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This film-used Star Wars C-3PO droid head sold for $843,750 USD at a prop auction recently. This piece was from the personal collection of actor Anthony Daniels, who played C-3PO in the Star Wars films besides Solo.
The Citizen x Star Wars Darth Vader Watch is inspired by the Chronograph Challenge Timer, and can be picked up for $107.96 shipped, originally $374.99. This model is also known as TsunoChrono, thanks to tsuno (horns) placed on both sides of the 12 o’clock position. Product page.
This 1TB Seagate Lightsaber Collection FireCuda PCIe Gen 4 SSD has RGB lighting to match your room’s mood, and it’s being offered for just $89.99 shipped, originally $154.99. It features a custom heatsink that helps dissipate heat and reduce thermal throttling. Product page.
Star Wash, a Star Wars-themed car wash located on the outskirts of Santiago, Chile, is being sued by Disney-owned Lucasfilm for infringing on their intellectual property. One glaring issue, aside from the logo, is having workers wear Chewbacca, Stormtrooper, Mandalorian, and even Darth Vader costumes while washing vehicles.
You’ve seen Hacksmith’s 4500-degree strontium plasma lightsaber, now check out their mini lightsabers that took 3-years of development to complete. It all started with a crowdfunding campaign that quickly sold out, and as of today, all 8,500 pre-ordered units have shipped, but now, they have the funds to build a next-generation lightsaber using liquid oxygen.
There’s the NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano-powered version, and then inventor James Bruton’s walking Star Wars droid prototype, inspired by BD-1. Recreating Walt Disney Imagineering’s robot just wouldn’t be feasible on a limited budget, so a slightly less complex robot with 3D-printed parts had to be planned out.
The Star Wars x Logitech G502 X Plus Millennium Falcon gaming mouse could be the geekiest yet. This peripheral celebrates the 40th anniversary of ‘Return of the Jedi’ and features the all-new LIGHTFORCE switch technology, enabling gamers to achieve higher levels of speed as well as reliability during gameplay.
The Bitty Boomers Star Wars Mandalorian Grogu in Pram Mini Bluetooth Speaker offers decent sound for the size, and you can get one for $8.81, today only, originally $19.99. Standing just 2-inches tall, this palm-sized speaker pairs with devices over Bluetooth 5.0 and offer a 30-foot wireless range. Product page.
You can turn AT-AT toys into robots, or use an NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano board to build an AI-powered Star Wars droid. The latter is exactly what inventor Goran Vuksic from Malmö, Sweden did. He is a frequent speaker at tech conferences and brings the pit droid on stage to engage with his audience to inspire others to build something similar.
Prime members can get a Tamagotchi x Star Wars R2-D2 Nano for $5.98 shipped, today only, originally $19.99. You’ll be able to take care of R2-D2 by keeping him charged and by playing two mini-games – firefighting and Dejarik “holochess”. Product page.