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Thursday October 30, 2008
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Need a last-minute Halloween costume accessory and want to fulfill your secret desire to be a clone trooper?
The surprisingly inexpensive and "realistic" Star Wars The Clone Wars Clone Trooper Voice Changer, from Hasbro, costs just $29.99. Yes, it's essentially is a toy, but this Helmet is adjustable to fit children and also adults with large heads (like me). It also comes with sound effects and can amplify your voice with synthesized radio static.
The Clone Trooper helmet requires a bit of assembly, since the headgear comes in multiple pieces--and it's tough to get it out of the box! Once all the packaging is removed, though, you just snap everything together in the right order.
The three necessary AA batteries are included. They power various recorded voice announcements stored within the helmet, such as," Get ready to turn those clankers into scrap metal!" and, "I've got a bad feeling about this, sir."
My favorite feature of the helmet, though, is the speaker button: It plays a bit of signature trooper-radio crackle, then activates the Helmet's internal mic, which pumps your amplified voice out of a speaker grill located at the front of the headpiece. While not loud enough to serve as a megaphone--or to perform crowd control for non-compliant citizens of the Empire--it's pretty slick nonetheless.
Posted By:
Brian Bennett
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