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There’s a delightful irony in Star Wars’ infamous Death Star: for all its futuristic might, it was ultimately undone by a good old-fashioned exhaust port. An oversight in waste-heat management (yes, that big hole was basically a vent) led to the most explosive operational failure in galactic history. It’s a classic example of why sustainability and sensible design matter—and it’s not so far removed from the challenges we face in modern IT.

Gaming technology and gear vendor, Logitech G, and Lucasfilm have teamed up to launch a unique and immersive audio experience for gamers and Star Wars fans alike - the A30 Wireless gaming headset The Mandalorian edition. The headset offers advanced pro-grade Lightspeed wireless, Bluetooth, and 3.5mm aux connectivity to ensure maximum flexibility and mobility.

We all need a bit of magic in our lives, Telstra says, which is why it's teamed up with Disney to bring a year of Disney+ to eligible customers on new selected plans.

When Gmail was telling me it was "offline" earlier today, in an outage I experienced that didn't seem to affect very many, and which resolved itself after about 15 minutes, I found some very interesting tweets reminding us all of some major tech moments that happened this week in history.

The stunningly awesome Disney+ show "The Mandalorian" arrives at the end of October, and Sonos not only wants to promote its ARC soundbar as the ideal way to implant sonically awesome audio into your brain through your ears but also to promote a special new curated Sonos radio station called "Things That Stuck".

An exclusive new Star Wars collection of furniture to take kids, serious sci-fi fans, Jedis, Siths, padawans, midichlorian users and anyone else wanting an out-of-this-world experience has docked into no small moon – Fantastic Furniture and soon, homes across the Empire, the Republic and beyond.

Disney, Lucasfilm, and Lenovo have announced a new content expansion for Star Wars: Jedi Challenges, featuring a new planet and characters from Star Wars: The Last Jedi.

Apple's free and fun Clips 2.0 app for iOS, which makes creating and sharing fun videos on iPhone or iPad, has just received a very cool update for all compatible devices, plus some special iPhone X exclusive features.

Sony Interactive Entertainment Australia has unveiled two limited edition Playstation 4 bundles with a Star Wars Battlefront II theme to celebrate destroying the Death Star, or, perhaps the release of Star Wars Battlefront II.

The new, full trailer for Star Wars The Last Jedi has officially landed on YouTube, a short, short time ago in a galaxy we're in right now, and it looks spectacular.

Disney, Lucasfilm and innovative STEAM leader invention company littleBits have joined forces to launch the Droid Inventor Kit, allowing kids to create their own Droid – and even use the force!

Looking almost better than any of the movies, the latest official Star Wars Battlefront II trailer has hit the inter-webs.   

A Star Wars-themed spoof paper has been accepted for publication by a number of scientific journals, according to Discover magazine's Neuroskeptic blog.

An incredible, must-see two-minute 58-second video with behind-the-scenes footage of Star Wars Episode VII, the Last Jedi, is now online, and you should drop everything and watch it.

Plox, an Australian innovative and technology company, has launched (pun intended) the Empire’s gravity-defying levitating Star Wars Death Star speaker.

Foxtel is forcefully making a point of popping up its Star Wars channel from 30 September to 3 October with all seven Star Wars movies thus far.

The VR Village - a central feature of the exhibition hall at the GPU Technology Conference in San Jose - gave delegates an opportunity to experience a selection of VR games and experiences using Oculus Rift and HTC Vive HMDs driven by Nvidia Quadro graphics cards.

Back in early 2012, the New York times said Lucas is ‘giving up the gig of ruining his creations,’ but it seems for Darth Lucas, Star Wars meddling is still his first order.

Well, after three dreary, poorly scripted prequels, does the first sequel of the new era rate, or is Star Wars out of date?

The latest movie in the Star Wars saga has finally opened with costumed cosplayers galore, with IMAX Melbourne boasting it has Australia’s only ‘Laser Projection System’.