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Forget Fett’s Vette. Fett’s bike is much cooler. Imagine if Boba Fett had had a bike instead of Slave One. I’m not sure where he would have stored Han Solo in frozen in carbonite, but otherwise I would have loved to see that movie. Maybe he could have used a sidecar.

This awesome ride was built by Star Wars fan Tattoodle. It’s a Boba Fett-inspired BMW motorcycle, complete with matching helmet! Of course it has a Star Wars themed Garmin GPS unit on board too in order to track down bounty.

Lucasfilm really ought to team up with some motorcycle companies and offer up some cool rides like this. They would sell like crazy. After all, some of us geeks are actually tough enough to ride a motorcycle.

[via Geekologie]

Remember that disassembly friendly, unnamed Xbox 360 arcade stick Razer trotted out at TGS last year? It’s back, and while it hasn’t gained any traction in the moniker category, it’s received a few notable hardware tweaks. Razer’s TGS team told us the stick has been through a total of thirteen revisions since it entered closed beta last year, and is now entering its final beta before production. Leveraging feedback from over 200 enthusiasts, Razer has made a number of tweaks to the controller, including alternative joystick tops, an included miniature screwdriver and a honeycomb screw-mount bottom so modders can install custom PCBs.

The new unit also wears an acrylic cover, allowing perspective buyers to swap Razer’s default artwork for a custom inlay. Just like last year, this unit features Sanwa Denshi components — but picky players will be able to swap them out for their preferred parts without fear of voiding their warranty. Razer couldn’t tell us how long the final beta phase would last, and only said that the stick would be released once it was “perfect.” Our host did hazard a guess, however, that it would be out by early next year. Want to see more? Relive our TGS booth visit after the break.

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Razer’s customizable fight stick returns to TGS for final beta, is still nameless (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 20 Sep 2012 01:55:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We don’t have nearly enough Super Mario inspired board games and this one is a work of sheer genius, turning Hungry Hungry Hippos into an amazing Koopa battle where you eat everything that you can.

This awesome game is the work of crafter KodyKoala, who spent about 50 hours modifying a standard Hungry Hungry Hippos game into a work of video game art. All I know is if Mario found himself in this Koopa-filled arena, he surely would be dead.

Each Koopa model took about 10 hours to complete and if you absolutely have to own it, the game will be going up for sale at the El Paso Comic Con on September 14th. The detail is amazing. So, who wants to buy it?

[Flickr via Obvious Winner]

Some fish lovers go all out with some pretty elaborate aquariums, but what if you never ever want to be apart from your fish. Well, you can always sleep with the fishes, and this aquarium bed is a pretty neat way to do that.

This 650 gallon fish tank that rests just above your head while you sleep. Is that comforting or not? I personally would never trust any 650 gallon tank above me ever, but that’s just me. This amazing tank was created by Acrylic Tank Manufacturing for Jamestown, North Carolina’s Furnitureland South and was featured on an episode of Animal Planet’s Tanked.

If you want one like this, it will cost you about $12,000 for the privilege of sleeping under this thing, but if you really love fish it is probably well worth it. You might finally find Nemo even.

[via Hi Consumption via Incredible Things via Geekologie]

And you thought your future brown Galaxy S III would be special. We’re just learning the full story of how avid fan Shane Bennett got what may be the rarest version of Samsung’s flagship phone through an unusual chain of events. After half-jokingly asking Samsung Canada for a free phone with the drawing of a dragon as a token gift, Shane was given a kangaroo drawing as a response; the overwhelming reaction to his posting that story on Reddit led to not just a thank-you trip to a Galaxy S III launch party but a custom phone designed around his off-hand doodle. We’re not kidding when we mean custom, either. Along with the distinctive front and back, his phone came with matching on-screen wallpaper and even a specially wrapped box. The likelihood of anyone else receiving a similar gesture is slim — who’d want to spoil the originality? — but credit has to go to community manager Drew Bomhof for going the extra distance and acknowledging that even a giant phone maker is only as strong as its individual customers.

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Samsung sends Canadian a truly unique Galaxy S III, guarantees a loyal customer originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 29 Aug 2012 03:26:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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