Tag: STAR WARS

Little Stars for Little Wars doesn't actually have much to do with Star Wars, except for the name. It's a fun Time-Waster, but it was a tad tricky for me to figure out. Here's how it works: You control a "planet". Your planet makes "ships" at a certain rate. If you click your planet and then another planet, your ships are sent over to that new planet. If they outnumber that planet's ships, they ...

I'm more of the "look out your window to find out what the weather's doing" type, but I have to admit...Tom Scott's Star Wars Weather page is just plain awesome. While I certainly don't need Tom's script to tell me weather in my home town is Hoth-like, it's a heck of a lot more fun than perusing the stodgy reports on the Weather Channel's site. I also hope he's wrong about me possibly having ...

Earlier this week, I told you how the $1000 do-nothing application called I Am Rich had been pulled from the iTunes app store. While I doubt many people miss that particular bit of software, the latest app to be removed from the store was actually kind of fun: it's PhoneSaber, a lightsaber simulator for your iPhone. It uses the accelerometer in your device to respond as you swing your phone, ...

We can't wait to see what all you creative types come up with once StarWars.com relaunches their website on Friday with its new video mash-up feature. The site's new online video-editing tool provided by Eyespot will let fans make their own Star Wars movies by choosing from over 250 scenes from all six films. Since you can even add your own video shots to the collection, there's no telling what ...

First, the US Postal Service planted more than 300 R2-D2 mailboxes across the country in honor of Star Wars 30th anniversary. Then they began a contest that runs through May 23rd to choose the best Star Wars stamp (Yoda's in the lead). Now the Post Office is offering three free versions of Star Wars desktop wallpaper at its website. Let Yoda, Obi-Wan or Darth Vader grace your desktop, or download ...