{"id":3178,"date":"2010-04-14T06:45:26","date_gmt":"2010-04-14T10:45:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/?p=3178"},"modified":"2010-04-14T02:26:31","modified_gmt":"2010-04-14T06:26:31","slug":"feel-the-force-for-real","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2010\/04\/14\/feel-the-force-for-real\/","title":{"rendered":"Feel the Force&#8230; For Real"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Okay, this thing creeps me out &#8211; <strong><em>Star Wars Science &#8211; Force Trainer<\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0 It&#8217;s been out for about seven months, but every time I see it advertised it freaks me out a little. Here is the description of the product:<\/p>\n<blockquote style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">May the Force be with you! The Force Trainer by Uncle Milton actually allows you to control a Jedi Training Remote with your mind, by tapping into cutting-edge brainwave technology. Utilizing dry neural sensor technology, the headset reads and interprets your brainwaves. The deeper your concentration and mental focus, the greater your ability to move the Training Sphere up or down the Training Tower.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/gizmodo.com\/5125905\/star-wars-force-trainer-uses-mind-bullets-to-move-ball-through-chute\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Force Trainer\" src=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/force-trainer.jpg\" alt=\"Force Trainer\" width=\"522\" height=\"456\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I understand the science, it just uses EEG readings, but it&#8217;s still weird. Teaching kids damn Jedi mind tricks.\u00a0 What&#8217;s the world coming to?\u00a0 You can read more at the links below:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><a title=\"Amazon - Star Wars Force Trainer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B001UZHASY\/ref=s9_simz_gw_s0_p21_t1?ie=UTF8&amp;redirect=true\">Amazon.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Gizmodo - Star Wars Force Trainer\" href=\"http:\/\/gizmodo.com\/5125905\/star-wars-force-trainer-uses-mind-bullets-to-move-ball-through-chute\">Gizmodo<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a title=\"C-Net Star Wars Force Trainer\" href=\"http:\/\/news.cnet.com\/8301-17938_105-10356484-1.html?tag=TOCmoreStories.0\">C-Net<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon-text sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Tell the world about ONCE UPON A GEEK:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-3178\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2010\/04\/14\/feel-the-force-for-real\/?share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span>Twitter<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-3178\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2010\/04\/14\/feel-the-force-for-real\/?share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span>Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-email\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-email sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2010\/04\/14\/feel-the-force-for-real\/?share=email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to email this to a friend\"><span>Email<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#\" class=\"sharing-anchor sd-button share-more\"><span>More<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"sharing-hidden\"><div class=\"inner\" style=\"display: none;\"><ul><li class=\"share-reddit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-reddit sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2010\/04\/14\/feel-the-force-for-real\/?share=reddit\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Reddit\"><span>Reddit<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-linkedin\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-linkedin-3178\" class=\"share-linkedin sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2010\/04\/14\/feel-the-force-for-real\/?share=linkedin\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on LinkedIn\"><span>LinkedIn<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Okay, this thing creeps me out &#8211; 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Novels","date":"April 20, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"Continuing my Star Wars Resume! Today I'm featuring my Star Wars novel collection.\u00a0 I'm excited as I'm about to start the Fate of the Jedi novels (top left hand corner in the photo below).\u00a0 The rest of these I've already read. My love for Star Wars novels started in 1991\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;books&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"Star Wars Novels","src":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/starwars_resume_books1.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1622,"url":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2009\/08\/18\/star-wars-fate-of-the-jedi-new-novel-out-today\/","url_meta":{"origin":3178,"position":1},"title":"&#8216;Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi&#8217; new novel out today","date":"August 18, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"I'm totally excited for the new Star Wars nine-book series, Fate of the Jedi.\u00a0 The third book comes out today, Abyss.\u00a0 I've really been enjoying the Legacy of the Force series (still have a couple to go on those) and look forward to these next adventures. Here is a description\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;books&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/fotj_poster.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":3450,"url":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2010\/05\/19\/star-wars-poster-gallery\/","url_meta":{"origin":3178,"position":2},"title":"Star Wars Poster Gallery &#8211; Theater One-Sheets, Photomosaics, and Propaganda Posters","date":"May 19, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"The past couple days we've featured some DC Comics posters. Well, today we\u2019ll tackle some Star Wars posters!\u00a0 I've owned many more Star Wars posters than just these over the years, but the following are still in my possession.\u00a0 Tomorrow we'll finish up our poster coverage with some other films,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;movies&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"Empire Strikes Back Collector's Edition poster by Boris Vallejo","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/poster-empire2.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":3195,"url":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2010\/04\/21\/star-wars-resume-comic-books\/","url_meta":{"origin":3178,"position":3},"title":"Star Wars Resume &#8211; Comic Books","date":"April 21, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"Continuing my Star Wars Resume!\u00a0 In the summer of 1981, I discovered Star Wars comic books.\u00a0 Prior to then I'd picked up an issue or two like any kid might have picked up Archie or Sad Sack.\u00a0 When I bought Marvel Comics Star Wars #50 off the shelf, I knew\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;comic books&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"Star Wars comic books - Marvel and Dark Horse","src":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/starwars_resume_comics1.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":158,"url":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2008\/09\/22\/star-wars-the-force-unleashed-the-art-making-of\/","url_meta":{"origin":3178,"position":4},"title":"Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, The Art &#038; Making of","date":"September 22, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"Over the weekend I bought the book, \"The Art and Making of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed\".\u00a0 As you've probably already heard, \"Star Wars: The Force Unleashed\" is LucasArts latest multimedia event.\u00a0 While there have been tons of Star Wars products that go beyond the movies, there are rarely items\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;art&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"The Art and Making of Star Wars Force Unleashed ","src":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/starwars_force-unleashed1.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":3190,"url":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2010\/04\/19\/star-wars-resume-vintag-action-figures\/","url_meta":{"origin":3178,"position":5},"title":"Star Wars Resume &#8211; Vintage Action Figures","date":"April 19, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"I've had Star Wars on the brain lately.\u00a0 My fanaticism normally cycles like a washing machine through: comics, Doctor Who, Star Wars, Star Trek, and then starts over again with comics.\u00a0 Seems like I've been firmly in the Star Wars spin cycle for a while now.\u00a0 I'm nearly finished with\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;books&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"Star Wars Vintage Action Figures","src":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/starwars_resume_figs1.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3178"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3178"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3178\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3181,"href":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3178\/revisions\/3181"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3178"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3178"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3178"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}