May 25
For those that may have forgotten or didn’t realize (like me), May 25th is Towel Day; an annual, international celebration of the late Douglas Adams (author of Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, Dirk Gently, and others). To mark the occasion and honor his memory, you should carry a towel with you everywhere you go. In case you don’t have a towel (or don’t know where your towel is), ThinkGeek conveniently has one available for purchase with the ever-useful, and friendly, advice “Don’t Panic”. The simple, straightforward towel measures 27″ x 52″ and costs approximately $16. Alas, you won’t be able to get it in time for today (unless they have some interesting time-travel delivery option), but once it arrives you’ll be set for whatever life throws your way.
Available from ThinkGeek. Retail price $15.99
Happy Towel Day!
Tagged with: Douglas Adams • Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy • ThinkGeek • towel
Apr 29
Perhaps a special Mother’s Day gift for the Tolkien or Lord of the Rings fan, Weta is now shipping stone pendants engraved with select images or motifs from Middle-Earth. The pendants feature an image of a Gandolf rune, Arwen’s coronation crown, or the White Tree of Gondor. These unique, natural stone pendants are hand-polished, delivered in a pouch and tied with an adjustable black string.
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Tagged with: Gandolf • Lord of the Rings • Weta
Mar 29
Add some shelf-appeal to your books or sci-fi DVD collection with this set of illuminated bookends from the Star Wars Shop. Featuring a replica of Darth Vader’s lightsaber skewering each end, the battery-powered bookends light up to add to the effect (shown here in prototype form). The set of bookends, exclusive to the Star Wars Shop, costs $50 and is set to ship March 31, 2010.
Available for pre-order from Star Wars Shop. Retail price $49.99.
Via OhGizmo!
Tagged with: lightsaber • Star Wars • Star Wars Shop
Nov 02
Battle-Damaged Darth Vader Lego Magnet
Star Wars and LEGO’s are always a great combination, as we’ve seen before. The latest accessories from the LEGO Shop includes a line of new Star Wars magnet sets. Each set of three minifigure magnets runs about $15. The forces of good and evil battle it out on your refrigerator; who will be victorious?
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Tagged with: LEGO • magnet • Star Wars
Oct 13
Red Eye of Sauron Weta Crew Pin
Weta is releasing a new product to commemorate their 10th anniversary – the Red Eye of Sauron pin. While not exactly giving them away, the pins only cost $9.99 each. Similar pins were worn by Weta Workshop crew members on the set of the The Lord of the Rings trilogy
. If someone needed a Weta tech, they just looked for the Red Eye. Normally, the evil eye is something to avoid, but in this case I guess not. The 2.2″ (57 mm) pin was designed by John Howe, the book illustrator who worked as a chief conceptual designer on Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy.
Available from Weta. Retail price $9.99
Tagged with: John Howe • Lord of the Rings • Weta
For those that may have forgotten or didn’t realize (like me), May 25th is Towel Day; an annual, international celebration of the late Douglas Adams (author of Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, Dirk Gently, and others). To mark the occasion and honor his memory, you should carry a towel with you everywhere you go. In case you don’t have a towel (or don’t know where your towel is), ThinkGeek conveniently has one available for purchase with the ever-useful, and friendly, advice “Don’t Panic”. The simple, straightforward towel measures 27″ x 52″ and costs approximately $16. Alas, you won’t be able to get it in time for today (unless they have some interesting time-travel delivery option), but once it arrives you’ll be set for whatever life throws your way.
