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Official Star Wars USB Hubs May be Best USB Products Ever
Forget Dr Who's TARDIS, sci-fi USB hub fans (come on... you know who you are) are going to go bonkers over these official R2D2 and Vader USB hubs. R2's head moves, he lights up and emits genuine Star Wars sound effects every three minutes, while Vader just seems to have the sound effects and glowing eyes. *Shiver*... menacing. Of course they also have four full-speed USB sockets on the front, and come with three feet of USB cable. Available in July for around $66... but that's in Japan, USB hub fans. [JapanStarWars via Technabob]
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For those of us that saw footage of the drunken Darth Vader attack and found ourselves slightly disappointed by the... well... un-Star Wars-like nature of the Sith Lord's weapon, Instructables has a DIY kit to ensure that our next drunken rampage is truly worthy of the Dark Side.
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DIY Lightsaber Makes Attacking Whiny Jedi Nerds More Authentic
For those of us that saw footage of the drunken Darth Vader attack and found ourselves slightly disappointed by the... well... un-Star Wars-like nature of the Sith Lord's weapon, Instructables has a DIY kit to ensure that our next drunken rampage is truly worthy of the Dark Side.
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District Judge Andrew Straw has given Crutch Vader a "suspended 12 months" jail sentence plus an order to pay $500 to the "victims"—two morons members of the Jedi Church of England—and their lawyer. This means that Sir Lord Vader Von Drunk—real name Arwel Wynn Hughes—will avoid jail. Quite frankly, after seeing the video of his innocuous attack, I can't believe the judge actually considered putting this guy in jail. [BBC News]
Crutch Vader Avoids Jail, Dark Side Wins Again
District Judge Andrew Straw has given Crutch Vader a "suspended 12 months" jail sentence plus an order to pay $500 to the "victims"—two 
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Fluidhand Prosthetic Makes Us Think of Darth and Luke
*Warped voice through Tannoy system* Chut chut. Pay Luke Skywalker bolla Tatooine frumf ti pund, konchee er pinkosponto kapa. Luke Skywalker bolla Tatooine frumf ti pund, pay." Translated from Huttese into Galactic Basic, that reads: "Greetings. Could Luke Skywalker make his way to the Tatooine Lost & Found, where his prosthetic hand has been handed in. Luke Skywalker to Tatooine's Lost & Found, please." More »
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Actual Video of Drunk Darth Vader Attacking Jedi
Remember the case of the drunkard dressing up as Vader and beating some Jedi-wannabees with a crutch? Here's the vid. I can't believe someone got charged with assault for this. Footage of the actual attack just takes all the juice away from the tale. I mean, in the old days, you had to take off someone's arm or head, or scorch their Jedi robes at least. Kids these days. [BBC]
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After Darth Vader kicked a Jedi Master's ass with the Dark Side of the Crutch, District Judge Andrew Shaw issued an arrest warrant against the Lord of the Sith. After dictating it, he added: "I hope the force will soon be with him" (really—God save the Judge, Queen, and English humor.) Vader arrived later, pleading guilty to assault. During the trial, however, the court found that the events weren't exactly as we were initially told: the Jedis were actually even more moronic than previously imagined.
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Darth Vader Given Arrest Warrant, Pleads Guilty to Assault
After Darth Vader kicked a Jedi Master's ass with the Dark Side of the Crutch, District Judge Andrew Shaw issued an arrest warrant against the Lord of the Sith. After dictating it, he added: "I hope the force will soon be with him" (really—God save the Judge, Queen, and English humor.) Vader arrived later, pleading guilty to assault. During the trial, however, the court found that the events weren't exactly as we were initially told: the Jedis were actually even more moronic than previously imagined.
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Steampunk Vader Mask Makes Me Look Like Darth Kaiser
Mr. T doesn't understand all this jibba-jabba about Star Wars and steam punk! I ain't gettin into hyperspace, Han! They need Mr. T to install'em a new engine and shielding in da Falcon! And I pity that chump, Darth Vader, always having to wear that stupid mask. But I like this gold steampunked mask and chest thing 'cause I like the paint job and the nozzles! You heard me, suckas? NOZZLES! Jump to see all the pictures 'cause I'm heading to eBay to buy it!
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Darth Vader Kicks Jedi Master's Ass With Crutch
A drunk guy dressed as Darth Vader, wielding a metal crutch, and probably making sounds like *swwoooshh* and *pew*pew*, assaulted and effectively kicked the ass of the founder of the first Jedi Church of England. The dork, a hairdresser called Barney Jones whose Jedi name is Master Hehol, was beaten down in his garden by the anonymous Vader while he was being interviewed for a documentary. Really. We mean this. The Jedi actually had this to say after the assault:
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CERN's scientists, the fine people who brought us the W and Z particles, anti-hydrogen atoms and hyperlinked porn sites web pages, are now hard at work building the Large Hadron Collider to discover something even cooler: the Force. Yes, that Force. Or like physicists call it, the Higgs boson, a particle that carries a field which interacts with every living or inert matter, which could bring us closer to understanding how the Universe works:
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Scientists Looking for the Force Finally Put CERN's Large Hadron Collider to Good USe
CERN's scientists, the fine people who brought us the W and Z particles, anti-hydrogen atoms and 
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Lightsaber Laser Pointers Turn Presentations Into Deadly Duels
Miniature laser pointers in the shape of the classic Jedi weapon: got to be a great idea. Styled to look like Vader's and Darth Maul's lightsabers, use these keychain lasers to point out any old PowerPoint slide you're presenting, and we bet they'll have you wearing a secret grin as you imagine that sound effect. [Technabob]
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Darth Vader Leaves Galactic Empire CEO Job, Joins Rock Band
ORLANDO, FL. (Agencies) - Following disagreements with the Galactic Empire President and Emperor over the arrest of Santa Claus last year, Darth Vader resigned today from his post of Imperial CEO effective immediately. Citing personal reasons, Lord Vader's spokeswomen Lucy Lamarr pointed out that the Dark Lord will now join a rock band. "And by 'joining a rock band,' I mean playing guitar in Rock Band on his PS3 with his pals, back in his home city of Dyersburg, Arkansas." Later this morning, however, Lord Vader clarified his position: More »
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Imperial Stormtroopers Arrest Santa, Emperor to Take Over Xmas
SANTA'S FACTORY, North Pole (Agencies) - An Imperial Stormtrooper commando broke into Santa's Factory on the North Pole yesterday evening, killing an undetermined number of elves, arresting the owner and confiscating his sled. Joe Kwazansky, local spokesman for the Evil Galactic Empire in Los Angeles, appeared in a press conference this morning confirming the rumors of an Imperial takeover of Christmas' celebrations. "The Emperor wants to assure His subjects that Xmas will continue as planned. The pug-nosed fatso, however, will pay for his crimes," Mr. Kwazansky said amid the palpable shock in the press corps. Apparently, the arrest has occurred in connection with earlier reports on the manufacturing and stealth placement of Weapons of Mass Destruction: More »
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Darth Vader - "Luke, I am your flashlight"
How does it feel, Darth? From Ruler of the known Universe to kiddie flashlight. How far you have fallen after 30 years of over-merchandising. How do you work? A kid squeezes you, your head pops an you light up. Seriously? Do you like that, Darth? When the kids squeeze you?
Oh how the mighty have fallen. Geeks, it's up to us. We need to bite this Star Wars toy stuff in the bud ASAP, lest our children and children's children think Darth Vader is nothing more than a flashlight, dust buster or some other mundane marketing scheme. Unfortunately, this one is already sold out. [ubergizmo]
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Multitalented Darth Vader Has a Hoedown With Luke Using Advanced Music-Making Device
Who knew that mouth-breathing thingamajig Darth Vader wears on his face was capable of such down-home, bluesy music? The versatile device is also capable of voice changing, turning Darth's sinister baritone into a rip-roaring hee-haa voice. Darth, we hardly knew ye. [Jibjab]
For those seeking to be strong with the Dark Side of the Force on the go, the Darth Vader PSP drops tomorrow as part of the $199 Star Wars Battlefront Entertainment Pack. [Game Life]
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Not all of you loved the Kaws Darth Vader when it was first announced, but for those of you that did, Toys R Evil dug up some great new shots. According to the toy blog, only 500-1,000 were made, and they were selling for $150 exclusively at Kaws' Original Fake store in Tokyo. In any case, the final product came out looking pretty slick. More pics over at InstincToy and Tomm's Blog. [Toys R Evil]
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Kaws Darth Vader Unboxed
Not all of you loved the Kaws Darth Vader when it was first announced, but for those of you that did, Toys R Evil dug up some great new shots. According to the toy blog, only 500-1,000 were made, and they were selling for $150 exclusively at Kaws' Original Fake store in Tokyo. In any case, the final product came out looking pretty slick. More pics over at InstincToy and Tomm's Blog. [Toys R Evil]
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Toy Artist KAWS and his Original-Fake toy store are dropping a custom Darth Vader vinyl toy. Utilizing KAWS signature art styles, the toy kinda looks like Darth Vader molested a sheep, but it's actually a skull and crossbones under the helmet. This limited edition toy (probably less than 500) drops September 29 in Tokyo and according to to Toys R Evil, it won't be an easy buy. To get one, you'll need to be over 15, have a valid ID and an admission ticket for the store. And even then, you're not guaranteed anything except crazed geek status. [Original-Fake via Hype Beast and Toys R Evil]
Darth Vader Crossbred With A Pirate Flag, Toy Collectors Go Crazy
Toy Artist KAWS and his Original-Fake toy store are dropping a custom Darth Vader vinyl toy. Utilizing KAWS signature art styles, the toy kinda looks like Darth Vader molested a sheep, but it's actually a skull and crossbones under the helmet. This limited edition toy (probably less than 500) drops September 29 in Tokyo and according to to Toys R Evil, it won't be an easy buy. To get one, you'll need to be over 15, have a valid ID and an admission ticket for the store. And even then, you're not guaranteed anything except crazed geek status. [Original-Fake via Hype Beast and Toys R Evil]
