Hasta La Gadget!

Nothing helps accentuate a woman’s curves more than corsets. Recently, more and more geek-themed corsets are getting made to the delight of hot female nerds and non-nerds everywhere. Alien and Doctor Who have had their turns with the Facehugger corset and TARDIS corset, respectively.

Now it’s time for the force of the Star Wars corsets to be reckoned with.

Halloween will certainly be over by the time you get these corsets in the mail, but who ever said they were only for Halloween? Bring them out for cosplays, lace up for parties and other special occasions, and wear them whenever you want to feel pretty and geeky at the same time.

The Boba Fett corset on the right can also be for a Rogue-themed costume if you’re planning to cosplay some X-Men at your next con.

These corsets (and a whole lot of other designs) are available from the Damsel in this Dress Etsy shop.

[via Geeks Are Sexy]

George Lucas has taken the opportunity here in his lifetime to make a deal with Disney this week to sell his company Lucasfilm and all rights to the Star Wars empire, this ushering in news that nearly as large: a new Star Wars movie will appear in 2015! The Lucasfilm company is being transferred to Disney for an agreement in cash and stocks for $4.05 billion USD, a number strikingly similar to the total amount of cash the Star Wars franchise has earned in box office cash to date: $4.4 billion. Don’t get those two numbers mixed up – meanwhile, get pumped up for Star Wars Episode 7 in less than three years!

The next Star Wars movie has no real details surrounding it at the moment other than the fact that it will, indeed, be housed in the same Star Wars galaxy (of course), and that it’ll almost certainly be made with real-world actors. By 2015 though, there’s no knowing what that could entail – having seen the advancements in movies like Tron: Legacy, we wouldn’t rule out Mark Hamill and Carrie Fischer coming back for another jaunt. As the official release on the subject goes, the episode will expand the universe “well into the future.”

Kathleen Kennedy, current Co-Chairman of Lucasfilm, will become President of Lucasfilm, reporting to Walt Disney Studios Chairman Alan Horn. Additionally she will serve as the brand manager for Star Wars, working directly with Disney’s global lines of business to build, further integrate, and maximize the value of this global franchise. Ms. Kennedy will serve as executive producer on new Star Wars feature films, with George Lucas serving as creative consultant. Star Wars Episode 7 is targeted for release in 2015, with more feature films expected to continue the Star Wars saga and grow the franchise well into the future.

With the visual effects in films advancing at an exponential rate, by the time 2015 rolls around, we’ll have a new Star Wars film that’s advanced beyond our wildest imagination. George Lucas will continue to help with the process, but from there the sky is the limit. New directors can be brought in, and as Lucas has made clear:

“It’s now time for me to pass Star Wars on to a new generation of filmmakers. I’ve always believed that Star Wars could live beyond me, and I thought it was important to set up the transition during my lifetime. I’m confident that with Lucasfilm under the leadership of Kathleen Kennedy, and having a new home within the Disney organization, Star Wars will certainly live on and flourish for many generations to come. Disney’s reach and experience give Lucasfilm the opportunity to blaze new trails in film, television, interactive media, theme parks, live entertainment, and consumer products.” – Lucas

The next generation is coming, Star Wars fans! This is good news unless you’re one of those in love with the original trilogy – classic forever. If you haven’t let go of the idea that everything outside that first set of three is sacrilege, now would be a good time.

Star Wars Episode 7 scheduled for 2015: yes, really! is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
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As you know, it’s pretty hard for us to pass up fun Star Wars items around these parts, so when I saw these quirky felt Star Wars plushes over on Etsy, I had to oblige and post them.

They’re made by E. Binard, and they’re some of the cutest Star Wars creations I’ve seen. You can choose from a felt Jawa, R2-D2 or Yoda, but I personally dig the hand-stitched AT-AT and Millennium Falcon. I bet that it could even make the Kessel Run in under twelve parsecs.

The felt Admiral Ackbar is pretty nifty too – though the fishhead will constantly be reminding you that whatever you’re planning on doing is a trap.

Prices for these handmade Star Wars felt creations range from $40 to $195 (USD) depending on the size and complexity of the design. Check them all out over on E. Binard’s Etsy shop.

Nerds will do some pretty strange things for their love of Star Trek. Nerds like newlyweds Jossie Sockertopp and Sonnie Gustavsson. They have the honor of being Britain’s first known couple to get married in a Klingon wedding and were married at a Star Trek convention over the weekend.

Despite the Klingon tradition of violence and bloodshed, no one was killed during the ceremony  – though we’re not sure about the reception. They met four years ago at the retirement home where they both work, and after watching the episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine where Worf marries Jadzia Dax in a traditional Klingon ceremony, they decided to do the same.

I hope they will be happy for many years, because the Klingon divorce ceremony far less pleasant.

[via Geekologie]

You’re a lucky person if you’re looking for a teaser of a teaser for Iron Man 3, because Marvel has just blasted us all directly in the face with 17 seconds of video you’ll never forget. This teaser trailer is a teaser of a teaser – strange as that may be – with visions of a new inverted Iron Man suit, the back of Ben Kingsley’s head, and lots of inception “BWOM” feelings with electronic buzzing blasts in the audio department. Needless to say, this trailer doesn’t exactly tell us a whole lot.

What you will see is the look of this new film, starting with the suit as it appears above. This suit will undoubtedly bring Iron Man some new set of odd powers and will work with the fabulous new abilities (and less some Tony Stark-killing elemental damage) as seen in the Avengers. You’ll also get a very brief glimpse at the new villain here Mandarin – as played by Ben Kingsley.

It’s being hypothesized by the fan underground that Iron Man 3 will include at least one of the Infinity Gems. These gems are all-powerful next-level power-packed artifacts that, when combined, create the Infinity Gauntlet – this ties in with the cut-scene that appears at the end of the Avengers movie. Here in Iron Man 3, we’ll likely lead up in to a set of several other one-off movies with the Avengers on their own, crowned off by another Avengers in a bit over a year.

Pepper Potts appears here again played by Gwyneth Paltrow in a situation that’s obviously causing her a great deal of pain. The gold Iron Man suit can be seen powering up for a blast and flying towards a swarm of flying armors not unlike his own. The whole video fades in and out with black – and it’s so very epic! But it’s only a teaser, and the real deal will be out tomorrow – can’t wait!

Iron Man 3 Trailer video up in teaser of teaser is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
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