Star Wars weekends begin tomorrow, May 21, 2010, at Disney’s Hollywood Studios theme park in Orlando, Florida. Combining two of my favorite things, Star Wars Weekends are an annual event at the Disney park celebrating the Star Wars saga with special events, shows, and memorabilia. This year they are celebrating the 30th anniversary of The Empire Strikes Back. Hosting each of the four weekends this year is Jeremy Bulloch (Boba Fett) and Ashley Eckstein (voice of Ahsoka). For more details for the each of the four weekends, check out the Disney Star Wars Weekends website.
May 20
May 19
Hallmark has announced the new holiday Keepsake Ornaments in their 2010 lineup, including several for sci-fi and fantasy fans. Star Trek and Star Wars are once again represented, as well as a few other genre ornaments. Quite a broad range with lots of options. Take a look at the Hallmark Keepsake Ornament Dreambook to see them all. Retail prices for the sci-fi ornaments vary, ranging from $15 to $33. Many of these ornaments will appear in stores starting in July.
May 10
Gentle Giant has joined with Borders bookstores to create an exclusive set of Star Wars logo bookends, available only from Borders and Borders.com. The limited-edition, hand-numbered set sells for about $60. End-to-end the bookends measure 9.25 inches long x 3 inches wide x 4.25 inches high. Only 5000 were produced, so act now if you want this nice piece sitting on your book or video shelf.
Available only at Borders and Borders.com. Retail price $59.99
Apr 28
Even if your dad isn’t a Dark Lord of the Sith, he may still enjoy this new Father’s Day video greeting card from Hallmark coming out in May. The card includes a real LCD video screen that plays a selection of clips of Star Wars characters in father-esque moments. The actual clip runs just under 1 minute. The artwork of the card features Darth Vader and poster artwork from A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back. Pretty nice looking card, though as some have noted, it may not last long on store shelves.
Available from Hallmark stores in May. Retail price not yet available.
Via OhGizmo and StarWars.com
Apr 26
The recent post about the new R2-D2 USB cleaner got me thinking about all the useful, fun and sometimes impractical USB accessories available for sci-fi and fantasy fanatics. Some, like USB flash drives and hubs, are very practical. Others, like the USB light-up Alien, certainly fall into the fun spectrum. I’ve put together a list of many of the different USB gadgets I found across the web and where to buy them.
