Better get working on that Jedi training again — looks like some smart person has started General Grievious Beta 1.0. The battle may just begin without you. (via a tweet from our friends at ThinkGeek)

It turns out that one of the kids from Glee ain’t too shabby with a lightsaber. In this short action film by director Ross Ching, Harry Shum battles Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss with guns and lightsabers. For an independent film, the action and effects are spot-on. The film is called “3 ...

Very cool home-built lightsaber with lights, sounds and more (sorry, no plasma). Of course, we don’t all have metal lathes handy, so your ability to copy may vary. Link, found via Make.

They’re lightsabers. And they’re night-lights. And they have remote controls that let you pick the color from eight choices. And they’re only $25. Do you really need to know any more before pulling out your wallet? Unfortunately, it won’t be out till third-quarter 2010, but you can pre-order now on BigBadToyStore. ...

If you've got an iPhone and a toddler you must know about the iPhone lightsaber application by Lucasfilm Ltd. If you haven't heard of it - get down from whatever planet you are on, hop on the App Store and download the "Lightsaber Unleashed" app. It is very cool ...

You’ve surely heard the claims made by some that President Obama wasn’t born in the United States. We at GeekDad have uncovered evidence of an even more incredible possibility: We believe that Mr. Obama was not only not born in America, but is actually a being from another planet. Ridiculous, you ...