TIE Fighter webcam solidifies your obsession with Star Wars

Wesco Limited is offering up a TIE Fighter webcam, which -- truth be told -- would look completely ridiculous sitting atop your LCD. That being said, those of you already chatting it up with your fellow nerds on an R2-D2 webcam won't mind one bit. You'll also be interested to know that there's a complete dearth of specifications, though we do know that a pair of LEDs just below the camera lights up to brighten your cheery face. It's available for now around $40, and proceeds go directly into funding George Lucas' next extravagant vacation.

[Via DigitalDrops]

[Ignatius @ Aug 16th 2008 7:42AM]

I don't know about brighten as much as blind you to death and then burn your corpse.

LEDs are flippin' bright on webcams.

[AlphaN3rd @ Aug 16th 2008 7:52AM]

Even for a stars wars fan thats just too much bulk no enough sound effects LEDs and laser guided missle mayhem

[whatsisface @ Aug 16th 2008 7:48AM]

The Empire... Is watching you.

[ClieOS @ Aug 16th 2008 8:06AM]

Where is the X-Wing?

[AlphaTeam @ Aug 16th 2008 12:31PM]

I'd go for the X-Wing

[Iron @ Aug 16th 2008 8:26AM]

This is actually a TIE bomber, but who cares....

[John @ Aug 16th 2008 8:33AM]

Iron=Troll.

[Justin @ Aug 16th 2008 8:37AM]

Actually, it isn't. TIE Bombers have two fuselages (I suppose you'd call them that) between the solar panels instead of just one.

[cf18 @ Aug 16th 2008 9:35AM]

No that is the TIE Advanced prototype, the first TIE with shield and hyperdrive.

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[XenoX101 @ Aug 16th 2008 10:18AM]

Wow, this is EXACTLY what I was hoping for. Brilliant

[papafew @ Aug 16th 2008 3:42PM]

no it's not Iron, in fact it's a TIE advanced, and yes, I care ;-)

http://swg.stratics.com/content/gallery/images/747_TIE_advanced.jpg

but i'll certainly not buy one of these crappy ones

[Jeff @ Aug 16th 2008 5:40PM]

nerds!

:)

[kal326 @ Aug 18th 2008 9:52AM]

May the virginity be with you!!!........for owning one of these. But hell even I knew it was a TIE Advanced.

[JC @ Aug 16th 2008 9:16AM]

Reminds me of my favourite clip from Blue Harvest regarding the Thai Fighters.

[HarrytheHood @ Aug 16th 2008 9:23AM]

It's Darth Vaders Tie Fighter, not a Tie Bomber.
Is that lens flare real or PS?

[av8or @ Aug 16th 2008 10:01AM]

imma chargin mah lazah!!!

[AlphaTeam @ Aug 16th 2008 12:43PM]

Looks real to me. I don't see why they would Photoshop lens flare. They would want more clarity if anything.

[Jeff @ Aug 16th 2008 5:46PM]

it's absolutely photoshop. 100%

http://i34.tinypic.com/4kv6mu.jpg

[papafew @ Aug 17th 2008 2:52PM]

It's 100% photoshop, and it's ugly as hell !

[nanobis @ Aug 16th 2008 9:29AM]

there is nought on the page part from abit of jiberish.

[Ito @ Aug 16th 2008 11:05AM]

Cause everybody loves a webcam with attached photoshop lens flares!

[Jeff @ Aug 16th 2008 5:40PM]

2 photoshop lens-flares is better than 1?

[Maeztro @ Aug 16th 2008 12:49PM]

Is Stewie inside flying? Because his inside references to the Los Angeles real estate market haven't given him the clairvoyance to turn a profit on that condo in Glendale. Nor has it...(choke..choke...cough...)

[Eh @ Aug 16th 2008 10:31PM]

set your phasers to FUN!

[Colin Potter @ Aug 17th 2008 2:03PM]

OR THRILL?

[Kane @ Aug 18th 2008 8:14AM]

"there's a complete dearth of specifications" - - - Don't you mean 'Darth'?

[Darth Umbra @ Sep 25th 2008 10:56AM]

LOL!!!

It's a TIE/Advanced x 1 (Darth Vader's personal prototype)

Not to be confused with the TIE/Advanced x 2, x3 or x7.

It lead to the development of the TIE/ad starfighter (commonly known as the TIE Avenger, so as not to get confused with the TIE/Advanced x 1) although this may in fact be the same as the TIE/Advanced x2.

The TIE/Advanced x3 and x7 both went on to develop different craft (the TIE/in / TIE Interceptor and the TIE/D / TIE Defender)






sorry bout all that XD