You guessed correctly (I assume)! It’s a lightsaber. Well, let’s be honest: it’s a glowing rod that projects from the end of your Wiimote and makes lightsaber noises. And, geniuses that they are, the makers decided to make sure this thing didn’t support the MotionPlus add-on. Sure, the game they’re going to bundle it with (Republic Heroes) doesn’t support it either, but come on, just make the bottom end extend a little more.

We’ve seen these flash drives from Mimico before, but the fourth run on the Star Wars series has been updated with “Unmasked” versions of Darth Vader and Clone Captain Rex. One in six Unmasked Mimobot Vaders will reveal Hayden Christensen’s Anakin face while the rest feature the Anakin we’re used to from Episode VI. Mimico will reveal a Luke Skywalker Unmasked Darth Vader Mimobot in July at Comic Con, which will only be available during the show and limited to 500 units. And then there’s Rex from the Clone Wars animated series.

Those crazy Star Wars types. Always like to make a scene. The music came on with no warning so I missed the first part of the fanfare, but I sure didn’t miss the two dozen lightsaber-bearing eunuchs (I think) that accompanied the Bioware and LucasArts dudes on the stage. They announced that The Old Republic will be the first-ever fully voiced MMORPG. That’s a lot of voice acting, and they say it might even be the most in any single project ever.

Aside from that we got to see the first cinematic trailer, which gives literally no idea what gameplay might be like, yet is totally awesome.

Sure this is old as all get out and Star Wars is better than Star Trek, but if you want your Garmin StreetPilot or Nuvi to sound like Scotty on the toilet you can download and install these Star Trek sounds at your leisure.

Once and for all: Star Wars or Star Trek?

It looks like we have an answer in the endless Star Wars vs Star Trek debate. If the USS Enterprise showed up in Imperial controlled San Francisco, the Death Star could easily blast the starship out of the sky. It’s that simple. Star Wars wins. Or so says the must-see video after the break.

There probably aren’t too many Star Wars fans out there who aren’t also fans of cookies. I, myself, love both. So to house one’s cookies inside the hollowed-out ceramic head of an imperial Storm Tropper seems like a logical extension of both interests.

It’s true what they say: some of the best products start out as fake products on April Fools’ Day. I don’t know who says that but the next time someone says “You know what they say: some of the best products start out as fake products on April Fools’ Day,” the “they” part of that phrase will be me. Or something like that.

If you think about it, Star Wars pool toys make perfect sense. A beach ball that looks like the Death Star? Of course. A Millenium Falcon innertube? Absolutely. Another beach ball that looks like R2D2? Sure, especially since it’s surrounded by cup holders.

We posit that a confluence of fantasy universes will create a singularity so dense with cultural meaning and freighted with masturbatory value that it would cause the average sci-fi fan to release his (always his) bowels in a rush of hot shame. Discuss.

I don’t know if this video is new or has been floating around Star War’s fan site for years. Nor do I really care, cause it’s awful entertaining. There is something mesmerizing watching this Russian skater glide around the Salt Lake 2002 Olympic’s rink throwing and catching lightsabers. Hell, maybe if lightsabers were involved in figure skating, I would actually watch it with my wife.

Ever wonder what the little droid was really saying? I mean, C-3PO translated sometimes but you know he was always putting a politicly correct spin on it. Highlights from Episode one are above and Episode 2 are after the break. These might not be safe for work, but they’re funny as hell.

This evil-looking boombox is definitely what Vader would have had in his room as an surly teenager — which is to say, during Attack of the Clones. The best part about this AT-AT stereo is that it’s pretty much cassette-only. After all, that was the business in 1980 when the AT-AT was at the height of chic.

Is Star Wars a bit to pre-teen for ya? Joe Schreiber’s Star Wars: Deathtroopers (scary name, eh?) aims to be a Star Wars horror novel set pre-A New Hope era. Details about the plot and whatnot aren’t available to keep fanboys guessing but Amazon has it up for pre-order for only $8 with a shipping date of Halloween. I can’t wait.

I dream of electric sheep, or something! Here’s a charming video of a steam-powered R2D2. Too funny!

This man, Jerry Philips, plays a mean SMB theme using only his hands. This will be amazingly useful in the coming depression because he can stand on a street corner with a small monkey in a hat and entertain passers-by and men on the bread line with his jolly renditions of Brother Can You Spare a Dime and Single Ladies. Video after the jump.

Call me crazy, but $90 for a handsome-looking clock adorned with various pewter Star Wars vehicles seems like a pretty okay deal if you’re a Star Wars fanatic.