This past Friday, September 1st was better known as Force Friday to Star Wars fans. Did you celebrate with your fellow Sith Lords and Jedis? As part of the fun, Best Buy released a number of epic Star Wars tech for all geeks. Build and program your own R2-D2! Fly your own jumpspeeder, or roll with BB-9E, a droid we’ll get to know a lot more about with the upcoming Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
While padawans are so very eager to see the full Star Wars: The Last Jedi trailer (releasing October 16th), the most recent video released on Star Wars YouTube channel features the Porg creature that you may have seen during last weekend’s Find the Force event.
As a child that was very much into Return of the Jedi’s cute and cuddly Ewoks, I’m wondering if Porgs are going to be just as popular (love to hate or hate to love) in Star War lore.
Random thought: Remember “We’re the E-e-e-e-Ewoks!” theme song for the cartoon?
Here’s a look into recent Star Wars tech that you can find at Best Buy right now!
Sphero’s BB-9E
BB-8 was so last movie season, am I right? (KIDDING!) There is a new droid on the block though, the BB-9E.
POSSIBLE SPOILER ALERT: If the black casing didn’t give it away, there’s a good chance that this droid is all Dark Side.
If last year’s BB-8 droid is anything to go by, Sphero has packed a lot of fun into this ball, including moveability just as you’ve seen in The Force Awakens.
Also available this year from Sphero is a new BB-8 and R2-D2! (Retail $199.99)
littleBits Droid Inventor Kit
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How cool is it that you can now purchase all the pieces needed to build your own working R2-D2 Droid?? Learn the valuable skills of putting a circuit board together, and watch R2-D2 play with use of the Android/iTunes app. (Retail Price $149.99)
Propel Star Wars Drones
Propel, a leader in personal drones, has created hand-painted, limited edition Star Wars battling drones. Yes, battling.
Jump into the Death Star destroying T-65 X-Wing, pilot Darth Vader’s very own Tie Advanced X1 Starfighter, or my personal favourite, hop onto the 74-Z Speeder Bike. All of which are capable of in-flight battling in a multi-user scenario. (Retail Price $249.99)
These drones are so sophisticated, they’ve included an app that will help you practice your drone-flying skills in a virtual platform, before taking your battling drone for a spin. Practice and pass each tutorial to familiarize yourself with your drones controls.
I kinda wish this app was available for all drones. I have a few at home that my nephews just love to fly into walls… and eaves troughs.
So much fun launched this past Force Friday! What is your fave?
Purchase any BestBuy.ca/StarWars product, and get 30% off Star Wars decals, woot!
Enter to WIN a $200 Best Buy Gift Card!
Contest closed! Congratulations Michelle W. for the win!
Disclaimer: This post was sponsored by Best Buy Canada in a partnership with Geek with Style to provide you the most up to date facts, helping you make better informed decisions. All opinions in this article are my own.
271 Responses
I could use a droid around the house 😉
I would love to have a droid like c3po to be my butler and do all my chores
I’d love to communicate via Hologram message!
I’d love to be able to travel at lightspeed abort my very own cruiser.
A droid to clean the house and make school lunches haha
Sphero is a new BB-8 and R2-D2
Who doesn’t want to go shopping for some Star Wars!
I’m all about the droids (also that build your own R2-D2 is so freakin’ awesome).
OOPS hit send too soon, I’d be pretty cool with a light saber, just saying
I’d like a C3PO to keep me on task!
Ha I would love a droid to fold laundry & clean bathrooms…… or to drive my kids to hockey!
I want to fly! Toronto traffic is horrible. Light speed would be even better!
I need easy space travel. Traffic makes me crazy & so much wasted time. Easy point to point travel would be wonderful!
Quantum Levitation (e.g. Force Field) for a smooth ride: ow.ly/I9Dm30eVE4n. If we can harness the magnetic field in the earth like what Magneto did in X-Men Apocalypse, that would also improve/help the global climate change crisis and lessen the burden brought about by refining petroleum that power fuel-based .machines/equipment like planes.
Definitely a droid. A Protocol Droid like C-3PO would be excellent for helping around the house, and for translating on vacation
I’d love a droid for sure around the house..who better to say to when the kids get off the bus “i got a bad feeling about this!’.
I wish I had a droid! They could help with all kinds of things around the house! Fix my car….list goes on!
I could use one.
I would love a little droid to run errands for me! Haha. How amazing would that be!?
I would love a bb8, to play goalie for my soccer team ?
I would love a droid that can keep my kid safe and entertained just for an hour every night.
I’d love to have my own spaceship so I can explore the space.
Light Sabers of course 🙂
I think having ultra-light speed/warp technology would be fab. I’d totally take an interstellar spin.
I love to have a C-3PO Droid to make me a coffee and bring it to in the morning.
I would love if we had space travel! It would be so cool going to other galaxies and seeing what is truly out there!
Who wouldn’t want droids?
I would definitely choose to have my own personal Droid to help me out around the house with chores, etc. That would be amazing! 🙂
We all could use a droid or two around the house
I definitely wish space flights were available now!
Having a Millenium Falcon to fly would be fantastic!
realistic lightsabers!
I wish they had Bacta tanks – Healing cylinders filled with liquid like they used on Luke in Empire Strikes Back
I would like a Droid in real life
I would like to have the droid I would get it to feed my cats
I need C3P0/butler that drives the kids to school and picks them up
wouldn’t mind a speeder bike
Being able to leave earth on a space ship would be a dream come true.
I would like to have a droid to do the housework; and, to keep a running inventory of what we need for groceries each week, including suggesting new ideas for meals..
I would like to be able to travel faster than light.
My son always talks about wishing to teleport. Sounds like something Star Wars should be able to accomplish.
A droid to clean my house and wash my car
I wish faster than light travel were possible
I would love to have a droid or two to clean the house, do the laundry and do grocery shopping for me.
Hyper drive space flight.
I’d like to walk around my office with a light saber, especially Monday mornings! And then again on Friday afternoon to announce I’m outta there.
An English accented C3po to have afternoon tea with….because I’m lonely.
While Star Wars has a ton of cools tech, I would have to say that it all pales in comparison to being able to explore space. So the Millennium Falcon is for me! 🙂
Wouldn’t be great if they made a droid that would clean the house..do laundry and cook meals 🙂
I want my very own BB8!
I did not know you could build a R2-D2 Droid, sounds like fun
oh yeah i`d love to have a drouid around my house!
i would love to have a droid that does the house work!
I’d want a hovercraft. Would be a blast to drive.
a droid to scoop the litter box
I would love to have a droid. It could help me with all my housework.
I would love to have my own droid!
Flying around in the Millennium Falcon
I would like a droid to help with mowing and raking, and maybe plant a few flowers.
I would love to fly a spacecraft from Star Wars.
I would love to have a droid
So unoriginal, but it would have to be a personal droid 🙂
I droid sounds ideal, but I would LOVE to have more realistic light sabers than what we have now.
Love the tech toys!
droid
c3po thanks
I could use a Death Star.
Space travel would be nice! I could have a lot of fun with that.
I wish we had the power to be invisible
A toy I would wish was there, is a Princess Leia droid that lights up, in memory of Carrie Fisher. That would be nice.
For sure, it’s the space flight capabilities.
Teleportation!
I’d love to have a droid!
I would love a droid that could drive my kids places and cook/clean!
I would love to have a Droid to do the housework.
I would like a droid to help with things!
LITTLEBITS DROID INVENTOR KIT WOULD BE MY SONS FIRST CHOICE
My oldest daughter would love some of these for a present.
heck yes a driod!! it’s what i am missing in my life
I always wanted an escalator that u get on and it just takes u where u want? I use to have wild imaginations. I just hate the waiting game.
Definitely wishing we could get a droid like C-3PO
A droid would be great!
I think simple space travel would be amazing to have. Cheers!
Light speed please!
Definitely a droid. It’d save a lot of time.
I would love to have a droid to help out cooking and cleaning.
From a practical perspective I want a housekeeping droid, but honestly, I would be giddy with a wicked-cool lightsabre!
Interstellar space flight
A droid would make life so much easier but what nothing would be cooler than having a real lightsaber!
I would love to have an R2D2 Droid to program to cut the grass for me!That would be so awesome!
I would love to have a r2d2 in my house!
I would love to have a droid that could be my housekeeper and cook (rather like the Jetsons).
Need a DROID to clean the bathroom from top to bottom and especially the bathtub area.
A C3PO would be fantastic to have.
Thanks for the chance @geeklife.ca
A droid that would teach my classes for me!
My son would be over the moon (ha ha) if he were to have his own BB-8 droid. He adores the character!
Space flight! I had really hoped by the time my kids were in university it would be a reality but no… It’s been so many years since man landed on the moon but the space program has not gone far enough.
I would love to have a droid to keep me company and tell funny jokes!
being able to travel at lightspeed so I can visit my relatives from all over
I would love to have a droid that could cook and clean.
I’d like to have light saber technology, sure way to keep people in line!
I would love to have BB-8, because I love robots, especially cute ones!
I would love to have had a droid.
Would love to have droid around the house
Flying at light speed with my own cruiser would be awesome.
I’m not greedy – an R2 droid would be awesome!
Very Nice!
Not asking for a lot here. I just want my doors to open like they do on the ships and make that cool sound. And also I’d probs kidnap Yoda.
Space travel would be amazing…so many new horizons to explore!
Having personal flying spaceships like in Star Wars would be amazing!
We have a Darth Vader Bluetooth speaker at home and I wish that they have a Darth Vader web cam
and a droid would be good to do all the housework for me
A flying falcon cell phone! hehe 🙂
I’d like a droid so it can do things for me.
I would love love more realistic lightsabers!
I wish I had a droid that did the housework.
I’d love to have a droid to help around the house.
Not a mathematical equation – but R2D2 would be ideal !
Definitely a droid, although I’d probably get too lazy…
I’d love a droid to help with the outside chores!
I really wish the R2D2 LittleBit Droid Inventor Kit was available now.
Hi Catherine! It’s absolutely available at Best Buy right now. 🙂
http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-ca/product/littlebits-star-wars-droid-inventor-kit/10846901.aspx?
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Do dish washing droids exist? haha I wish!
space flight capabilities would be pretty amazing!
The droids do chores, I’ll take on please..
Real lightsabers, hands down.
A droid to help me would be a dream come true!
Hovercrafts or anti=gravity technology.
Being able to travel around in a spaceship would be a technology that would be great.
Who wouldn’t love to own their own droid?!!
A droid to clean my bathroom would be awesome!
I would like to have a Millenium Falcon
I need a few droids to keep the house clean and tidy 🙂
Definitely a droid – that would be so cool!
I wish we could travel through Hyperspace!
I would like a droid to help around the house
Star Wars Stuff
c3po droid
I would love to have teleportation skills!
Hyperdrive so we can explore the galaxy!
I would love to have a droid! So handy for a million reasons but mostly just because it would be awesome !
I would love a droid like C3PO to help me with housework and reminders throughout the day!
Invisible cloaking ?
I would love to be able to teleporte myself!
A droid would be so helpful!
I would love to have the power to be invisible when I wanted too. Oh the stories I’d be able to tell lol
COol
I with we could get “beamed up” to our destinatations instead of walking or driving, flying, or public transportation.
Ha now wouldn’t it be lovely to have a droid to fold laundry, clean bathrooms and make dinner for the boy in the house! Crossing fingers, but that would be amazing.
A droid to keep up with the house cleaning
So cool!
time travel
I would love to be able to travel at light speed so I could could zip off to places like Hawaii for dinner and be back in time for bed.
I wish we have droid to do the stuff we hate doing like cleaning the house.
Teleportation would be quick and neat! My kids would like a drone. Besos Sarah.
I would love to have my own lightsaber, that would be pretty cool!
I would like a Droid to do my chores, especially cleaning the bathrooms….pretty please 🙂
A droid would be neat.
Not sure if counts as a tech but I’ve always dreamt of having the Force and being able to grab things without having to get up! Like Luke in the Wampa cave.
I need space travel in order to get me places faster.
I wish I had space flight capabilities
I would love to have a Droid to help around the house with cleaning and walking the dogs.
I would like a droid to do housework
My ideal droid would wake me up in the morning, and get the morning routine ready!
A droid that would cook gourmet meals!
I’D LIKE ANY STAR WARS STUFF TO COLLLECT
I’d love a butler droid! lol
I would love a Millenium Falcon so I could travel the world in style & experience Earth’s most incredible places that I can only dream of!
Be awesome to light speed travel
Often after I talk to my sisters, I wish there was such thing as a Death Star. You know, just to scare them.
communicating via a hologram is cool and I think the body armour worn by the different characters was cool.
I am waiting for more realistic lightsabers 🙂
a light sabre or a droid to work around my place
A droid would be a great help in our home.
I would love to travel at lightning speed without the headache and traffic.
I used to want to be invisible but now I just want to move super fast to get things done.
love to fly in the falcon
I’d like a droid to help me out
I wish we had a droid that would clean the bathrooms, dust, and fold laundry – all of the chores I hate!
I would love to have a droid to help me in kindergarten
I would enjoy having a personal droid to help me with tasks.
I think the tricorder would be so cool!
I think it would be pretty fun to have a Landspeeder ;).
I could use a droid in my house
A droid to clean and cook would be my wish.
I would like a droid to do all the driving for me. Driving me to work, driving the kids to their classes.
I would love the BB-8 Droid!
I wish I had a c3po to help around the house
a droid could be some good company for the times when no one is around to talk to
I think lightsabers would be pretty awesome!!
I would love love love to have a droid.
I’d love to have a Droid…image all the house work I could get done with a droid!!!
HMMMM I think I’d like to have a speed cruiser ..not sure where I’d go in such a hurry, but at least I’d never be late again
I would totally love having a droid..need a lot of help with chores!
Lightsabers and travelling at light speed for sure!
i like the idea of sphero but it needs arms to help pick up stuff and carry it around lol
A droid would be perfect..
I would love a Droid, the ciurrent home assistants just aren’t cutting it 😛
Well, I think I could use a droid in my place. Maybe send the droid out to make money for me while I stay home planning flight capabilities …..
I would love a droid to do all the cooking and cleaning.
This is the droid I’m looking for.
Warp speed to travel the galaxy…quickly.
not gonna lie im torn between a droid to help around the house or light sabors that actual work to battle my kids with
Medical ‘droids would be useful :). Thanks!
I wish we had space flight capabilities right now.
BB-9E is my favourite!!
I would like to have a little R2d2 for my personal pal!
A 3D droid would be cool.
i love starwars toys
I’d like a C-3PO Droid for my personal slave.
I’d love a light saber!
I would like to see lightsabers. The make your own r2d2 is very cool gift idea.
I would love a Droid to do my house work and cook! 🙂
I’d love to have the ability to fly faster than the speed of light! To not have to worry about getting somewhere in time – not fight traffic… what a dream!
Would be happy with any droid!
a freakin light saber lol
It would be great to have a droid to help change some dirty diapers!
Ooohhh I’d love a droid. But really, the ability to fly anywhere in space would be awesome.
We need better looking / feeling light sabers.
Thank you
I would like a droid that could clean the house.
I have to admit the idea of real light sabres would be so amazing for my son! I think that would be really cool!
It would epic to actually take a Millennium Falcon out in space and go for a cruise
How about a droid to clean up around the house for me? That sounds nice.
Having a realistic lightsabers would be so much fun!
Looking forward to this
definitely the droid to clean up my house
I would love it if we had hovercrafts – it would help a lot with traffic congestion! And the view from above is a bonus too!
the space flight capabilities would be a great way to travel
I would love a light saber!
If the kids won’t use – I will learn!
A droid for all those tasks I never have time for.
Space flight would be great – pop over and back to Europe any time to see family
I would love to have a droid to clean my house. With 6 kids, a cat and 2 german shepherds I clean all day everyday lol
I want a droid that can make me coffee in the morning.
I’d love a BB8. I’ll settle for a Sphero…
I could definitely use the intelligence of a droid!
I want more realistic lightsabers
A droid to clean the house and do my laundry!
I wish I had a lightsaber =)
I would love a droid that could help do all the chores around the house!
I would love to be able to travel at light speed to my destination; it would be such a time saver.
A lightsaber would be pretty cool!
Droids look so awesome!!
I wish the Millennium Falcon was available now.
A droid to do my chores would be awesome
yep…I think CP3O could help me with my chores!
R2D2 all the way!
I would of loved having a R2-D2 Droid as a kid
I think a droid!
I think Holographs for communication would be a cool thing to have now
I would love to time travel and be able to speak with holograms
I think it would be awesome if we had droids available for use/help around the house.
I would love to have a droid to help around the house.
A droid to do all my evil bidding!
I NEED a droid that can help my kids with their homework!! 😛
It would be great to have Princess Leia’s hologram messenger.
space flight capabilities!
Commercial space flight for civilians would be neat or your own space vehicle. Vacationing on Mars, touring the solar system, and viewing Saturns rings first hand would be amazing.
I wish I could get the SPHERO’S BB-9E. This looks like a cool item to have.. I wonder what I could program it to do..
My hubby would some day travel to space but, it is not something I could do.
a droid to help me around the house!
Having a real life droid would be awesome…
I’d love a droid to keep my house and yard in order
Love the drone themes.
I wouldn’t mind an R2 unit in my hatchback.
i would love a droid to do all my chores!
I could really use the droid!
omg. shut up and take my money.
GOOD luck everyone
I’d love my own personal droid. Especially one that could help around the house
I’d like a flying motorcycle, please.