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rare r2-d2 fridge for sale: one cool droid

filed under: retro | strange and wonderful

I was surfing around in search of this desktop R2-D2 mini USB can fridge that I recently read about, when I happened upon something much, much cooler than that cooler.

Turns out that this awesome R2-D2 compact refrigerator was apparently made back in 2002 as a promotional prize for an Attack of the Clones contest held at 7-11 Stores in Japan…

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August 27th, 2008 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

r2-d2 cake makes you wonder what droids taste like

filed under: just plain fun | robotics

R2-D2 Cake by Mark Joseph Cakes

Star Wars fans looking for something tasty to serve at their next soiree should look no further than this awesomely great R2-D2 cake.

Created by master pastry chef Mark Randazzo of Brooklyn’s Mark Joseph Cakes, this edible Artoo came complete with a domed lid and plenty of delicious blue and silver icing to satisfy any sweet tooth…

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February 18th, 2008 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

giant lego r2-d2 could crush c-3p0

filed under: just plain fun

R2-D2 LEGO Statue

If you’ve ever visited the LEGO Store in downtown Chicago, you might have come across a life-size R2-D2 made from thousands of snap-together plastic blocks. While I thought that was impressive, this mammoth LEGO droid measures in at a whopping 8-feet tall…

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December 28th, 2007 1 comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

r2-d2 speakers play more than beeps and blips

filed under: gadgets | just plain fun

R2-D2 Speakers by Taito

Star Wars fans, here’s another fun R2-D2 inspired gadget to add to your collection. Japan’s Taito has created these multimedia speakers based on everybody’s favorite cylindrical droid.

Unlike their movie doppelgangers, each droid’s head flips open like a trashcan to reveal a speaker. The pair includes both R2-D2 (blue) as well as the slightly more obscure R2-D1 (orange)…

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October 17th, 2007 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

r2-d2 grinds out fresh-a pepp-a

filed under: just plain fun

R2-D2 Pepper Mill

Star Wars may be over 30 years old, but that hasn’t stopped those LucasFilm merchandising folks from cranking out fresh ideas. That’s why I’m absolutely loving these R2 unit pepper mills.

Imagine having the boss over for dinner, asking if he’d like some pepper on his salad, then whipping out one of these little droids…

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September 24th, 2007 6 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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