Star Wars The Force Awakens, the laptop and other weird merchandise

08/10/15

This Star Wars laptop really exists.

"There's no other notebook like it in the galaxy," the promotional material says. Possibly because it's the nerdiest computer in history.

You can "type like you're a citizen of Coruscant" for example. That's the underwhelmingly CGI-based planet where the galactic senate is based.

This involves using a font called Aurebesh, which comes loaded in the laptop's library.

For the slightly less hardcore fan there are some more obvious features such as R2-D2 and lightsaber effects, which you can use instead of regular Windows sounds.

It's been created by HP ahead of The Force Awakens which is released in the UK on 17 December.

And actually it's not the weirdest bit of Star Wars merchandise we've found at all, as you'll see below.

Image caption The Notebook comes preloaded with rare wallpapers, screen savers, concept art and original trilogy storyboards

Image caption Use the Force, err, the mouse

Image caption As packaging goes, it's more exciting than white and grey with some barcodes

Star Wars toaster

Yes, you can burn your toast using dark forces with this special edition toaster.

Star Wars fishing rod

If you catch Jar Jar Binks with this, please throw him back in.

Wookie cookies

Its contents look suspiciously like regular cookies but as biscuit tins go this one is pretty memorable.

Death Star biscuits

The biscuit force is strong. You can also buy this ceramic container in the shape of the Death Star, to store some more regular cookies.

Tauntaun sleeping bag

And if you're tired after a hard day of emailing in Aurebesh, galactic fishing and cookie eating, you might need this sleeping bag in which you can "slumber in the belly of the beast".

Tauntauns are half-mammal and half-reptile and live on the ice planet of Hoth, eating biscuits apparently.