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the next best thing to a new Star Wars movie how about a big box of Star Wars toys for force Friday an event celebrating the launch of Star Wars the last Jedi we got a sneak peek at the goodies you'll want the coolest thing we saw was the Star Wars Jedi challenges AR experience it's a smart phone powered headset with a lightsaber controller designed to look like Luke Skywalker's pop in your iPhone or Android handset place the tracker on the floor flick a switch on the saber and the energy blade roars to life inside the goggles don't expect killer graphics but you can dual sip a DS ply hollow chest or direct tiny troops in some of the Star Wars biggest battles it's on sale Friday for $199 and expected to ship in November ever wanted your very own remote-control r2d2 droid force Friday brings to the pint-sized Sphero r2d2 with his pop-out motorized leg swiveling head and pitch perfect acting abilities and this little bit's r2d2 with Lego like electronic bricks so you can piece together his circuitry yourself just pop in a marker and you can have your bot leave a trail spero also has an evil BP 90 droid with a light-up head and the slippery stand so he can reach top speed without losing him under your couch if you'd rather your remote-control gadgets soar through the sky force Friday also marks the relaunch of propels slick Star Wars battling drones in the u.s. they blast away at each other with infrared laser cannons while an app keeps track of your score there's also a new training simulator to teach you the ropes last but not least if you've ever made make-believe noises while playing with action figures Hasbro wants to lend you a hand its new force link bracelet uses NFC and accelerometers to bring toys to life characters speak star fighters go pew pew and there's even a giant playset with a bunch of hidden sound effects for more on force Friday check out cnet.com