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Wookiees are real. You could be forgiven if you believe that after seeing this epic Wookiee costume by Julian Checkley (aka Darth Serberus). This costume looks really amazing and authentic – and huge! This guy will rip your arm out of its socket for sure.

This 8′ 2″ Tarfful wookiee is no joke. This is some serious cosplay, so its maker has to put on stilts and harnesses, and even get help from friends to stand up.

You can watch the process in the video below and be amazed as a man becomes a larger than life Wookiee, and check out more on the build process over on The RPF.

I would be tired just from the weight and heat of all that fur. But it looks damn good and he knows how to move like a Wookiee too.

[The RPF via Kotaku via The Mary Sue]

Out of all the useless characters in Star Wars, which do you think can be dispensed away with, without impacting the storyline in general? I am quite sure that Jar Jar Binks would rank pretty high up there with the rest of them, although when it comes to droids, you can say that R2-D2 is a whole lot more useful than C3PO, despite the latter being a protocol droid who is proficient in thousands of languages across the galaxy, but he has hardly done anything on purpose that benefitted the Rebel Alliance. Ah well, here is his chance at redemption, by appearing as the $11.99 LEGO Star Wars C3PO Keylight.

This 3″ C3PO LEGO figure keychain will feature a couple of LEDs – one located at the bottom of each foot, and these LEDs will obviously provide an adequate level of light when squeezed. It is also nice to know that the LEGO Star Wars C3PO Keylight already arrives with batteries within right out of the box to get you started right away. The batteries required will be a pair of CR2025 batteries, so just make sure you have some spares lying around at home just in case they run out during the most inopportune moments.
[ LEGO Star Wars C3PO Keylight means this protocol droid is more useful than I originally thought copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]

Everyone’s favorite Astromech droid, R2-D2, has saved the galaxy a fair number of times, never mind that he is but a hunk of metal bits and pieces with relevant circuitry within without a single midichlorian flowing through its body. Still, it has managed to see the rise and fall of Anakin Skywalker, and managed to survive through the Great Jedi Purge and to see Luke Skywalker redeem his father, Darth Vader, at the end of the day, marking the end of the Emperor’s reign (in the movies at least).

Here we are with the $11.99 LEGO Star Wars R2-D2 Keylight which might not save the galaxy, but what it will do is this – it is capable of sending some light to your handbag, allowing you to search through its contents in a cinema or when you have arrived at home and need to dig for your keys. The light can be posed using R2-D2′s legs and feet, and unfortunately, it is not powered by the Force, but rather, it will run on batteries. The LEGO Star Wars R2-D2 Keylight happens to be an official Star Wars merchandise and will be powered by a couple of CR2025 3V batteries.
[ LEGO Star Wars R2-D2 Keylight makes Artoo all the more indispensable copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]

Rumor has it that Disney is developing a Star Wars app for the Apple TV. The app or channel is expected to be launched for the company’s set-top box around the holiday season. It is said that Disney will stream the final episodes of the animated Clone Wars TV series through this app. This report comes from Jedi News, who claim to have received a tip from an unnamed source. Disney hasn’t commented on the rumor as yet. It purchased LucasFilm and the Star Wars franchise last year.

The source claims that Clone Wars’ final episodes will be distributed exclusively digitally only through the Apple TV for a limited period of time. The app will reportedly also be used to deliver Star Wars 7 production news in 2014 followed by Star Wars Rebels in late 2014 continuing until the release of Star Wars 7, though this plan is said to be in early stages right now. It is also claimed that distribution will only be on Apple TV devices that are capable of running iOS 7, which means that only the second and third generation set-top boxes will be compatible with the app. There’s no confirmation right now if the app will also be released for iOS devices.

Star Wars App For Apple TV Apparently Being Developed By Disney original content from Ubergizmo.

Nissan might have a pretty lofty ambition of placing self-driving cars on the road by the time 2020 arrives – which frankly, does not leave them with all that much time between now and then when you think about the enormity of the task involved, but this does not mean that the folks over at Nissan cannot peer even farther into the future. Imagine a crossover between a Stormtrooper from Star Wars with our everyday lives, where Nissan’s most recent ad campaign shows that the Emperor’s legions of Stormtroopers, all decked out in their shiny armor but for some strange reason or another, are unable to place a shot in when faced with the Rebel scum, are getting down and groovy with Nissan’s Juke mini SUV.

Nissan might be targeting a global crowd with their Juke mini SUV, but this particular ad also shows off that an intergalactic audience will also have their attention directed at the Japanese car manufacturer’s latest ride, too. Nissan has also set up a series of original Web movies, where one of the episodes can be seen above. Makes you wonder how come Nissan decided to ditch the Starfleet Federation in favor of the Star Wars universe, does anyone have any speculation for that decision?

Nissan Ad Features Stormtroopers original content from Ubergizmo.