The Weenie Wing Commander might look like an X-Wing, but it is named something else, thereby avoiding kicking up those costly licensing fees to big George. It looks close enough to the real thing that all but the most frighteningly obsessed Star Wars fanboys would not be able to spot the difference, and I don’t think those guys get out, let alone barbecue.
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SkyMall is now officially selling an officially licensed replica Star Trek Captain’s chair. The purists will be happy to note that it looks like the real thing. It also swivels, lights up and has sound effects “from the legendary Star Trek series”.
The price is a surprisingly reasonable $2717, but the kicker is the shipping, it will cost at least $400 to get it to your door, but for a massive slab of furniture that is what one would expect. [SkyMall via CrunchGear]
BaR2D2 is is without a doubt the coolest bar bot I have ever seen. There have been a few over the past year, but most were mere beer pourers (which is no small feat). This is more of a serving bot and comes with “a motorized beer elevator, motorized ice/mixer drawer, and six-bottle shot dispenser.”
If you like it so much that you want to build your own, there is a very good Instructable. As for me, this is going on my list of things to get other people to make for me if I ever fall into an enormous pile of money (you never know, it could happen). [Instructables via Gizmodo]
The Lenovo IdeaCenter A600 all-in-one desktop is most definitely taking a leaf out of the iMac book, but given the cheaper cost of non-Apple parts, it just might be an iMac killer. It comes with a choice of Core 2 Duo processors, 21.5″ 1920×1080 full HD screen, optional Blu-ray, up to 4GB of DDR3 RAM, optional ATI Radeon graphics card (not sure what one), up to 1TB of HDD space, facial recognition technology, and a motion sensitive remote control cum gaming controller (a la Nintendo Wii) that can also be used as a VOIP handset.
The price starts from $999, but it is heavily customizable so we are assuming that one could part with a lot more if he or she chose to do so. It is a very nice unit, and as long as it is priced below the iMac, it is a system I would definitely consider getting. One thing that I do hope though, is that all-in-one manufacturers start including an extra HDMI out, so we can get some dual screen action going. [Engadget]
This is an extremely cool DIY keyring project, that providing you the right tools, should take roughly five minutes. Unfortunately my car key has a built in remote, which means the keys would not bunch together as nicely as shown in the video. [PopSci]
