Video: Darth Vader and R2D2 hubs fulfill your dork destiny
By Thomas Ricker 
posted Jun 27th 2008 5:47AM
posted Jun 27th 2008 5:47AM
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What a waste of cheap tatty plastic in this environmentally conscience world. Looks cool though!
Are you INSANE!? Its friggen R2D2 and Vader! I dont care if it just gives me the occassion how ya doin and makes me some eggs, damnit its Star Wards + Computers :))) If your a computer or gadget geek, its hard to believe you dont like star wars, its full of them.
Pros:
- dorkiness
- star wars
Cons:
- usb ports on front
- no leia (srsly ... what nerd doesn't want to cram their stick in her behind)
- too expensive and "crapmanship" sucks
- no bobafet with self decapitation when removing a device
wtf it cut off my last con ...
- no chewie with gargle sounds when connecting and disconnecting devices
I think my old 2 button Darth Vader ball-mouse from 10 years ago still works... I should get a ps/2 to USB adaptor and plug it into one of these.
Or... not.
150g of pure rubbish. Look how USB sticks on Vader's neck doesn't line up properly with the holes in the casing. It looks like shit, it's made like shit, it's 50$ too expensive, anyone buying this has absolutely no friends and no girlfriend either.
Yeah, they clearly are not up to the Casanova levels you’ve attained.
Darthy needs some more sound effects, just the breathing is lame.
How about a "I liked that" when you shove a usb in his holes?
Cheers
After the breathing, he should sat "DO NOT WANT."
Buy this for +10 Nerd Str
-100 I-think-I-might-get-laid-someday attribute
It's a trap!
Our computers can't handle portage of this magnitude!
The Darth Vadar is cool. Shame that it is poorly made.
It's Vader, you idiot.
Someone has to fix these stupid posts appearing.
-jp
The Darth Vadar is cool. Shame it is poorly made.
Someone has to fix this stupid lag between posts appearing.
Everyone has been wishing that, LISTEN UP ENGADGET!!!! WE WANT THE POST SYSTEM FIXED PWEASEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE????????
....cant say that I didnt try....
And oh....an EDIT button pwease??? Everyone can agree that would rule
Yea, but all the geeky gals (and some of the geeky guys) out there can use the R2 unit to play out their SW fantasy by saying "Help me Obi-Wan, you're our only hope." prior to inserting the flash drive.
I'm not a star wars fan, honestly never seen the originals, ep1 and 2 were decent. I do think any star wars fan would think this is awesome tho.
I'd love to get me a Stewie or Brian one from family guy. =)
Dang, who's butthole has that keyboard been hiding in?
Seriously dude...clean your keyboard!!
Are you kidding you never dreamed of plugging something into R2D2? I R2 can charge my iphone and Mp3 player, hes my man, my man (no not a Denzel Washington take..or is it?).....
No we do not* want a giant bird from Harry Potter as a usb hub....
Make it a C3P0 and giggle with geekish glee as it can't read files saved from a non-windows OS... "But I thought you were familiar in over 6 million forms of communication?"
Sad. I know. Need more coffee.
why the fuck did they leave out C-3PO???
Up until now I never felt like a nerd, but man I'd love me one of those R2D2 hubs!!!
Same here I want R2D2!! Geeks of the world UNITE !! LOL
Huh, unpowered hub combined with lights, sounds, and motion. I wonder how many mA it takes to make all of that happen? I would be hesitant to use anything that draws close to 500mA with that thing. Seems alright, but not very practical for usage.
I find your lack of faith in your device's battery disturbing.
Darth Vader meets Terminator.... fail.
R2D2 FTW though.
Only if it's where R2D2 already has ports and when you can stream video to it to project in blue.
Who in the hell is "Dark Vador"?
engrish?
-jp
that r2d2 hub would cement my title as the king of all dorks at work, cant wait
Now if we had that Owl reading our Usb drives that would be crazy! LOL and the Chewbacca & Boba Fett one would rock. I'd want a Slave 1 ship with usb ports on the sides of the ship.