The Epic Games Store is giving away Payday 2 for free this week. Humble Bundle is offering a name-your-price deal that lets you snag up to 41 Star Wars eBooks for as little as $18. And Peacock is offering 1-year subscriptions for $20 (if you don’t mind ads). Here are some of the day’s best […]
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Lilbits: ARM computers, Linux phones, and the Pixel 2 rides off into the sunset
After rocking a Google Pixel 2 as my primary smartphone for the past three years, I took advantage of a Google Fi Black Friday promotion and traded in my phone for a brand new Pixel 4a 5G for $298 after trade-in. There were two reasons I decided the time was right to upgrade. First, my […]
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Lenovo’s Star Wars AR system coming in November for $200
There’s no shortage of virtual reality headsets on the market. But Lenovo and Disney are making a pretty strong case for one more with the introduction of the Star Wars: Jedi Challenges system. First teased in July, it’s up for pre-order from Best Buy for $200 and should be available from Lenovo.com soon and the […]
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Disney & Lenovo developing Star Wars augmented reality headset
Put on a headset, glance at the table in front of you, and play a game of Star Wars-style HoloChess, with moving characters. Or pick up an accessory that looks like a light saber handle, and watch it come to life as you do battle in your living room. That seems to be the idea […]
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Get a free Google Cardboard headset (Star Wars edition)
Looking for an easy and affordable way to give this whole virtual reality craze a try? It doesn’t get much simpler than Google Cardboard… and right now it doesn’t get much cheaper either, because Google is giving away free Star Wars-themed Cardboard headsets. Just visit the Play Store, choose you design (R2-D2, BB-8, Kylo Ren, […]
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens prequel game now on mobile devices
A new Star Wars based battle role-playing game (RPG) based on the events just after the death of Emperor Palpatine in Return of the Jedi has just hit mobile devices. Star Wars: Uprising is available as a free-to-play download for both iOS and Android. It’s an RPG where players can create a character that helps lead […]
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Ever wonder what is inside a lightsaber? Here’s a teardown guide
To celebrate Star Wars Day, (May the Fourth bet with your), iFixit has a very special teardown. The do-it-yourselfers are known for being the first to get a new gadget and subsequently taking it apart, piece-by-piece. For this teardown, they’ve gone back a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away. iFixit managed to […]
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Deals of the Day (5-01-2015)
May 4th is unofficially known by many fans as Star Wars Day (may the fourth be with you), and this year’s a particularly big one since there’s a new movie on the way. Want to celebrate a little early? A bunch of Star Wars games for PC, Android, and iOS are on sale. For instance […]
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Make your own BB-8 droid from ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ with Sphero
I was lucky enough to see LucasFilm’s newest droid in person over the weekend at Star Wars Celebration VII. The thing that stood out for me when watching BB-8 roll around on stage was just how cute the little guy was. I immediately wanted one of my own. It turns out that BB-8 was designed by […]
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Lilbits (4-09-2015): Firefox for Android surpasses 100 million downloads
Google’s Android operating system may come with a web browser (or two) pre-loaded, depending on the device and software version. But that hasn’t stopped developers from offering third-party browsers such as Dolphin, Opera, and Firefox. In fact, Mozilla says it’s Firefox web browser for Android has been downloaded over 100 million times. A few years […]