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MacSaber Turns Your Macbook into a Lightsaber

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the macs-and-other-jedi-mind-tricks dept.

Petey_Alchemist writes "SomethingAwful.com forum goon isnoop has developed a useless but fun app that takes advantage of the new sudden motion sensor available in Macbooks. The MacSaber 1.0 causes your Macbook or Macbook Pro to whoosh and crash like a lightsaber depending on how you swing it around. The reviews from those who have installed it say it is quite fun--although there is some concern about whether or not 'lightsaber battles' fall under warranty."

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  1. They could also use this to play Tennis! by Tezkah · · Score: 4, Funny

    They could also use this to play Tennis! No wonder the Wii looks like an Apple product, it uses bluetooth to let you use your Macbook (Pro) as a paddle! Hooray!

    1. Re:They could also use this to play Tennis! by Irish_Samurai · · Score: 3, Funny

      Yeah, but with the black ones you get to pretend you're a Sith.

  2. Hooray! by ThatGeek · · Score: 5, Funny

    Now I can take my $1000 laptop and shake it to hear cool sounds! I can't imagine any downside in that. Oh crap, I just dropped my laptop. I can't wait to see the clip of the starwars laptop kid.

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    1. Re:Hooray! by nitrocloud · · Score: 4, Funny

      You are a skilled Jedi to drop your laptop while typing and being able to post before it broke!

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  3. No lightsabers by ZzzzSleep · · Score: 3, Funny

    I don't want lightsaber effects, I just want to be able to use force pull on a Mac laptop. That would be fun. And profitable.

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  4. Grab it while... by Rosco+P.+Coltrane · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...you can, before George Lucas sues the authors.

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    1. Re:Grab it while... by NTiOzymandias · · Score: 4, Funny

      Lucas doesn't have a chance to sue. Steve Jobs shoots first!

    2. Re:Grab it while... by Gogo0 · · Score: 3, Funny

      In the dupe, Lucas will shoot first.

  5. fat kid swinging a macbook by tddoog · · Score: 4, Funny
    So when are we going to get a video of a fat kid swinging his macbook around.

    ...followed by a lawsuit of course.

    1. Re:fat kid swinging a macbook by Aladrin · · Score: 3, Funny

      Give me a new macbook and I'll make that video. Hell, I'll even wear a cape. or wookie ears or something. (You'll have to provide that, too.

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    2. Re:fat kid swinging a macbook by 93,000 · · Score: 3, Funny

      Duh. There's a scene in the upcoming Special Editon II where Greedo's first shot ricoches off the cantena wall and blasts off Chewbacca's ears. Han then gets so mad at seeing his companion in pain that he shoots Greedo, even though he doesn't want to and really feels quite bad about it. That's why Chewie is earless for the rest of the trillogy.

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  6. Re:Okay... by ScrewMaster · · Score: 3, Funny

    Fatal to who? The laptop, or the Sith Lord that you're trying to brain with the thing?

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  7. Suggested mods by Original+Replica · · Score: 4, Funny

    Can you make it scream in terror/pain when you drop it?

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    1. Re:Suggested mods by Reverend528 · · Score: 4, Funny
      I heard that in the newer version it'll scream like a little girl when you toss it down a chute.


      I don't know about the laptop, but the owner certainly did.

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  8. Re:Okay... by Rosco+P.+Coltrane · · Score: 5, Funny

    It would probably a lot more cheaper to build a lightsaber out of Lego blocks and some electronics.

    You miss the point: if you shake a lego brick light saber, you look like a dork. If you shake a Mac laptop light saber, you look like a rich dork.

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  9. Rendezvous by Avatar889 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Maybe they can use Rendezvous to tell how close they come to other lightsabers for more realistic crashing noises at the right time.

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  10. What do they look like, Jimmie? by XO · · Score: 4, Funny

    Dorks. They look like Dorks, Mr. Wolfe.

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  11. Thanks alot. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    I just installed this and started playing around with it.

    My daughter saw me and wanted to try. So I let her.

    This lead to a saber duel and the lopping off of her imaginary friends toe.

    Now, I am at the imaginary emergency room.

  12. Re:Okay... by Jeremi · · Score: 4, Funny
    I didn't know AppleCare covers braining a Sith Lord! :P


    The secret to defeating Darth Ballmer is to use the Force, not your eyes. Only with the Force will you be able to parry the onslaught of flying furniture in time.

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  13. Re:Doesn't quite work on a 12" PowerBook by Maniacal+Laughter · · Score: 4, Funny
    Roll: Left 1835
    Tilt: -2070
    Force: 0 0
    As you can see, the force is missing. May the force be with you.
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  14. And when you drop it... by isny · · Score: 4, Funny

    And when you drop it, it's as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror, and were suddenly silenced.