May the Ambient be with you…
September 27th 2011
Only in Japan!
The Force is now strong with train commuters in Tokyo. Lucky subway travelers are able to wrap fingers around handrails that have been transformed into life-size lightsabers. According to Japan Trends, the lightsaber handrails are part of a promotion by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment Japan for the release of the complete "Star Wars" saga in a Blu-ray boxset.
These are not just lifeless wrap-arounds. The lightsabers have built-in LEDs. Squeeze a button and it lights up. Unfortunately, you'll have to provide your own sound effects and the handrail lightsabers are fixed in place, which makes it difficult to carry out epic battles in the train aisles.
