Just in time for the return of The Phantom Menace in 3D comes this awesome Darth Maul lightsaber wall light. It can be rotated for a horizontal or vertical display and it will illuminate the room with dual glowing blades.
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Lucasfilm Ltd., Nerdist Industries, Octagon and Machinima have teamed up to create an Olympic style torch run with lightsabers. The event, called “Course of the Force” will run from July 7-11, and stretch from Santa Monica to San Diego, finishing up in time for Comic-Con’s preview night.
Participants can purchase and run quarter-mile spots along the course before passing their lightsaber on to the next runner. Best of all is that the proceeds from the event will benefit the Make a Wish Foundation.
Check out the video after the jump to learn more.
In order to celebrate the the start of the multiplayer online game Star Wars: The Old Republic, over 100 fans gathered in Times Square to participate in a lightsaber freeze mob duel – which consisted of both plainclothes and movie-quality Old Republic warriors.
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Officers tried to arrest the man, but he kept swinging the light saber at them, Simpson said. One tried to use his Taser on the suspect but the device didn’t work. Another officer used his Taser and made contact, but the man knocked one of the wires away with the light saber.
However, the force was not strong with this one, and cops were eventually able to wrestle him to the ground. Hopefully nobody was injured during the altercation.
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The lightsaber umbrellas we featured yesterday will help you out when it’s raining outside, but these new lightsaber lamps can slice through a gloomy day with beams of light. You can even add 100-watt red or blue bulbs to complete the effect.
These lamps are currently available for pre-order with shipping slated for April. However, through December 13th you can use our exclusive coupon code “2011NA5″ to save $5 on your order of $50 or more. Use the code “2011NA10″ to save $10 on your order or $90 or more. It’s good for anything sold at EntertainmentEarth—including those awesome umbrellas.
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We’ve seen lightsaber-style umbrellas in the past, but these are the real deal—officially licensed Darth Vader, Obi-Wan, and Luke Skywalker versions with Galactic Empire or Jedi Knights emblem silk-screened on the canopy.
The lightsaber umbrellas are available for pre-order now with shipping slated for January 2012.
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In addition to their lightsaber prowess, “The Force” is surely what gives these Jedi squirrels their ability to conquer most any birdfeeder.
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As far as I can tell these silkscreened pillow weapons are a one-off concept from Bryan Ku—though he would be smart to put them up for sale on Etsy. I would totally choose the lightsaber in battle because it would match my bathrobe.
(Bryan Ku via Geekologie)
