Showing posts with label Star Wars. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Star Wars. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 29, 2007

Lightsaber-Inspired Weapon in the Works

A non-lethal weapon inspired by the lightsaber of Star Wars is being developed in the U.S. Unlike the one seen in the science-fiction movie series, it won't really have a laser blade that slices. Instead, it will be like a pulsing powerful flashlight that causes disorientation and nausea. It is thought to be useful for crowd control and other anti-personnel purposes. Human rights groups have expressed fear that it will be sold in the black market and used illicitly. In spite of this, research on the weapon continues.

On the left is a diagram of the fictional lightsaber of the Star Wars universe. Jedis can make these themselves, just like what Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) did.
There's more about this new weapon on i-Mash.

Wednesday, March 7, 2007

Obi-Wan's Cloak Sells for a Lot

The Obi-Wan Kenobi Star Wars robe of Sir Alec Guinness sold for 54,000 pounds at an auction of movie and television memorabilia. The robe went missing for 30 years as it was lent for use in other films like The Mummy in 1999. It was even said to have been hired out as a "fancy dress." It was rediscovered after a stock check a couple of years ago.

Sunday, March 4, 2007

Tour the Universe with Celestia

This is a screen capture of Mars using Celestia, a free software that you can use to virtually take a tour of the universe in real time with just a few clicks of the mouse and keyboard. Go anywhere you want to and zoom across space like you were in a spaceship! The photo is courtesy of http://www.shatters.net/celestia/


Juicy add ons like textures, other celestial objects of interest, and even space craft from movies like Star Wars, Star Trek, Babylon 5, Event Horizon, Stargate and the classic television series Space 1999, are also possible with Celestia to make your trip more realistic and entertaining. The possibilities are only limited by the imagination of the developer. It's a kid's sci-fi dream come true! The pictured add on is of an Asgrad warship of Stargate from Celestia Motherlode at http://www.celestiamotherlode.net/