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Following a long wait with teasers, snippets and working versions of robotic characters to whet the appetite, the third and final full-length trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens has debuted.

Star Wars by Devon is a new wristwatch released to coincide with the new film, Star Wars: The Force Awakens. It's a handmade timepiece designed to sit astride the wrist of the biggest Star Wars fans in the world, or at least those with very deep pockets.

Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens doesn't hit cinemas until December, but already the rolling, bleeping BB-8 droid that features in it has proved a hit with audiences. Now you can buy your very own working version of the robot, thanks to a replica toy produced by Sphero.

It's no secret that Star Wars is full of scenes that defy the laws of physics. From space battles inspired by WW I and II dogfights to beams of light clashing in lightsaber duels. Researchers in Poland have now created a film to show what a laser bolt would actually look like.

Here's one for Star Wars diehards. A group of drone pilots have taken their vehicles to a dense forest in the French Alps, weaving in and out of trees in a spectacle that paid homage to the high-stakes pod races of Episode 1: The Phantom Menace.

The force is strong in South Korea. Moon Hoon has built a Star Wars-inspired home that would look at home on a George Lucas Movie Set. It was completed in 2013 and cost a total of 200 million KRW (around US$192,000).

Darth Vader might traverse distant galaxies in a Tie Fighter, but what about when he’s in California? Mattel’s answer: a Corvette-based car Darth Vader car. Appearing at Comic Con this week, the one-off is part of a release event for a new line of Star Wars-inspired Hot Wheels cars.