The Star Wars marketing machine rages on, this time with a super-cool R2-D2 webcam

From Oh Gizmo:

First of all it’s wireless which means it doesn’t need to be tethered to your PC with a USB cable. This is particularly important since R2D2 can also be controlled remotely with either an included lightsaber-shaped remote or from a web-enabled PC anywhere in the world. So if the droid is not giving you the angle you’re looking for you can steer him around your desk and if you get too close to the edge a sensor located on the underside of the front leg will stop R2D2 from falling off. On top of that the lightsaber remote also functions as a Skype handset for those times when you need to place an important call for help to Obi-Wan.

Is this thing $349 worth of cool? Not to me…but if you’re into it, then by all means, “May the Force be with you.”

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