The Gadgeteer » Star Wars http://the-gadgeteer.com Gadget reviews and news by Julie Strietelmeier and friends since 1997 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:05:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc en hourly 1 May the force be with you while you’re singing in the rain http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/05/12/may-the-force-be-with-you-while-youre-singing-in-the-rain/ http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/05/12/may-the-force-be-with-you-while-youre-singing-in-the-rain/#comments Tue, 12 May 2009 16:49:19 +0000 Julie http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=15361 Filed in categories: Spotlight Gadgets

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Super cool umbrella that not only protects you from raindrops, but also from intergalactic enemies. The LightSabre Umbrella is powered by 3 AAA batteries that light up LEDs along the shaft. Too bad it … [visit site to read more]

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I am definitely a child of the 70’s and 80’s. As such, I was (and remain) a pretty huge Star Wars fan. I remember my father taking the day off for the first Star Wars movie, not going to school, and standing in line to see the very first showing of Star Wars at the Cinerama 150 in downtown Seattle. From that moment, I lived and breathed Star Wars for years as a kid. I had a ton of Star Wars toys during that time period….from the trading cards to the figures to the cheesy lightsaber they had out at the time. Back in the day, the best lightsaber available was a painted flashlight with a plastic balloon you had to keep blowing up, the end flopped around, fell off, no sound, etc. … [visit site to read more]

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I usually don’t post stuff like this, but Claire sent me the link and I about swallowed my tongue laughing. If you’re a Star Wars fan, you owe it to yourself to watch this 4 minute video. Trust me… … [visit site to read more]

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Last night I was chatting with gadgeteer team member Dave Rees and he told me that he and his son (the Gadgeteer Kid) were in the process of building light sabers at the online visit site to read more]

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