By Andrew Liszewski

They won’t slash, cut or burn anything, but these Star Wars themed laser pointers will do a damned good job at directing your co-workers’ attention to important points on your PowerPoint presentation at your next business meeting. They’re each just 4 inches long and modeled after the sabers carried by Vader and Darth Maul, making the red laser beams color-accurate for you particularly anal Star Wars fans, and they’re available from ThinkGeek for just $14.99 each.

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As laser pointers go, you could do far worse than this little keychain Lightsaber. I mean think about it; if your job requires you to use a laser pointer, then you might as well have a cool one. And at $15, it’s not like this is a huge monetary investment. As an investment in your social standing amongst your peers, though, this thing ought to pay off in spades.

Choose from Darth Vader or Darth Maul versions, available at ThinkGeek.

Features include:

• Working red dot laser pointer
• The force
• Highly detailed scaled replicas
• Batteries included
• Pew pew pew!

Those are the actual features listed on the product page. Very nice.

Star Wars Lightsaber Laser Pointer [ThinkGeek]

By Andrew Liszewski

A few years ago we brought you news that Marc Ecko was producing a limited edition hoodie that basically made you look like bounty hunter Boba Fett from the Star Wars films. (Give or take.) Unfortunately since they were a ‘limited edition’ the hoodies were very popular and particularly hard to come by. But not being ones to let a profitable idea slip by it seems that Lucas & co. has given the go ahead for a whole line of Marc Ecko Star Wars hoodies.

While they won’t actually be available until November of this year, the hoodies are available for pre-order from the StarWarsShop.com and include such designs as an X-Wing Pilot ($149.99) Darth Vader and Darth Maul ($98) and a redesigned Boba Fett hoodie now known as the ‘Fett for Real.’ ($98) And yes, they’re all available in sizes from small to 3XL to accommodate the entire spectrum of Star Wars fanboys.

[ StarWarsShop.com - Fett for Real, X-Wing Pilot, Darth Vader & Darth Maul Hoodies ]

Shipping this Fall for the Sony PSP and Nintendo DS is Lucas Arts’ latest installment in the Star Wars Battlefront series, Elite Squadron. Players can now engage in battle on foot and then take to the skies to continue the fight with every shot fired affecting the outcome of each battle on every front.

You’ll traverse the Star Wars galaxy as X2, a clone trooper with Jedi Master roots, who opts to give the Empire the bird and join the Rebellion. X2’s clone brother X1 decides to take his Force-sensitive self on a path of destruction that could decide both sides fate.
Elite Squadron on the PSP will support 16-player multiplayer while the DS will host up to four players in a variety of modes, including the new “Heroes and Villians” mode.

Playable characters from the Star Wars universe, include Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader, Boba Fett, Kit Fisto, Darth Maul and a handful from Renegade Squadron and The Force Unleashed.