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Here Are 30 Seconds of The Last Jedi To Hold You Over Until Monday Night’s Trailer

The final marketing blitz for Star Wars: The Last Jedi, which I sincerely hope is just 160 minutes of training sequences, is about to begin. In the meantime, we’ve got a couple tantalizing teasers to whet our space appetites. First, we’ve got Rey training on Ahch-To, finally with a lightsaber instead of her trademark staff.…

Trailers Julie Muncy Oct 8

This Isn’t Anakin Skywalker’s Lightsaber Anymore. It’s Rey’s.

Anakin Skywalker’s lightsaber is no more—at least namewise, that is. It turns out, internally at Lucasfilm, the marketing team no longer views this weapon as one owned by the fallen Jedi… but instead, it’s now officially Rey’s weapon of choice. The intriguing change of ownership comes via today’s episode of the Star Wars Show. It…

io9 James Whitbrook May 24

How to Perfectly Fake a Glowing Lightsaber in Photoshop

It’s time to face the facts: lightsabers aren’t real, and they’re simply not going to exist in your lifetime. The closest you can get to realizing your Jedi fantasies is through this excellent tutorial by Mathieu Stern showing you how to properly fake a lightsaber using Photoshop. Basic Photoshop skills will allow you to simply…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Dec 8

Gigantic Lightsaber Lamps Can Light Up an Entire Cantina

Using a lightsaber as a flashlight is a bad idea, given you can easily lop someone’s arm off while flailing around in the dark. But ThinkGeek’s new five-and-a-half-foot tall lightsaber floor lamp is a much safer way to find your way around in the dark, since it only relies on LEDs to glow. There are…

io9 Andrew Liszewski Oct 25

Your Hands Are Safe, But Watch Your Fingers Around This Lightsaber Immersion Blender

Every kid wants one, but lightsabers have to be one of the most dangerous items in the Star Wars universe. A kid at the controls of the Death Star would cause less damage than one swinging around a laser sword. This immersion blender, featuring Vader’s lightsaber’s hilt for its handle, isn’t much safer, but at…

io9 Andrew Liszewski Sep 19

This Fast & Furious-Star Wars Mash-Up Proves Every Movie Is Better With Lightsabers

Seemingly every Fast & Furious movie builds up to one moment: Vin Diesel fighting the big bad guy. Usually, that big bad guy is also, well, big—someone like the Rock or Jason Statham. And as cool as that moment usually is, a new video proves one word can make it so much better: lightsabers. ImmersionVFX…

Movies Germain Lussier Aug 24

Disney May Have Found a Way to Deflect Lasers With a Lightsaber

When Disney opens 14-acre Star Wars areas in California and Florida in the coming years, there’s no doubt everything will be state of the art. In fact, a new patent suggests they’ve figured out a new way to make lightsabers work in the real world, but maybe not in the way you think. A website…

io9 Germain Lussier Aug 17

This Incredibly Detailed Lightsaber Is the Best Reason to Own a 3D Printer

3D printers can make lots of cool things, but lightsabers might be the coolest. If you need proof, I submit Tested’s video as evidence. This lightsaber uses old camera parts as the basis of the build, which is exactly what the prop designers used for the original Star Wars lightsaber in 1977. In order to…

Tech News Darren Orf Aug 17

Watch a Real-Life Jedi Deflect Fireworks With a Lightsaber

Wizards and Jedis are two of the highest-ranking imaginary characters known to man. But between the two, who’s the most powerful? The Madcap Brothers tried to answer that question by pitting a lightsaber-wielding amateur Jedi against a fireworks-blasting pretend wizard. There’s no clear winner in this pretend battle, but we’re beyond impressed by this Jedi’s…

Sploid Andrew Liszewski Aug 8

No Walls Were Harmed in the Making of These Lightsaber Hanging Hooks

They’ll make your home’s front entryway look like the aftermath of a ferocious lightsaber battle, but these clever wall hooks that ThinkGeek created are just an illusion—no drywall was harmed in their making. Installation is as easy as screwing a baseplate onto a wall so that it’s secure, camouflaging it behind a removable sticker that…

io9 Andrew Liszewski Jul 19

Watch These Dudes Deflect Roman Candle Firework Blasts with a Lightsaber

The biggest regret of my life right now is not being as smart as these two geniuses, who battled out Roman candle fireworks with lightsabers like they were Jedi knights. Sure, I’d totally get lit up and smoked and would miss more blasts than I would hit, but the feeling of shielding yourself with just…

Sploid Casey Chan Jul 8

Lucasfilm and Disney Are Now Selling Their Own Flawless Star Wars Props

When spending $1,250 on a prop lightsaber, you want to be absolutely sure you’re buying as accurate a replica as possible. So instead of licensing designs and schematics to third-party companies, Disney and Lucasfilm have launched its own line of prop replicas that promise to be the most accurate ever created. The Star Wars Collectibles:…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Jun 1

Has it Really Taken This Long For Lightsaber Pool Noodles to Exist?

You’re supposed to use them for lazily floating around a pool on a hot summer’s day, but in no time at all those long foam noodles quickly become a sword you can safely swing around like a samurai, ninja, and now a Jedi, thanks to Swim Ways. These Star Wars Noodle Lightsabers are nothing more…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Apr 15

This Amazing Fan Film Showcases All The Things We Love About Darth Maul

There is one good thing to come out of Episode I: The Phantom Menace: Darth Maul. This fan film, Darth Maul: Apprentice showcases all of the things that we loved about the red-and-black Sith Lord. When a team of Jedi Knights stumble upon Maul’s training world, he’s forced to protect his identity and the nature…

io9 Andrew Liptak Mar 6

Prove Your Star Wars Devotion With a $25,000 Floating Lightsaber Fountain Pen

Think you’re the biggest Star Wars fan in our neck of the galaxy? Here’s your chance to prove it once and for all, because only the most loyal of Star Wars devotees will be willing to spend just shy of $25,000 for a lightsaber fountain pen and a nifty floating display stand. What could possibly…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Dec 24

Gorgeous Hubble Flyby Reveals a Lightsaber in Space

Here’s a beautiful flyby video of the Herbig-Haro object called HH 24 courtesy of the Hubble. We saw the absolutely striking still image earlier which shows a newborn star shooting out twin jets into space. To learn more about this awesome phenomenon, read here. The video combines a two-dimensional zoom and a three-dimensional flight to…

Sploid Casey Chan Dec 17

How the Lightsabers In The Force Awakens Finally Realized George Lucas’ Original Vision

That innocent period where what little we knew of The Force Awakens was the debate over the feasibility of Kylo Ren’s lightsaber was a wonderful time. But it turns out aside from the debate about if it was THE BEST or THE WORST, from a practical point of view, the movie’s sabers had two new…

Movies James Whitbrook Dec 14

Wiper Blade Lightsabers Protect Your Car’s Windows From Raindrop Attacks

You can roll your eyes all you want at yet another ridiculous example of Star Wars merchandising, but secretly you’re probably going to place an order for these simple wiper blade upgrades because you know you can’t resist having a lightsaber wooshing back and forth across your car’s rear window. WiperTags are available in countless…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Dec 14

Knife, Spoon, and Fork Lightsabers Are Elegant Cutlery For a More Civilized Age

You no longer have to suck up to your parents to ensure their fine silverware will eventually be passed onto you, because what dinner guest wouldn’t prefer dining with a set of lightsaber flatware instead? For $15 from ThinkGeek you get a fork attached to Luke’s original lightsaber (Anakin’s), a spoon connected to Yoda’s, and…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Dec 1

Video: The brutal amputations in Star Wars done by lightsabers

Lightsabers are dangerous as hell. If I had access to one in this here real life, I’d be legless, armless, headless, and torsoless in less than 5 minutes. Not even kidding. Even people who know how to use lightsabers get their body parts laser chopped off. Check out this compilation of all the amputations in…

Sploid Casey Chan Nov 24

Here Are 30 Seconds of The Last Jedi To Hold You Over Until Monday Night’s Trailer

This Isn’t Anakin Skywalker’s Lightsaber Anymore. It’s Rey’s.

How to Perfectly Fake a Glowing Lightsaber in Photoshop

Gigantic Lightsaber Lamps Can Light Up an Entire Cantina

Your Hands Are Safe, But Watch Your Fingers Around This Lightsaber Immersion Blender

This Fast & Furious-Star Wars Mash-Up Proves Every Movie Is Better With Lightsabers

Disney May Have Found a Way to Deflect Lasers With a Lightsaber

This Incredibly Detailed Lightsaber Is the Best Reason to Own a 3D Printer

Watch a Real-Life Jedi Deflect Fireworks With a Lightsaber

No Walls Were Harmed in the Making of These Lightsaber Hanging Hooks

Watch These Dudes Deflect Roman Candle Firework Blasts with a Lightsaber

Lucasfilm and Disney Are Now Selling Their Own Flawless Star Wars Props

Has it Really Taken This Long For Lightsaber Pool Noodles to Exist?

This Amazing Fan Film Showcases All The Things We Love About Darth Maul

Prove Your Star Wars Devotion With a $25,000 Floating Lightsaber Fountain Pen

Gorgeous Hubble Flyby Reveals a Lightsaber in Space

How the Lightsabers In The Force Awakens Finally Realized George Lucas’ Original Vision

Wiper Blade Lightsabers Protect Your Car’s Windows From Raindrop Attacks

Knife, Spoon, and Fork Lightsabers Are Elegant Cutlery For a More Civilized Age

Video: The brutal amputations in Star Wars done by lightsabers

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