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 your plastic science fiction inspired bottle, or to fill it up with water – or anything else you would like to drink.

The Star Wars R2-D2 Water Bottle will be available in April 2009 from the Japanese company Tanomi for ¥3,300 yen (about $37 USD).

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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” from the Star Wars movies. His radar eye houses the eyepiece to a built-in periscope that provides an intimate view of the aquatic activity below, allowing you to watch your charges swim towards the food you’ve dropped in from the dome’s removable feeding door.

Includes filter and overhead LED tank lights that randomly morph between red, blue, and green (lights can be disabled). Includes a two-sided waterproofed cardboard insert depicting scenes from the movie as a background.

The R2-D2 Aquarium plugs into AC and measures 30(H) x 16(W) x 16(L) inches. The product is available from the Hammacher Schlemmer website for $129.95

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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 and use the buttons on the watch to move him around.

Although not quite as informative as everyone’s favourite overweight glob of grease, the watch itself has buttons to help you scroll through a variety of digital readouts, and you can switch between 12/24 hour displays.

The R2-D2 Whizzwatch is available from Firebox for £19.95 (about $36 USD).

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 located on the front of the can-shaped astromech droid.

The R2-D2 Projection Alarm Clock from Wesco Limited will be released in October and can now be pre-ordered from Play.com (£17.99) or Amazon UK ( £19.99).

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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 speaker. Plug the stereo headphone style plug into your PC, iPod or spare Wookie for some droid-based sound. We won’t kid you, these speakers are not powered so their volume is limited by whatever audio input you give them. But don’t you want to help out a droid who’s down on his luck?

Features

• Mini Speakers look like R2-D2 and R2-D1
• Imported from Japan
• Officially Licensed Star Wars Product
• Detailed construction with movable arms and foot
• Flip up each Droid’s head to reveal the speaker
• Standard stereo headphone jack connector
• Speakers are not powered, they run off the power of whatever audio source you give them
• Each Droid stands approximately 6 inches high

The Star Wars R2-D2 Speaker Set ($39.99) is available at ThinkGeek.

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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.

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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 model or the red and white R2-M5 version. Each droid projector is 15 cm (6 inches) tall.

The Star Wars Night Projector ($20) requires 2 x AAA batteries.

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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 must mean February 2008, or?

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Look at R2-D2, after having served as a webcam and other glamourous products, the poor little droid now has become a punching bag.

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