Comments on: Incredibly Geeky, or Incredibly Cool? http://the-gadgeteer.com/2008/12/31/incredibly-geeky-or-incredibly-cool/ Gadget reviews and news by Julie Strietelmeier and friends since 1997 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:27:19 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Dave Rees http://the-gadgeteer.com/2008/12/31/incredibly-geeky-or-incredibly-cool/comment-page-1/#comment-29028 Dave Rees Thu, 08 Jan 2009 01:03:23 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=11254#comment-29028 Jeff, I believe we're talking different sabers here. The hilts of the lightsabers I am ordering are made of a thick, polished metal and precision machined to fit together. The electronics within are a much higher grade than the typical plastic lightsaber. A 3 or 5 watt LED is used to light the blade of the saber. The blade (aka battle blade) is made of an ultra strong 1/8" thick polycarbonate engineered to 'do battle'. My hope is that what we receive is many times better than the typical plastic lightsaber you find @ ToysRUs and even better than the FX lightsabers. Dave Jeff,

I believe we’re talking different sabers here. The hilts of the lightsabers I am ordering are made of a thick, polished metal and precision machined to fit together. The electronics within are a much higher grade than the typical plastic lightsaber. A 3 or 5 watt LED is used to light the blade of the saber. The blade (aka battle blade) is made of an ultra strong 1/8″ thick polycarbonate engineered to ‘do battle’. My hope is that what we receive is many times better than the typical plastic lightsaber you find @ ToysRUs and even better than the FX lightsabers.

Dave

]]> By: Julie http://the-gadgeteer.com/2008/12/31/incredibly-geeky-or-incredibly-cool/comment-page-1/#comment-28995 Julie Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:07:41 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=11254#comment-28995 Jeff: Thanks for the info! Makes me want to go back to DisneyLand sometime :) ha! I still hope Dave ends up reviewing them... Jeff:
Thanks for the info! Makes me want to go back to DisneyLand sometime :) ha! I still hope Dave ends up reviewing them…

]]> By: Jeff http://the-gadgeteer.com/2008/12/31/incredibly-geeky-or-incredibly-cool/comment-page-1/#comment-28993 Jeff Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:03:06 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=11254#comment-28993 They have this exact product at Disneyland at the shop just outside the Star Tours ride. It is a wall of bins with illustrations on the wall that describe what to use and how to assemble them. I built two of them using every different part available. The crystals they provide offer different sound options when they are inserted, and there are also different colored filters to insert that will allow you to change the color of the beam. They have a telescoping plastic tube beam that is very durable, and the sounds are pretty cool when two of them impact one another. They provided batteries at the cashier and showed that they were working perfectly. My kids really enjoyed them, I thought they were a little too plastic for my taste...and the price. Still kinda cool though! They have this exact product at Disneyland at the shop just outside the Star Tours ride. It is a wall of bins with illustrations on the wall that describe what to use and how to assemble them. I built two of them using every different part available. The crystals they provide offer different sound options when they are inserted, and there are also different colored filters to insert that will allow you to change the color of the beam. They have a telescoping plastic tube beam that is very durable, and the sounds are pretty cool when two of them impact one another. They provided batteries at the cashier and showed that they were working perfectly. My kids really enjoyed them, I thought they were a little too plastic for my taste…and the price. Still kinda cool though!

]]> By: Jackson http://the-gadgeteer.com/2008/12/31/incredibly-geeky-or-incredibly-cool/comment-page-1/#comment-28772 Jackson Thu, 01 Jan 2009 16:06:18 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=11254#comment-28772 Please bring on the geeky (cool) toy reviews. The light sabre program for the iPhone tweaked my interest; if only it had light to go along with the sound. Please bring on the geeky (cool) toy reviews. The light sabre program for the iPhone tweaked my interest; if only it had light to go along with the sound.

]]> By: Julie http://the-gadgeteer.com/2008/12/31/incredibly-geeky-or-incredibly-cool/comment-page-1/#comment-28756 Julie Wed, 31 Dec 2008 17:21:19 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=11254#comment-28756 Yes, things can be both geeky and cool... but some people are afraid to be too geeky. Me, I fully embrace my geekiness :) Yes, things can be both geeky and cool… but some people are afraid to be too geeky. Me, I fully embrace my geekiness :)

]]> By: CactusTriathlete http://the-gadgeteer.com/2008/12/31/incredibly-geeky-or-incredibly-cool/comment-page-1/#comment-28755 CactusTriathlete Wed, 31 Dec 2008 16:43:27 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=11254#comment-28755 I TOTALLY want to see a review on these! As far as the subject line, can't some things be BOTH geeky and cool? I TOTALLY want to see a review on these! As far as the subject line, can’t some things be BOTH geeky and cool?

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