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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. 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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  2. 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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  3. 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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