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LEGO Star Wars Droid Escape

Conner Flynn — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:03:02 +0000

Who could forget the classic scene from Star Wars when the droids escaped the empire by using an escape pod, which shot them down to Tatooine? Now you can own the LEGO set and make the scene your very own with the LEGO Star Wars Droid Escape set. This set includes 2 Sandtroopers, R2-D2, and [...]

Star Wars R2-Q5 & R2-A3 Ornaments

Conner Flynn — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 15:06:47 +0000

Deck the halls with…Droid ornaments? You bet! Star Wars fans will want to decorate their tree with some good old fashioned droids this holiday season. You can start with these Star Wars R2-Q5 & R2-A3 Ornaments. Chances are you probably already have R2-D2, Darth Vader and all the rest, so go ahead and cover your [...]

Star Wars R2-D2 Folding Armchair

Conner Flynn — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 15:32:43 +0000

This Star Wars R2-D2 Folding Armchair allows you to park your butt on a droid and relax. Poor R2, this has to be one of the most humiliating pieces of merchandise in a long time for the droid. One thing is for sure, it is bound to be the geekiest chair in the house or [...]

10 Awesomely Geeky R2-D2 Star Wars Toys

Conner Flynn — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 23:40:37 +0000

You could sit around all day and argue about who the best character from Star Wars is, but as far as merchandising goes. There is one clear winner. R2 has had more toys and gadgets made in his likeness than anyone. And so let’s celebrate by taking a look at just 10 of our favorites. [...]

R2-D2 Snow Globe

Conner Flynn — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 15:58:04 +0000

It was the night before Christmas and all through the house only one droid was chirping, quiet as a mouse. Because R2 is stuck in a snow globe. Sucks for him, but it’s great for you since you are celebrating the holiday with this R2-D2 Snow Globe. It has R2-D2 in a Santa hat, with [...]

Star Wars R2-D2 MP4 Player

Conner Flynn — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 19:54:07 +0000

This is the coolest music player ever. The Star Wars R2-D2 MP4 Player comes from a galaxy far far away, so that you can listen to music anywhere with some droid assistance. I love how they made C-3PO the earbuds. It will store about 500 songs on its 2GB storage space and it’s mostly meant [...]

Star Wars R2-D2 Sweater

Conner Flynn — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 15:47:35 +0000

That guy above is definitely not the droid I was looking for, but he does have a neat Star Wars R2-D2 Sweater. In fact I would call this guy Geek Chic. He’s really rocking that droid pattern. It was created by Etsy seller EricaKnit and as the name implies, she certainly knows how to knit [...]

Star Wars Hailfire Droid R/C Vehicle

James Kelly — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 08:55:22 +0000

For kids, R/C fans and Star Wars Clone Wars fans, the Star Wars Hailfire Droid R/C Vehicle makes a great collectible toy. The Hailfire R/C Driod Vehicle has pivoting missile pods, a positionable dual-blaster cannon, rapid-fire missiles and over-sized rolling wheels to add hours of fun to your Star Wars battles. Crush the rebellion and [...]

R2-D2 Peppermill

Conner Flynn — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 16:55:45 +0000

A meal just isn’t a meal without some pepper to spice things up. Who better to provide it than our favorite droid? The R2-D2 Peppermill has you covered. Just twist R2D2′s dome and the pepper comes out. This is a big selling point on Tatooine. They never showed it in the movies, but droids are [...]

R2-D2 Soft Lunch Box

Conner Flynn — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 16:35:09 +0000

Lunchboxes were so cool when I was a kid. The art was always amazing and they had great metal embossing. Well, the days of metal lunchboxes may be gone, but that doesn’t mean that they aren’t cool still. This R2-D2 Soft Lunch Box is the one to get today. It’s not even shaped like a [...]

Voice Activated R2-D2

Patra Beaulieu — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 11:37:05 +0000

If you frequent the friendly skies, maybe you’ve skimmed the pages of the Skymall catalog in the seat pocket in front of you out of curiosity or boredom. If so, has the Voice Activated R2-D2 ever caught your eye? Because you can’t just raid the Star Wars prop room and steal the real astromech himself, purchasing the 15″ automated replica will have [...]

Star Wars Probe Droid Statue

Ryan Cooper — Sat, 14 May 2011 15:48:45 +0000

Remember the Viper probe droids that the Galactic Empire dispatched to search for the Rebel Alliance at the beginning of The Empire Strikes Back movie? Now with the Star Wars Probe Droid Statue, you can have a sculpture of this memorable character. Made of cold cast resin this limited edition statue, which is imported from [...]

Star Wars R2-Q2, R2-R9, R2-X2 Droid Bobbleheads

Ryan Cooper — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 04:33:26 +0000

R2-D2 may be the most well known Astromech Droid out there, but he’s not the only one. Real fans can now collect some of the other astromechs with these limited edition Star Wars R2-Q2, R2-R9, R2-X2 Droid Bobbleheads. Each is available exclusively at Entertainment Earth, stands about 4.5 to 5 inches tall (including base), and [...]

R2-D2 Headphones

Robert Birming — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 17:08:37 +0000

For those of you who enjoyed the Star Wars USB Hand Warmers that was covered here at GeekAlerts a couple of days ago, here are a pair of headphones that will be a perfect match with the R2-D2 model of those geeky winter gizmos. The headphones features a design that looks like the “head” on [...]

Star Wars USB Hand Warmers

Robert Birming — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 16:01:41 +0000

Fans of the Star Wars saga will this year be able to keep their fingers hot during cold winter days using hand warmers inspired by the George Lucas space opera. There are two designs for you to choose from: A black one featuring the arch-villain Darth Vader and a blue one featuring the bleep-blooping astromech [...]

R2-D2 Talking Money Bank

Robert Birming — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 23:28:28 +0000

After been moonlighting as a fridge, an aquarium and lots of other strange things, it’s time for everyone’s favorite tin can astromech droid to enter yet another new role: a money bank. Every time you deposit a coin in the R2-D2 talking money bank, he bleeps, bloops and flurps just like he does in the [...]

Star Wars R2-D2 Water Bottle

Robert Birming — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 14:20:49 +0000

It’s not the first time this tin can astromech droid gets filled with water. Last year we could see R2-D2 as an aquarium with a built-in periscope, and now the design of the popular Star Wars robot has been used for a water bottle. You simply tilt R2-D2′s head back to take a sip from [...]

R2-D2 Aquarium with Built-In Periscope

Robert Birming — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 07:34:24 +0000

No rest for the tin can astromech droid. It wasn’t that long ago since we saw R2-D2 as a fridge, and now this popular Star Wars character has to hold a 1 3/4-gallon aquarium tank in his central compartment. The domed head rotates with any vocal command you issue and he utters his familiar “bleeps” [...]

R2-D2 Whizzwatch – Control Artoo with IR Watch

Robert Birming — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 15:34:51 +0000

The R2-D2 Whizzwatch time killer/time teller combo allows you to control a mini action figure of the popular Star Wars droid using a special wristwatch IR transmitter. The geek-tastic R2-D2 Whizzwatch is a timepiece with a difference because R2-D2 is attached to its strap. Simply unclip the legendary astromech droid, pop him on your desk [...]

R2-D2 Projection Alarm Clock

Robert Birming — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 12:11:12 +0000

Wesco Limited, a toy manufacturer in Cheshire, England, will later this year release release a projection alarm clock in the shape of the popular Star Wars R2-D2 character. Artoo will be able to tell you the current time in two ways; with large red digits projected on your wall, or from the small LCD display [...]

Star Wars R2-D2 Desktop Speakers

Robert Birming — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:25:05 +0000

Last week we saw our favorite tin can astromech droid R2-D2 in the shape of a belt buckle. This week they have turned him and his red cousin R2-D1 into a nice pair of desktop speakers. You get a two-droid set, R2-D2 and his red doppleganger R2-D1. Each features a flip-up head to reveal a [...]

R2-D2 Belt Buckle

Robert Birming — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 14:06:35 +0000

Now you can get a cool looking belt buckle, shaped like everyone’s favorite astromech droid, to go with that fun R2-D2 Costume T-shirt. The officially licensed R2-D2 Belt Buckle merchandise measures 2.25 x 3.75 inches and is available from the Amazon.com website $21.99. (Via CraziestGadgets)

R2-D2 Night Projector

Robert Birming — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 22:02:45 +0000

National Console Support, Inc. has announced a neat low-budget alternative to that $4,000 Artoo projector you might have read about earlier. This projector will light up your room with images of the Death Star, an X-wing starfighter, and the Millennium Falcon against a backdrop of stars. You can choose between the blue and white R2-D2 [...]

C-3PO Vinyl Collectible Doll

Robert Birming — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 20:42:25 +0000

It doesn’t happen often, but every now and then this golden protocol droid steels the show from R2-D2, Darth Vader and other Star Wars celebs. The C-3PO collectible doll is 21 cm (8.26 inches) tall and made of soft vinyl. It can be pre-ordered for $58 and will start shipping in February 2009(?!). Surely they [...]