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New Mandalorian Details Tease A Lawless Galaxy And Its Misfit ‘Heroes’
As a refreshing break from a tale of Jedi and Sith, of the endless battle between light and dark, The Mandalorian looks like a bit of space-Western manna from heaven when it comes to Star Wars storytelling. So you didn’t need to sell me even harder with the idea of Taika Waititi as an assassin…
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These Lego Star Wars Droids Might Be The Toy Robots Everyone’s Been Looking For
Consumer-focused robots have been having a bit of a hard time in recent years. Just last week, Anki, maker of the adorable Cozmo and Vector bots, was the latest robot maker to go under as consumers hesitated to spend $356 on an automaton that didn’t really do anything. Lego’s latest creation also won’t vacuum your…
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RIP Super Cute BB-8 Toy: Sphero Calls Quits On Licensed Bots
Alas, Sphero’s BB-8, R2-D2, and other Disney-licensed robots will bleep and bloop no more. The Verge reports that Sphero has decided to clear out its remaining inventory of licensed toys — and no, it won’t be restocking any more.
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Talented Hacker Turns Amazon’s Alexa Into Lando’s Sass-Talking L3-37 Droid
Video: One of the best parts of Solo: A Star Wars Story is Lando Calrissian’s piloting droid, L3-37, who’s been uniquely pieced together and upgraded from parts of other droids. Patrick Stefanski has essentially done the same thing to turn Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant into a desktop version of L3-37 who answers to your beck and call.