
Yeah, that’s not totally unwieldy or anything. I think I’ll stick with my cheapie Sigg knock-off, thanks. (via)

Yeah, that’s not totally unwieldy or anything. I think I’ll stick with my cheapie Sigg knock-off, thanks. (via)
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Here we have our first weird merchandise sighting of the new year. I’m not sure if I should be more shocked that handheld Star Wars character fan misters exist, or that they’re actually sold out.
I’m still waiting on that Mustafar immersion fryer, guys. Make it so.
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Leaving no niche unmarketed, it’s the R2-D2 aquarium.
R2D2 Aquarium is, in case you’re wondering, far from a tacky affair – though, we’ll admit, it may well sit comfortably on the fence between the especially incredulous and the vaguely surreal – as what’s on offer is a 1¾ gallon tank, an animated dome which will respond to vocal commands (with beeps) and a radar eye that doubles up as a periscope allowing you to spy on your fish as they feed and go about their re-enactments of famous Star Wars scenes before a suitably illustrated cardboard backdrop.
No, I think tacky is the word you’re looking for here. Or maybe “ridiculous” and “unwieldy” – matters of taste aside, I would not want to be the one responsible for cleaning that thing. (via)
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I’m with Gizmodo: This Vader TV set is more than a little ridiculous, lightsaber remote or no lightsaber remote. (They used to sell a much more accurate, if not particularly functional-looking universal remote on its own. You can still find them on eBay.)
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