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do stormtroopers eat bologna on wonder bread?

filed under: geek art & craft | retro

Ah, another ho-hum day on the job. You know, you get up, you put on your white battle armor, load up your E-11 battle rifle, and head out to work. But before you run out the door, don’t forget your lunchbox!

Whether you’re performing services for the Republic or Imperial Army, you need to be sure to eat well every day…

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September 16th, 2008 2 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

lightsabers for the eco-conscious jedi

filed under: geek art & craft | just plain fun

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…

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September 15th, 2008 1 comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

star wars sheets and pillows for lucky kids (and adults?)

filed under: just plain fun | retro

I spotted this awesome Star Wars bedding for kids recently and thought, why do kids always get the fun stuff? Why am I stuck with some boring monochrome Calvin Klein crap when kids get to sleep on Leia and Chewie and the gang? I mean, look at this kid’s cool room, with the Death Star poster and all. So. Frakkin’. Jealous…

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September 12th, 2008 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: karen m.

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

felt lightsaber pencil holders are not exact replicas

filed under: geek art & craft | retro

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 lightsabers…

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August 23rd, 2008 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: karen m.

tie fighter webcam: darth vader has his eye on you

filed under: gadgets | just plain fun

Star Wars fans rejoice! Now you can let Darth Vader keep watch on your every move as he pilots this pint-sized TIE Fighter Advanced X1 webcam onto desk.

The TIE Fighter camera not only captures audio, video and images, but lights up and features digitized sound effects taken directly from the Star Wars movies…

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August 15th, 2008 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

clone trooper voice changing helmet: send in the clones

filed under: just plain fun

With the new Clone Wars animated film hitting theaters next week, why not show up to the premiere in style? This new helmet not only makes you look like a Clone Trooper, it lets you sound like one too.

Just slip the helmet over your head, switch it on, and it makes your voice sound like that static-y radio chatter that you hear when Clones talk to each other…

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August 8th, 2008 4 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

r2-d2 projection alarm clock: it’s droid time

filed under: just plain fun | timepieces

R2-D2 Projection Alarm Clock

R2-D2 is a master of product merchandising. The little droid’s likeness has appeared on everything from desktop speakers to USB hubs and salt and pepper shakers. Now you can take Artoo to bed with you every night with this new alarm clock.

This October, UK toy maker Wesco Limited will release these tabletop R2-D2 alarm clocks…

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August 8th, 2008 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

every happy home needs a han solo cross-stitch

filed under: geek art & craft

Han Solo Cross Stitch

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…

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August 7th, 2008 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: karen m.

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