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A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, lightsabers were used to eat Asian delicacies. No, not really. But now you can. As long as you live in Japan, that is.
These new ChopSaver chopsticks from Kotobukiya are modeled after miniature lightsabers, and are perfect for picking up…
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August 8th, 2009 by: Technabob
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The Darth Vader lightsaber flashlight is equipped with 4 LED lights and has various authentic sound effects.
I guess that’s all a lightsaber can do in the hands of mere mortals. I’m also wondering if the red light is any good for illumination, or for adding a sense of dread…
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July 22nd, 2009 by: Lambert Varias
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I can see how this could be fun, but if you show this to a Star Wars… geek he’ll probably shake his head, gather his robes and walk away. Some guy who looks like a mugger took 2 glow sticks, put them together with a link chain and voila! Lightsaber
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December 28th, 2008 by: Lambert Varias
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Just because your primary weapon is a lightsaber, young Jedi, doesn’t mean that you have to be an energy hog when you’re fighting back throngs of Stoormtroopers.
This amusing t-shirt from Ruby Red Design envisions an EnergyStar compliant galaxy far, far away. Rather than burning a wasteful powerful plasma beam,…
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September 15th, 2008 by: Technabob
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If your kids aren’t getting beat up in school enough for your liking, then you could try your hand at these felt lightsaber pencil holders and see if that kicks it up a notch.
Seriously, this is a pretty cool idea, but there is one problem: they don’t actually resemble…
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August 23rd, 2008 by: Karen M.
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Creative lass Zhaddi made this cross-stitch of the famous Han Solo quote for a contest that called for a crafty reinterpretation of a favorite quote. She describes it as “the perfect chance to blend my geeking and crafting.”
I have but one tiny critique, which is that I believe the…
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August 7th, 2008 by: Karen M.
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I’m a sucker for lightsabers. Sure, I’d really like to have an authentic one that could sear off limbs or disintegrate your foes in a single swipe, but as an inhabitant of the real world, I generally have to settle for cheap toys instead. Now your Nintendo DS can get…
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July 1st, 2008 by: Technabob
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I don’t know what’s up with me loving the Star Wars action so much lately but this is too cool to pass up. Instructables has all the deets you need to make a Jedi-licious custom lightsaber!
The project is from Instructables user Ricardoaraujo, and utilizes cutting-edge LED and AA battery…
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June 13th, 2008 by: Karen M.
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Were those lightsaber laser pointers just too tiny to satisfy your man-sized Star Wars… hunger? Then wrap your hands around one of these full-sized lightsaber replicas which you can actually customize to your own liking.
The Force FX Lightsaber Contstruction Kit gives you everything you need to create your own
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February 6th, 2008 by: Technabob
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If you thought those lightsaber bedside lamps were a bit too over the top, these pocket-sized sabers are a bit easier to handle. Designed to look like the ones donned by Star Wars villains Darth Vader and Darth Maul, these mini lightsabers are actually laser pointers.
They slip onto any…
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January 19th, 2008 by: Technabob