Star Wars invasion over San Francisco!

In tune with the new Star Wars the Clone Wars film in theaters now, comes this awesome video from Current.com:

Apparently the galaxy far, far away is closer than we think!

Mimo-What?

[Photo by NiNa]

For the longest time I've been needing to get a USB flash drive, but kept holding out because I really, really wanted a Mimobot (by Mimoco). It's like a functional doo-dad that could also double as a toy -- what's not to love about that? They even have a little story: they're from the Planet Blooh located in galaxy 4210 . . . you can check that out here.

At 2", they come in an array of designs by contemporary artists and have even teamed up with some pretty awesome franchises like Gloomy Bears, Star Wars (remember our past post about them?) and most recently Happy Tree Friends.

[Photo by NiNa]

You can get these little dudes in capacities of 512 MG, 1 GB, 2 GB and 4 GB. And depending on which design you get, they're produced in limited editions of 250 - 3,500 units. See, they're collectibles and compatible with both Macs and PCs. Prices range from $39.95 - $109.95.

I finally got one when I went to Comic Con -- the 2 GB Gigglebyte. Originally I was going to get the Fairybit, but I guess the saleswoman thought I was pointing at something else . . . oh well. I got the last 2 GB Gigglebyte so HA!

And with my purchase I got a free Vimobot. Vimobots are 4" vinyl toys and are blind-boxed. The designs they have out right now are of the Mimobots from the first core series.

It's also available in plain white for your DIY pleasure, plus its also a contest! Take a picture of your DIY creation and submit it to Mimoco. People will get to vote on designs and the ones that win will get to see their Vimobot turned into an actual Mimobot!

Round one is done . . . bring on two!

Pink Droid With A Heart of Gold

Remember back in my Hasbro post I said there would be more info on the R2-KT figure that I bought? I know its been awhile, but I finally did it! The figure was a limited edition run available only at the Con and on the Hasbro and Star Wars online websites. All proceeds from the sales of the R2-KT figure went to the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

[courtesy of Hasbro]

R2-KT was originally made for a little girl named Katie Johnson who was diagnosed with a brain tumor. Albin Johnson, her father and founder of the 501st Legion, thought of the idea of creating an R2 unit to watch over Katie much like R2-D2 watched over Padme in Episode II. Katie's sister pitched in the idea to make Katie's R2 unit pink and to name it R2-KT (like R2-Katie.) You can read more about how the Johnson's idea came to fruition on the R2-KT Home Page and more about Katie on her home page.

[Courtesy of R2-KT Home Page]

Though Katie's battle with cancer ended in August of 2005, R2-KT's mission is "to entertain children, raise awareness of pediatric cancer, and raise money for such charities as Make-A-Wish and Children's Cancer Fund" (from R2-KT Home Page.) Though Hasbro's stock of R2-KT figures sold out at the Con and their online website shortly thereafter, I recently checked their webpage to find that they did get a few more in stock. At only $9.99 a pop, its not a bad way of giving to a good cause.


until next time...

Exclusive News from Cameron Tiede!

You may remember Cameron Tiede from our past post from the Pop Cling Show. He contacted us to let us know about his upcoming Projects.

Cameron is one of the artists featured in The Star Wars Celebration next week in Los Angeles May 24-28 (remember, Carmel wrote about Star Wars' 30th Anniversary on a past post?) Cameron paid homage to those Star Wars characters we've grown to love (and hate) and painted his rendition of the cast on a life size Darth Vader Replica Helmet!
He also has work featured at San Francisco's Gallery 1988 show, "The Onset" (which starts today and runs until June 16th) and will be a part of the artists lineup at this weeks show, "Vinyl Elements" hosted by Vinyl Pulse at Barracuda in L.A. this Thursday.

AND (yes, he's quite the busy bee lately) he has a Blind Box TV Guy toy being released this month through Kaching Brands.


Thanks Cameron for the inside scoop! =D

(All featured images courtesy of Cameron Tiede)

The Force is Strong With These Ones...

With the 30th anniversary of Star Wars Episode IV drawing near, a miriad of interesting items commemorating this momentous occasion have been surfacing in some [un]likely places. For starters, the United States Postal Service will be issuing a set of 15 stamps featuring images from all six Star Wars movies. You may have dropped off your mail in one of mailboxes designed to look like R2-D2, announcing the USPS x Star Wars collaboration back in March earlier this year. They've even got three limited edition Express Mail envelopes with Yoda, Obi-Wan Kenobi [of the Ewan McGregor variety], and Darth Vader. First-day-of-issuance of the stamps is set for May 25th at the Star Wars Celebration IV event in L.A. Here's a sneak peek look at the stamps:

© 2007 USPS. All Rights Reserved

Mimoco designed a set of four Star Wars inspired mimobots in their Star Wars mimobot series 1. These cool USB Flash Drives [1GB, 2GB, and 4GB] embody the Force as Darth Vader, Chewbacca, Stromtrooper, and R2-D2. Each comes preloaded with bonus Star Wars material, but quantities are limited so order one while they're still in stock! I want this one:


Not really new, but always a favorite... Spud Trooper, Artoo-Potatoo, & Darth Tater!


And something fun for all you Mac users, here's a fun little gizmo to add to your Dashboard... The Yoda Widget


Consider it your very own Yoda translator. Just type in a sentence and it'll convert it into Yoda speech. Try it, you must. Lots of fun, you will have!

Until next time...