If there was ever a doubt that Star Wars creators will sell anything related to the movies to make a buck, that ended when even R2-D2 aquariums and terribly inappropriate toy Sith babies became available in the last decade.
For that insatiable niche audience of fanboys, here come a couple of gems: a new TIE Fighter webcam and a light saber LED lamp.
Both compare poorly spec-wise to other gadgets in their categories but it’s the allegiance to 30 year-old movies that counts, doesn’t it? The Darth Vader TIE fighter web cam has a video resolution of only 0.3 megapixels and a tiny built-in mic, but hey, it has two red LEDs that flicker when it’s being used. That might be worth the $90 price for someone. At least it’s better built than other Star Wars webcams previously available.
But the same amount could get you one of the best web cams in the market, the Logitech QuickCam Orbit AF, with Auto Focus, video effects, and a Carl Zeiss lens. Suddenly, the tie-in TIE fighter doesn’t look so good.
The $40 Laser Saber LED Light follows the same bad value, so you’re better off buying a nicer lamp from REI and just pretending it’s a light saber.
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