels aren’t there. Good call.

These are made out of poly-resin and each stands 6″ tall by 10″ wide when together. They are a limited number of 3500 pieces worldwide so you better hurry before these are gone. They will cost you $500.

R2-D2 Talking Money Box

Posted in Star Wars by Conner Flynn on November 22nd, 2010

The R2-D2 talking money box is a great way to save up for all of that Star Wars gear you want to buy. But R2-D2 doesn’t talk, so really you are just getting a bunch of beeps and boops that you will need Luke to translate.

It’s just $34. Lucas has gotten rich off of you buying all of this R2 gear, so saving money is the least this little droid can help you to do.

Darth Vader Minifig Alarm Clock

Posted in Star Wars by Conner Flynn on October 31st, 2010

LEGO and Star Wars have joined forces and turned these Darth Vader and Stormtrooper Minifigs into a digital clock with an Alarm and a Snooze Button. They are available at both Amazon and Toys ‘R’ Us.

These Star Wars minifig clocks are about 8″ tall, not actual minifig size. They would be awesome to have by the bed.

Funko Star Wars retractable earbuds

Posted in Star Wars by Conner Flynn on October 27th, 2010

The force is strong with these cute earbuds. They are the Funko Star Wars Retractable Earbuds. They come in Yoda, Darth Vader, and a Storm Trooper. Apparently, the earbuds are the color coordinated arms coming out of each respective character.

Who cares if they are total crap. I’d buy these just to have ‘em. Congrats to Funko for making earbuds fun. Hopefully they will come out with more soon. The collection of Star Wars Retractable Earbuds retails for $24.95.

Sexy Star Wars R2D2 and Vader swim suits

Posted in Star Wars by Conner Flynn on October 20th, 2010

Now that is exactly the droid I’ve been looking for. These Star Wars Swim Suits were designed by a fan from Brisbane, Australia. The R2D2 version will make your inner geek happy and have you loving the droid in a whole new way.

The Lord Vader version is called the Darkside and is basically just a mash-up of Vader and the Dark Side of the Moon art. Both are priced at $85 on Black Milk.com.

Give yourself a custom Carbonite freeze

Posted in Star Wars by Conner Flynn on October 12th, 2010

Han Solo in carbonite is one of the classic moments from the original Star Wars trilogy. Now you can have your very own custom carbonite, with you instead of Han Solo encased in carbonite.

You can find out more details of these fun custom carbonites over at Paul Pape Design. If you are a bounty hunter, go ahead and get one of these and trick Jabba the Hutt into hanging it on his wall. Pretty neat.

Star Wars Lightsaber Pens

Posted in Star Wars by Conner Flynn on September 26th, 2010

If you use pens a lot, instead of typing away at a keyboard, you should have something special to write with. If you are a geek, then this is it. Feel the power of the force flow through you as you sign important documents.

As the tone of your letter or document changes, switch from light to dark side colors. These lightsaber pens are available in green, red and blue and come in their own collectible tin. Only $19.99.

Lightsaber bottle opener

Posted in Star Wars by Conner Flynn on September 21st, 2010

When confronted with a beer bottle that doesn’t have a twist top, you can either use the force or use a bottle opener. With this bottle opener, you have the best of both worlds. It’s a lightsaber bottle opener that’s a replica of the one carried by Luke Skywalker in Return of the Jedi.

It’s made from stainless steel and is 5.5 inches long with a resin handle. It’s available for preorder at $17. May the force and the booze be with you, always.

New pics of the Droid 2: R2-D2 edition

Posted in Star Wars by Conner Flynn on September 5th, 2010

You can expect to see this phone hanging out of your favorite geek’s pocket very soon. It’s the Astromech flavored Droid 2 we’ve all been waiting for. Some pics of the finished phone have shown up and sure enough it still looks like a flattened R2 unit.

This limited-edition Motorola Droid 2 is as close as you are going to get to a pocket R2-D2. This has to be the coolest looking phone ever.

X-Wing fighter mailbox

Posted in Star Wars by Conner Flynn on August 15th, 2010

There are Star Wars fans, and then there are Star Wars fans who bring a bit of the Star Wars universe into our own. Craig Smith is in the latter group as evidenced by his X-wing mailbox. It may lack an astromech droid, but since it doesn’t actually leave it’s post I guess it doesn’t need one.

Pretty awesome. The force is strong in this one. I would personally make a tie fighter and put it right next to this one for the junk mail.

Life-sized TIE Interceptor

Posted in Star Wars by Conner Flynn on August 15th, 2010

We’ve seen plenty of Star Wars ship replicas, but this one is by far the best and the biggest. This life-size TIE Interceptor was shown off on the floor at Star Wars Celebration V in Orlando.

The detail is amazing. Those Imperial builders know what they are doing. By the way that’s a lucky 7 year old dressed up as an X-Wing pilot. Hopefully his X-Wing wasn’t killed by that TIE Interceptor. But if it was, looks like he still has a ride home.

Lucas announces Star Wars on Blu-ray in 2011

Posted in Star Wars by Conner Flynn on August 15th, 2010

There’s good news and there’s bad news. The good news is that all six Star Wars movies will be released together on Blu-ray in 2011 for the 35th anniversary of the release of A New Hope. George Lucas personally announced the set at the Celebration V and showed off a deleted scene from Return of the Jedi that will be included.

The bad news is that these are not the original versions of the movies, so Greedo shot first and Jabba is in the first movie. Nothing yet on price, and there’s no release date.

Star Wars Mimobots Series 6

Posted in Star Wars by Conner Flynn on August 12th, 2010

The Star Wars Mimobots are always awesome and now Mimoco has announced the sixth generation of their Star Wars line. The new sixth generation features Empire Strikes Back designs, which include Yoda, Luke Hoth, Wampa, and a Snowtrooper. The Wampa is the neatest.

Interestingly the Yoda version even has pointy ears. They all have digital files pre-installed and come in 4GB to 16GB capacities at a cost of up to $85.

First pics of the R2-D2 Droid 2 phone

Posted in Star Wars by Conner Flynn on August 11th, 2010

There’s been a lot of talk about a special version of the Verizon Droid 2 that will look like R2-D2. The special-edition phone isn’t supposed to be shown until tomorrow’s Celebration V show, but the folks at Technabob stumbled upon this picture one day early.

Yep. The shell looks like R2 alright. Hardcore Star Wars fans will want to get on this one right away when it arrives this September. We think R2 makes for a damn fine looking phone if you ask us.

Voice Activated R2-D2

Posted in Star Wars by Conner Flynn on August 4th, 2010

Artoo is back. This time from Hammacher as a Voice Activated R2-D2 toy for rich geeks. This motorized replica will respond to various voice commands, going through your halls and rooms as if easily as he traverses Tatooine.

He can obey over 40 voice commands. Stuff like “Turn around!,” “Move forward two units!” etc. Which makes your droid seem like a lame version of R2, but it’s the best we can do right now. He also has games like tag, relying on his built-in infrared sensor to search for you.