For those chilly fall days on which you wish to communicate only through beeps and whistles, there’s this cozy-looking R2-D2 sweater from Etsy user EricaKnit. Hand-made from marino wool this snug sweater is sure to impress anyone you might encounter. If you’ve got $450 burning a hole in your pocket, this might be the best Star Wars-related sweater purchase you ever make.

Seeing this, you might be thinking, “EricaKnit, I wish I had some excellent R2-D2-themed knit headware to go with this.” Don’t worry, she’s got you covered.

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Whether or not this is the droid you’re looking for, you’re bound not to miss it. Len Komanac made this possible by building a 96-inch R2-D2 model out of cardboard and duct tape. Using four refrigerator boxes, five air conditioner boxes, three dryer boxes, three rolls of blue duct tape, one roll of aluminum tape, one can of white paint, two Sharpie pens and 52 glue sticks, Komanac created this monstrous do-it-yourself R2-D2. The cardboard robot will be displayed at the “Dr. StrangeLen or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Make the Art” exhibit in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada between July 16 and September 22. Head on past the jump to see some more pictures of the card-droid (deal with it).

BoingBoing has unearthed a 1982 video featuring raw footage of Bill Murray, complaining (comedically) about dumb technological advancements of the early 1980s like digital watches (“People have hands, I think watches should have hands”), talking dashboards in cars (“I would put my foot right through that dashboard”), and robots (“R2-D2…he was funny, he was cute, he’s a fine, fine actor”).

Headphone company Coloud is selling some splendid-looking R2-D2-inspired headphones for $50. Skinned on their premium C34 model, they contain a microphone and in-line remote, making these possibly the geekiest gaming headphones since gaming or headphones were conceived. Alas, they’re currently sold out, though other, less awesome Star Wars-inspired headphones (Stormtrooper, Boba Fett; the Rebel Alliance headphones are pretty nice though) are still in stock. They definitely need to make a Princess Leia model.

>>>See also: The R2-D2 swimsuit.

(Coloud via Gadget Lab)

This isn’t just some whimsical, longing nerddream, but an actual one-piece bathing suit. Designed by James Lillis, some of whose geeky stylings you may have seen elsewhere on the Internet, the “Artoo” is inspired by the distinctive look of beloved astromech droid and fashion icon R2-D2. Available from Black Milk Clothing for $85.

(Black Milk via Look at This Frakking Geekster | Designer site)

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(pic (click to embiggen) via Wondermark.)

Earlier this week, Verizon confirmed that the Motorola DROID 2 would be hitting stores today, but that a special R2-D2 edition of the phone would be available come September. Courtesy of Pocket-Lint, this is our first glimpse at what that phone will look like. We’re pretty sure it’s legit because it looks just like the background image on the newly unveiled preorder site.

Anyway: This looks pretty cool; great placement of the camera lens. The R2-D2 DROID 2 will be an online-only offer, available for a limited time in September; hit the preorder site for more details.

(via Pocket-Lint)

Not that we didn’t see this coming, but Verizon has officially confirmed the Motorola DROID 2. The Android 2.2-equipped smartphone will be available for presale on August 11th, will be in stores on August 12th, and will cost $199.99 after a $100 mail-in rebate with a new two-year customer agreement.

But if we know our readership, you may still want to wait a month: The DROID 2′s limited R2-D2 edition “will feature exclusive Star Wars content and external hardware designed to look like the trusty Droid from the film saga” and will be available online in September.

This is the droid hat you’re looking for. Listed quite recently on Etsy by user craftandcrochet, these R2-D2 custom beanies are available by order. Yes, a geeky product found online that’s actually real, practical, and for sale. All orders are custom made, so be sure you know the size of your head if you want to adorn it in Star Wars crochet greatness.

This is most commendable: Students at Minnesota’s Carleton College transformed their school’s Goodsell Observatory into a giant R2-D2, complete with bleeping and blooping. And the school seems to approve, posting some great pics on their Facebook page.

Carleton’s Goodsell Observatory gets turned into R2-D2 by an unknown group of enterprising students — complete with sound effects. All the “decorations” appear to have been draped or taped onto the dome; there was no defacing with spray paint, etc.

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