Article Archive for 4 March 2012

Star Wars Conceptual Artist Ralph McQuarrie dies at 82
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Posted in Film on 4 March 2012
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Via Variety. Conceptual designer Ralph McQuarrie, who designed the look of “Star Wars” characters including Darth Vader and Chewbacca, died Saturday, March 3, in Berkeley, Calif. He was 82 and had been suffering from Parkinson’s. George Lucas hired him to illustrate scenes from his “Star Wars” script, and McQuarrie not only created the look of […]

iTwin Secure USB Sticks For File Transfers
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Posted in Gadgets, Internet on 4 March 2012
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iTwin Secure USB Sticks are a great and simple concept. Name the stick. Create a folder on your (main) Mac or PC and place files into it. If YOU want to access the files, leave one end in your Mac or PC and you take the other one with you. When you plug it into […]

Disney Store: Travelin’ Through Tokyo Box Set
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Posted in Disney Pixar CARS 3, Disney Store on 4 March 2012
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The Disney Store Travelin’ Through Tokyo Box Set is an interesting set … How does it compare to the Mattel 1:55’s? Strangely the Sumo CARS are smaller than the Mattel ones … but equally strangely, they are actually heavier … Because the sumo belt is plastic on the Mattel version but metal on the Disney […]

San Diego Comic Con 2012: Surprise, Sold Out!
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Posted in Toys on 4 March 2012
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Did you get in? Did you get tix?