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USB R2-D2 Vacuums Up Your Computer Desk

- By - Source : Tom's Guide US

Let Artoo be your desktop maid.

Star Wars fans may get a kick out of this $21 handheld, USB-based R2-D2 replica. Although Artoo doesn't move, zap potential snoops, or project holograms of hot princesses, the droid does provide a vacuum service with enough suction to clean the crumbs off your computer desk. What Artoo won't do is perform a highly detailed cleaning.

"If your desk is grimy, sticky, and coated with a thin veneer of crust, Taito's Star Wars R2-D2 USB Desktop Cleaner won't do anything for you," reads the product description. "R2-D2 isn't powerful enough to clean your desktop sty. However, if dust and bits of paper are all that haunt your tabletop, R2-D2 is a champ who plugs into any USB port and suctions small amounts of debris, detritus, and dirt." There was no mention of boogers.

So will there be a C-3PO version to keep the R2 unit company? "No," said NCS. "C-3PO isn't cool like that." Interested fans can head here to pre-order this vacuum version, however the product doesn't ship until sometime in August 2010.

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anamaniac 04/23/2010 9:47 PM
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Hmm...
My brother seems to like to leave a pound of broken chips, cookies and bread on my desk on a weekly basis...

HalJordan 04/23/2010 10:01 PM
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anamaniac :
Hmm...My brother seems to like to leave a pound of broken chips, cookies and bread on my desk on a weekly basis...



So you are going to buy the USB R2-D2 vac and hit your brother with it? I bet you would get better results.

peeve 04/23/2010 10:35 PM
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When I read the article title I was hoping for a miniature roomba style usb R2D2 vacuum, guess this is still pretty cool.

Tindytim 04/23/2010 10:54 PM
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anamaniac :
Hmm...My brother seems to like to leave a pound of broken chips, cookies and bread on my desk on a weekly basis...


Well your "brother" will have to wait for a better product to come along. It's pretty obvious this does little more than basic upkeep.

sliem 04/23/2010 11:29 PM
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It seems like if you have dirty desktop, you should wake up and clean your desktop instead.

omnimodis78 04/24/2010 12:08 PM
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Now I've seen everything.

icepick314 04/24/2010 12:17 PM
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if it doesn't make classic R2-D2 boopbeeps, no sale....

nforce4max 04/24/2010 1:47 AM
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Unimpressive.......

This is great to any one who wants to waste a few spare bucks.

darraghcoy 04/24/2010 2:56 AM
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Oh my god! I always wanted one of these, only I never knew it !!

Ok, maybe not.

Bruceification73 04/24/2010 4:12 AM
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too bad it doesn't move around like roomba when it vacuums.

JohnnyLucky 04/24/2010 2:10 PM
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GEE! The Star Wars franchise just keeps going and going and going!

soundefx 04/24/2010 8:01 PM
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It's official, Lucas was the designer and he made sure that this would suck like the movies he made.

Silmarunya 04/25/2010 7:55 PM
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soundefx :
It's official, Lucas was the designer and he made sure that this would suck like the movies he made.



Blasphemy!!!

TemjinGold 04/25/2010 10:00 PM
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soundefx :
It's official, Lucas was the designer and he made sure that this would suck like the movies he made.



If that were true, it'd be capable of a lot more than basic upkeep... ;)

Marney_5 04/26/2010 2:50 PM
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Thats it!!!! where do I get one!!!!