iPhone owning Star Wars fans hoping to relive the final battle scene of Star Wars, where you get a chance to take down the Death Star as if you were shooting Womp rats on Tatooine, can now do so following the launch of a new game for the iPhone.

Star Wars: Trench Run puts you in the cockpit of a Rebel X-Wing as you take on the Galactic Empire and is controlled by moving your iPhone forwards and backwards and side to side (thanks to the accelerometer).

The games developers, THQ, have said that the game adds special graphical features for the iPod touch second-generation, iPhone 3GS and other future devices meaning users will get a better graphics experience where possible.

The game is available to download from the App Store and costs $4.99 in the US and ?2.99 in the UK.?

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Star Wars: Trench Run for iPhone lets you bring down the Death Star originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:07:10 +0000

Star Wars fans will be able to get their "Force" fix while storing data thanks to a new range of USB thumb drives.

The standard USB drives are sculpted replicas of Darth Vader, Boba Fett, a Storm Trooper and Yoda, ranged in storage sizes from 4GB to 16GB and costing between $29.99 to $59.99.

The new drives come hot on the heels of an announcement in September from Toshiba who are launching Transformer USB drives in time for Christmas.?

Measuring 3 inches high expect Star Wars fans to get very giddy with excitement.

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Star Wars USB drives let you feel the force while saving stuff originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:59:12 +0000

We knew it was coming, and now it's here. The awesome Tauntaun sleeping bag, which began its life as an April Fools Joke, is available for pre-order on ThinkGeek's website.

The site says: "after exhaustive movie viewing research and analysis?ThinkGeek Labs?has isolated the exact synthetic compounds needed to re-create Tauntaun fur". "This high-quality sleeping bag looks just like a Tauntaun, complete with saddle,?printed internal intestines, and a plush lightsaber zipper pull".

If you want to get one for yourself, it'll cost you $100 (about ?60) plus postage. Be quick, though - there's very limited numbers available and customers are only able to buy a maximum of two each. ThinkGeek promises that if you order now, it'll ship before 25 November - whether that'll be in time for Christmas post to the UK is unclear.

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VIDEO: Tauntaun sleeping bag up for pre-order originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:20:52 +0000

ITV has announced that it's going to be showing Star Wars episodes I to VI in high definition on its ITV HD service that's available on Freesat. It'll be starting on 24 October with Episode I: The Phantom Menace.

Then the movies will run each weekend through November and December in consecutive order, concluding with Episode VI: Return of the Jedi. It'll include the terrestrial premiere of Episode III: Revenge of the Sith.

To get access you'll need a Freesat service and an HDTV. It's subscription-free and can use an existing satellite dish and it includes over 140 channels and HD content from ITV and the BBC. ITV HD also shows Champions League and FA Cup football.

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ITV to show Star Wars I to VI in HD originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:52:08 +0100

Whether it's a work of graphical beauty or just a quick scrawl, graffiti is made all the better when it's got a touch of the geek. Below you'll find 33 fine examples ranging from some nice clear stencilling to some fairly obscure coding references and even a little html too.

So, get a binary translator by your side open a Google search for enquiries and prepare for a grin as you have a flick through our gallery of great geek graffiti.

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Related links:

• Feature - 25 great geek tattoos

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33 geek graffiti masterpieces originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:15:00 +0100

It started off as an April Fools' joke, but rather like Pocket-lint's very own April fool the Tauntaun sleeping bag is to become a reality.

Thinkgeek, purveyor of all things geeky that you can buy on the Internet in the US, has announced ity will be selling the kid's sleeping bag for $99 from November for Star Wars fans keen to relive the scene on planet Hoth, involving Luke Skywalker and a Tauntaun in Empire Strikes Back.

"This high-quality sleeping bag looks just like a Tauntaun, complete with saddle, internal intestines and plush lightsaber zipper pull", reads the blurb on the product page.

Bag dimensions - 33 x 67 inches (not including head pillow or legs) unfortunately suggesting it's not for anyone over 5ft.

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Tauntaun sleeping bag lets you relive Empire Strikes Back sleepovers originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Sat, 10 Oct 2009 06:26:01 +0100