Here’s an interesting collection from the robotic monkeys at Think Geek. Sports Bra and boyshorts collections strong with the Force. It looks like the holiday season has resulted in stocks running low but there’s essentially three combinations you can go for; Darth Vader, BB-8 and R2-D2. Although I suppose you could mix and match to […]
For the refined geek – a BB-8 tea set
[Tell me more] The monkeys at Think Geek have something else that might tempt you. They have tea. That’s to say they have a tea pop in which you could make tea. A BB-8 teapot which sits inside its own BB-8 cup. This means the little tea-droid isn’t taking up too much space in your […]
Star Wars Day: Free loot at Think Geek
The monkeys at Think Geek are marking Star Wars day again. This time orders over $30 in the US and Canada will get this free BB-8 pin badge. Not in North America? Fear not. The May the 4th event still includes over 200 Star Wars items with discounts ranging from 20% to 60%. To get […]
Timelapse of LEGO BB-8’s impressive construction
The Bright Bricks crew sure now how to design and build impressive LEGO creations. This time around, for the Star Wars: The Force Awakens première in the UK they built a life-size BB-8. I was a little disappointed to see how much steel they used to hold up the model but it turns out that […]
Spinny! A review of Sphero’s BB-8 Star Wars droid
The BB-8 Droid from Sphero is a hot ticket item in the UK. Some retailers are struggling to get hold of them, Amazon is charging a premium but at the time of writing IWooT has some left and so does Zavvi. If you use the code welcome at Zavvi and its your first order then […]
Mauri Helme’s 8-Bit Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Mauri Helme is a Brazilian animator who’s turned his attention to remaking the Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer; 8-bit style! You can follow Mauri on his blog or Twitter account @MauriHelme. Just think; only 11 more months until Star Wars re-awakens. In the meantime I’ll be watching sites like the Disney Store Star Wars […]
