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Beep boop boop bee squeee! Happy May 4th aka Star Wars Day (say the date out loud and you’ll figure out why). In celebration, quite a few hardware vendors have released special gear for the day, thereby allowing you to celebrate the magic of George Lucas in proper Mandalorian fashion.<\/p>\n
First we have a charming facsimile of R2-A6, a green R2 unit that is a favorite of the Naboo security forces. Made by Mimobot, this sassy little droid you’re looking for<\/a> comes with built-in content, including desktop backgrounds and icons. They also make a Jar Jar Binks<\/a> USB key if you’re so inclined.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Next we have something from Lucasfilm lawsuit recipient<\/a> Wicked Lasers whose Arctic laser looks like everything but<\/i> a replica of a light saber. To celebrate May 4th, the company has released the $75 Phosforce that turns the Arctic laser<\/a> into a white LED flashlight that can pump out an Ewok-blinding 500 lumens, allowing you to swing your thing around in the dark swamps of Dagoba or the back alleys of Coruscant.<\/p>\n To be clear, the Phosforce attachment must be purchased in addition to the $299 laser body and the adapter turns the Arctic’s decidedly dangerous blue laser light into eye-safe white light. It is not exactly an LED flashlight in the traditional sense but instead uses white-emitting phosphor. Also, to be clear, you can burn the heck out of your eyes if you mess with this thing wrong<\/strong>, so be careful.<\/p>\n
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