Star Wars version of Miami CSI

This is all I got today......

" I find your lack of faith disturbing..." - GPS with STAR WARS voices now in a galaxy not so far away....

This is where the tech goodies we have become fun.

I would want to have OBI WAN guiding me on a GPS as when you rolled into some place like Las Vegas, the GPS would say, " Mos Eisley Spaceport. You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious."

NOW that would be cool.


Lost? May Yoda and Darth Vader guide you
August 2, 2011 LA TIMES

To the closest Starbucks you wish to go? Let Yoda be your master.

This week Garmin, maker of the popular line of personal navigation devices, adds the Jedi master and Darth Vader to its voice lineup.

The voices of Yoda and Darth Vader are available for download on Garmin's website, and will cost users $12.99 apiece. Yoda delivers his directions in his own unique grammatical style, saying things like, "Proceed to the highlighted route, your destiny, it is" and "Right you should turn, then sharp left . . . control, control, if a Jedi you wish to be."

When Yoda's froggy voice starts getting on your nerves, you can download Darth Vader's low, half-robot voice with just a hint of an English accent. He'll give you directions with a dose of evil attitude.

"Proceed as indicated," he says. "Don't make me destroy you." And "You have reached your destination. Impressive. Most impressive."

Both voices feature fully randomized dialogue, so you'll get to hear a variety of fun phrases from the "Star Wars" movies. The Darth Vader version also includes heavy breathing, the sounds of TIE fighters and light sabers, and John Williams' "Imperial March." The Yoda voice includes occasional sage interjections from Obi-Wan Kenobi.

Garmin released two videos that preview the new voices. May the Force be with you on your drive to your next destination.

Darth Vader: " I am altering the deal. Pray I don't alter it any further"...Pics from behind the scenes at " The Empire Strikes Back"

What is it about the Dark Side ? In many ways, the "bad boys" were the ones who got the girls...they always seem to be the ones who have the cool cars...being bad has a certain allure.

In the world of Star Wars, we all struggle with our inner demons as we see the Dark Side as having a strange attraction even as we cheer on the Rebellion.....

In the Star Wars saga, there are many who saw " The Empire Strikes Back " as the one Star Wars movie that was edgy... There is a pile of uncertainty in this middle movie of the original trilogy...Luke is on Degobah finding if he can be a Jedi...Han Solo is encased in Carbonite after being betrayed by Lando Carlissian....Lando is not sympathetic to the Empire, he is a victim of circumstance....Leia and Han realize that they do love each other....It is a time of deep uncertainty....

Although it lacks the pioneering "newness" of Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back is in many ways a superior motion picture. The storyline is more interesting and ambitious, the characters -- little more than appealing types in the original -- are allowed to grow and develop, the special effects are more mature, and the tone is deliciously dark and downbeat..... In the first film, good triumphed decisively over evil; here, it's almost the other way around.

Thanks to Vanity Fair for sharing these great "behind-the-scenes" pictures....a peek into the Movie Magic from when I was enthralled to rush to the theater to see the newest "Classic" in cinema history...