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HomeStar - 21st Century Home Planetarium Review

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the my-god-it's-full-of-stars dept.

Jeff writes "Direct from Japan, the SegaToys HomeStar is a unique home projector that turns any room into a planetarium, giving a clear view of the night sky. Using interchangeable plates, it's capable of displaying up to 10,000 stars of either northern or southern hemisphere, as well as their constellations. The starfield can move on a timer to simulate the earth's rotation. Also comes with a meteor generating function and sleep timer. Makes a great gift for the dad who has everything, or people who live in light-polluted areas." Check out Jeff's review of the unit.

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  1. Now we know by LinuxGeek · · Score: 3, Funny

    Wow, I guess there really are people that absolutely hate to go outside and also manage to have a decent source of income. How else do we explain this? :)

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  2. Sample links by chill · · Score: 3, Funny

    And you can view samples of what it generates here.

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    1. Re:Sample links by gEvil+(beta) · · Score: 2, Funny

      Dammit. I was gonna post that as the mirror site.

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    2. Re:Sample links by Sir_Dill · · Score: 2, Funny
      DAMN YOU!

      I had kicked my HSR Habit.....I was clean for 6 MONTHS!!!!

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  3. SB by lisaparratt · · Score: 1, Funny

    Well, I can see Andromeda, but Orion looks like he's being eaten by some Linux or something...

  4. Homestar, you say? by Keith+Russell · · Score: 4, Funny

    /reads HomeStar name...

    (Must not make Homestar Runner joke. Must not make Homestar Runner joke.)

    Hmm, the warning label says: Do not look into lens when activated. Burnination of retinas may occur.

    (Oh, bloody hell!)

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  5. Homstar by omeomi · · Score: 3, Funny

    I prefer the Homstar Projector.

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  6. I bought one of these by I+Like+Pudding · · Score: 5, Funny

    After reading up and correctly identifying every constellation in both the northern and southern hemispheres, I was kidnapped and transported against my will to the Credence system where I was then press ganged into service for the Unitarians as the so-called "Last Starfighter". It was a harrowing experience; I barely defeated their leader, Xenu, in a last-ditch attack with the Yellow Submarine's emergency weapon system, "Mortal Flower". After a long, boring awards ceremony, I was transported back to Earth. Nobody believed me when I told them my tale, of course, because I had been on acid at the time.

    I do not recommend this product.

  7. HSR distracted you from the other obvious quote: by Kitsune818 · · Score: 2, Funny

    The original Japanese description actually more accurately translates to:

    "Oh my god, Its full of stars!" ..and probably something about "Kawaii neko-chan"