Comments on: HomeStar - 21st Century Home Planetarium

By: Alex

Alex — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 03:22:25 +0000

I purchased the cheaper version called “Homestar Pure”. I love the design and the price. At half of the price of the original one, it released in 2007. If you don’t need the shooting star and auto-rotate function, then I recommend the “PURE” version.

http://www.segatoys.co.jp/homestar/pure.html

By: Lu

Lu — Fri, 11 Aug 2006 11:51:14 +0000

I got my English one from Toys.Brando http://toys.brando.com.hk/prod_detail.php?prod_id=00109.
Yep, that is really cool and I especially love it in my bath time….

By: Jeff

Jeff — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 10:57:07 +0000

Wow, thanks for the comments…glad my server could handle the /. effect.

Unfortunately, my reviews on digital cameras are limited to the fact that I only have two. For that I’d recommend http://www.dpreview.com, which is what I use.

Thanks for the generous offer to translate the manual, Chris, but I think I’d rather keep the manuals a mystery, heh.

And yes, I do have too much time on my hands.

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By: Bobo

Bobo — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 05:30:15 +0000

This would make an awesome trip toy.

By: Pita

Pita — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 21:19:47 +0000

Sweet, you are slashdotted.

By: compulsive impulse

compulsive impulse — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 20:26:42 +0000

i don’t believe the japanese amazon can ship to the US, or so the google-BETA translated site says-

“Restriction of overseas delivery: As for this commodity, Japan it cannot deliver overseas.”

By: random slashdotter

random slashdotter — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 18:49:54 +0000

the amazon.jp site lets you switch to “display in english”

By: Michael Dao

Michael Dao — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 17:42:17 +0000

You can purchase one here from an American site that is in English.

http://www.audiocubes.com/product_info.php?products_id=1587

By: perfecting mediocrity » Night sky now available for indoors

perfecting mediocrity » Night sky now available for indoors — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 17:13:32 +0000

[...] A review of the SEGA toys gadget, Homestar - as seen posted on Slashdot can be read here. A gadget that takes cdrom-like discs and then projects an image of the night sky ( including rotation ) upon any surface such as a wall or a roof. Is it just me, or this just an uber-cool thing to have? I remember back in my younger days those glow in the dark sticker sets that I was never allowed to have. This funky little machine takes all of that one step further - without the requirement to leave your bedroom light on for 45 minutes beforehand. Whilst quite expensive ( 239$USD - eep! ) the quality of the image projected seems to be well worth the money. I’m not sure about the EXTRA 80$USD for Southern hemisphere skies, but all in all, if i had the cash, and the desire to fall asleep to an image of a night sky above i’d definately be looking in that direction. [...]