Haynes, creator of detailed technical books for cars and other kinds of vehicles, published a manual for Apollo 11 and other 60s Apollo mission space crafts a few years back. The owner’s manual became a humorous gift for enthusiasts and also provided those engineering-inclined people a glimpse into the technical aspects of the ships. Now, they are releasing a manual...
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Most people have trouble waking up in the morning, maybe because of lack of sleep or it’s just too early. One way to help you with your morning struggle is this alarm clock from Lego that will surely tickle your fancy – who could be mad at an alarm clock as cool as this? Yesterday, we featured a Lego Minifig Darth Vader keychain that is a must for any Star...
We’ve seen our share of anything Star Wars, like the Lego Super Star Destroyer and Millennium Falcon beanbag bed, and I think toy companies will continue to launch Star Wars toys in years to come. Lego has released a Darth Vader Lego Star Wars Keychain flashlight, which is one of the coolest we’ve seen so far. Who says the dark side of the force can’t...
After a few decades since it was introduced, production of Star Wars items is still very hot, even to today’s younger generation. Star Wars memorabilia is still a hit and more and more toy companies are introducing their own works based on the sci-fi film franchise. Items based on the Millennium Falcon, the spacecraft commanded by Han Solo in the film, has been gaining...
Do you know what you want for christmas yet? By the end of this article you will if you are a Star Wars and/or Lego Fan. The Danish firm has announced a brand new Super Star Destroyer which will measure a mighty 4 foot long. Weighing 8 pounds, measuring 50 inches and including 3,152 Lego bricks this is one project for the real Lego enthusiast. It will go on sale on September...
Those of you with reservations about motion based gaming could be about to be convinced, as Microsoft and Lucas Arts have just released an amazing trailer for a Kinect controlled Star Wars game. A trailer of the upcoming game has been shown at E3 and is now available on the web (and below actually). It shows how gamers will be able to wield a light saber and use the force...
The Honda Chopper looks like a cross between a Tron Lightcycle and a space ship from Star Wars. It has been designed by Pete Norris to blend modern looks with cutting edge tech that would propel the rider along like a bat out of hell. After reading up on the design its of no surprise that Pete is a fan of Star Wars, in particular the Phantom Menace which is where he drew...
Modern day marvels such as tablet pc’s and smartphones are all well and good but the gadgets which still grab our attention most are homemade ones like this awesome R2-D2 barbecue, aka R2BQ. It’s based around a traditional drum based BBQ that would usually look like a rusty battered gizmo rather than this shiny futuristic behemoth. Philip Wise of theforce.net is the...
May the 4th, dubbed Star Wars day has provided a few techie based news snippets but the most talked about has undoubtedly been the confirmation of the original trilogy coming out on blu ray in September. Fans were expecting something else but had to make do with an announcement based on a bumper set of Blu Rays. The official September 12th release date will hail a nine...
We were expecting to see a huge variety of tech at today’s Gadget Show Live, and to be honest we were not disappointed. One thing that we were not expecting was a life size R2D2 Robot, you know the little guy from Star Wars that makes funny noises and saves the day with all sorts of electrical gizmos. This full size replica is actually a huge remote control toy which...