Take your iPhone to the Dark Side with these Star Wars cases

Apple and Star Wars come together in these new accessories. Photo: Casetify Casetify partnered with Lucasfilm to release an exclusive collection of iPhone cases and other accessories in honor of Star Wars Day. It’s all about the Dark Side of the Force, with a range of styles featuring Darth Vader, the Death Star, stormtroopers and … Read more

I went looking for the inventors building real Star Wars lightsabers and was surprised at what I found

21st-century science has all the necessary principles to create a working Star Wars lightsaber, but not the know-how. A few years ago, Swiss fusion physicist Federico Felici explained in detail to The Science Museum blog how hot plasma contorted into an elongated, 3,100-degree Fahrenheit toroidal cylinder (think of a doughnut stretched into a long tube) … Read more

There’s only one good way to celebrate Star Wars day, and that’s with these Meta Quest 3 games and apps

May the Fourth, also known as Star Wars day, is today and for Meta Quest 3 (or Oculus Quest 2) owners there are some far better ways to celebrate than simply watching one of the classic films. That’s because you can immerse yourself in a galaxy far far away with some stellar Star Wars VR … Read more

Star Wars should learn from Andor and stop making Disney Plus shows that are so obsessed with the Jedi

I very much enjoyed the Obi-Wan Kenobi, and stuck it out with Star Wars: Ahsoka, when this highly anticipated Star Wars TV duo landed on Disney Plus. But, by the time the credits had rolled on the latter in mid-2023, I think I’ve had my fill of Jedi-led stories in Lucasfilm’s iconic galaxy far, far … Read more

Star Wars Day 2024: The best Amazon Lego Star Wars deals for true Jedi Masters

Every Star Wars fan’s favorite day is fast approaching, and the Force will very much be with us this weekend. As we get closer to May 4, you’re probably thinking of ways to make the most of Star Wars Day 2024. You may be spending the day binging all the Star Wars movies (and here’s … Read more

Netflix’s Wednesday season 2 cast clicks into gear with Westworld star addition as Apple’s Neuromancer series finds its lead

There’s good news for fans of William Gibson’s fictional AI Neuromancer and Wednesday, the ongoing tales of Charles Addams’ creepy and kooky family. Both shows’ already impressive casts have just announced some equally impressive new additions.  First up, BAFTA award-nominated Callum Turner from Masters of the Air and The Boys in the Boat is going … Read more

Fortnite Festival’s next major headlining star is Billie Eilish

Epic Games has announced that Fortnite Festival season 3 will feature pop star Billie Eilish. Starting today (April 23) through to June 13, the award-winning singer will be taking the stage in the latest season alongside new outfits, instruments, emotes, Jam Tracks, and more items themed after the artist, some of which can be earned … Read more

For All Mankind spinoff Star City announced as show is renewed

Apple TV+ renewed its hit alternative-history sci-fi show For All Mankind Wednesday for a fifth season and, while it was at it, threw in a whole new spinoff series. For All Mankind spinoff Star City will delve further into secrets of the Soviet space program. Apple TV+ renews For All Mankind and spins off new … Read more

Silo continues on Apple TV+, possibly past season 2, star says

Rebecca Ferguson, star of hit sci-fi series Silo on Apple TV+, just laid out the show’s possible future in an interview. So Silo continues on Apple TV+, and perhaps not just the second season we already knew about. That’s good news for the show’s many fans wondering what’s next, after that acclaimed first season. Not … Read more

Paramount Plus renews two hit Star Trek series but cancels Lower Decks, the best of them all

Star Trek: Lower Decks – arguably the best Star Trek series, if its flawless ratings from critics are anything to go by – will make its final voyage later this year. The show will come to a close after its next season, its fifth, which is expected to air later in 2024.  But there’s some … Read more