Boba Fett has a Christmas gift for someone special—and it wasn’t easy to get. Smugglers encased in carbonite was a really hot gift this year.
Sadly, this Christmas ornament won’t be available until May, but you can pre-order now and have it ready for next year.
Product Page ($50 via Oddee)
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Well, in case you were wondering (and I know you were), Wil Wheaton has a favorite Christmas ornament—and it can be found at the Hallmark store for $29.
Check out the video after the break.
Chances are you have a Clark Griswold in your neighborhood that goes all out each year with the holiday decorations. Maybe you are that Clark Griswold. Either way, it would be hard to compete with the ten displays featured here. These are the kind of displays that can bring down an entire power grid, back up traffic and have neighbors assembling with torches. If the melting of the polar ice caps accelerates this month, you’ll know who to blame.
Here are the top ten Nerd Approved Gadgets for the week of November 29th- December 5, 2010:
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Cyber Monday Deals: On Star Trek and Star Wars at Entertainment Earth
Contest: Enter to win a set of Canon Camera Lens Coffee Mugs!
TARDIS Murphy Bed: You can actually own this brilliant TARDIS Murphy Bed
New Back To The Future Game: Feels like a trip to the past
This little Death Star ornament is actually a lot more complicated to build than it looks.
Fortunately, Chris McVeigh has provided all of the instructions you will need make one for your tree on his blog.
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Here are the top ten Nerd Approved Gadgets for the week of November 15th-21st, 2010:
75 Years Of DC Comics: Shows why digital books will dominate
Harry Potter Infrared Battling Wands: Now available
Tannenbomb Ornament: Turns the holidays into hell
Bandai Will Let You Buy The 60 Foot Gundam: Sorta
This holiday, give the gift that keeps on torturing—Think Geek’s Tannenbomb. When sitting in the box, it looks like any other ornament with zombies and robots on it. But when you hang it on the tree it activates the machine within to periodically emit annoying sounds like a mosquito buzzing, beeps, crickets and elf giggles.
Oh, and the batteries last for months. Happy holidays!
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A 4-inch tall version of yourself that is.
Paul Pape Designs is currently taking orders for personalized Star Wars carbonite sculptures. Made of plastic and Super Sculpey, the finished product measures 1 3/4″ wide, 4 1/4″ high and 3/4″ thick (Christmas ornament maybe?).
All you need to do is submit an image to the artist. It can be in the classic carbonite pose or something more “whimsical”. They will take care of the rest. And the best part is that it only costs $50—including shipping.
The only problem is that Pape is limiting the run to 200 pieces, so if you want one you had better hurry. The first batch ships in mid-November and the second in mid-December.
Product Page ($50 via Gearfuse)
Here are the top ten Nerd Approved Gadgets for the week of August 2nd-8th, 2010.
Godfather White Suit Marionette: Now available for pre-order.
Trek Fish Emblem: Jesus, Darwin or Roddenberry?
Tron Legacy Kubricks: Now available for pre-order.
Lego Minifigures Series 2: Now available for pre-order.
Back To The Future III “Rail-Ready” Time Machine Replica: This DeLorean horseless time-machine is “rail-ready” and all new for the year 1885.
Want to nerd up your ride in a cheap and easy way? If you happen to have a car with a hood ornament, you can replace it with something like this Stormtrooper head.
Flickr user Agent RayBans explains that he used the head of this McDonalds Stormtrooper bobblehead as the foundation for the ornament. If you can get your hands on one, or something like it, check out Geeks are Sexy to find out how he affixed it to his Park Avenue.
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