Free BlackBerry Storm Lightsaber App Emerges

on 7 Feb 2009 03:22 PM

Based on tons of requests, CrackBerry.com member dmglakewood took it upon himself to whip up a lightsaber app for the BlackBerry Storm. Here's how it works:

Open the app, click the screen to turn the lightsaber on. You can swipe the screen left and right for different colors. When you have a color of your choice just swing the phone left and right. Based on how hard you swing it different sounds will play. Click the screen again to turn it off.

The app is still a work in progress with some known glitches to be worked out (you might want to hold off dueling with your iPhone-owning buddies till it's 100%) but if you want to have a lightsaber on your Storm RIGHT NOW it is available for download. Jump over to the Storm Lightsaber App thread in the forums for more information and the download link.

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62 Comments

Posted by piggly009 Saturday, Feb 07, 2009 1097 days ago

Finally an app that i might get...

Posted by Maija Saturday, Feb 07, 2009 1097 days ago

Its all fun and games until you swing your Storm out of your hands. lol

Posted by RedNightHawk Saturday, Feb 07, 2009 1097 days ago

Funny, I was thinking the same thing.

Reminded me of this...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WCmS7xOuVc

Posted by mys_prada Friday, May 08, 2009 1008 days ago

that is EXACTLY what I was thinking... I was just about to get the LightSaber app until I visualized my phone flying across the room from either myself or my son.. =P

Posted by SASKY1 Saturday, Feb 07, 2009 1097 days ago

Just when I thought I had convinced my financee that I was not a geek for being on here so much this comes out and she sees it and all my convincing was in vein......nothing could be geekier than this....honestly I would expect to see this in an episode of BIG Bang theory not in real life :-)...that said I am downloading this right now :-)

Posted by piggly009 Saturday, Feb 07, 2009 1097 days ago

i went on my storm to do the ota download and the crackberry website crashed my phone....time for another battery pull...

Posted by piggly009 Saturday, Feb 07, 2009 1097 days ago

ok im good now i did a batery pull and downloaded it with no problem.

Posted by 767pilot Sunday, Feb 08, 2009 1097 days ago

I downloaded an app called soft reset that allows you to do the reset from your screen without having to pull the battery

Posted by cpuking2009 Sunday, Feb 08, 2009 1096 days ago

quickpull was the first app to do a battery pull from your screen i use it and i works great..and if you want you phone to stop crashing its time to upgrade to a leaked beta .90 or higher or you can wait a month full of crashes and random reboots and yes i know crackberry is not a mobile friendly site but i should not crash your phone just your browser.

Posted by Steve Z Saturday, Feb 07, 2009 1097 days ago

love this app. We need little fun apps like this for the storm!!

Posted by numb683 Saturday, Feb 07, 2009 1097 days ago

This is def a useless app that yes I downloaded because it is retardedly the coolest lol.

Posted by Working Class Hero Saturday, Feb 07, 2009 1097 days ago

Now iPhone and Storm star wars fanboys can have their ultimate battles! ACCELEROMETERS FTW! You just got pwned!
LMAO! BWAAAHHAHAHAAHAHA

Posted by Estrouse Saturday, Feb 07, 2009 1097 days ago

wtf man,

with as dumb as this looks and sounds, I surprisingly want to download it... wow. I don't even like star wars.

Posted by pink_piggy Saturday, Feb 07, 2009 1097 days ago

Thanks now I definitely can be cool like my iphone friends ;) LOL!!!!

Posted by Rosskyo Saturday, Feb 07, 2009 1097 days ago

WOOOT

Posted by pkcable Saturday, Feb 07, 2009 1097 days ago

Folks,

The same CB member dmglakewood also has an excellent website where you can get ringtones and wallpapers, AND you can make your own wallpapers out of any picture file.

http://www.stormgrounds.com/

Posted by rychlewc Saturday, Feb 07, 2009 1097 days ago

Is it just me or is it supposed to vibrate and make a sound? To the left i can not tell if it is the vibration or a sound that I hear. Cool app though, thanks!

Posted by Gfrsh325 Saturday, Feb 07, 2009 1097 days ago

no sound? what do I do to fix this?

Posted by SEVEN408 Monday, Feb 09, 2009 1095 days ago

download the .99 os for your storm and the sound is fixed... .75 sucks....

Posted by David522 Saturday, Feb 07, 2009 1097 days ago

Great work
Love the app, im not even a starwars fan

Posted by 0mie Saturday, Feb 07, 2009 1097 days ago

If you are running OS .75, you will not get sounds. It's a RIM issue, not possible to fix by the developer.

Fixes and new features to come in a new release within the next day.

More to come, stay tuned :D

Posted by centralberry Saturday, Feb 07, 2009 1097 days ago

Great work but absolutely pointless!!! One of the reasons I left the iphone. :)

Posted by Yamaha888 Saturday, Feb 07, 2009 1097 days ago

hey i was wondering if you do an update or something that if you could make it have constant hum like your moving it around real slow, like the initial hum when you open ur lightsaber have that constantly play and it would sound more realistic

Posted by niqbales Saturday, Feb 07, 2009 1097 days ago

Its funny because I would say, in front of iphone fan boys, that the storm is better, and my friend would jump in and say "but they've got a light saber", I would lower my head in dismay as if that trumped everything great about the storm.
I decided to go back to my curve for a little while and I love the physical keyboard, I like the click but physical will always be faster. That being said the storm is out of the dog house because apparently I am that big of a geek.

Posted by pipotobe Saturday, Feb 07, 2009 1097 days ago

I'm feeling this is just the beginning.!

Thank you so much.

Posted by stormnix Saturday, Feb 07, 2009 1097 days ago

i love this app!!!! thank u!!!!! storm owners just went up in the cool rating....clear the path iphone, we're coming through!!!

Posted by thed0cb Saturday, Feb 07, 2009 1097 days ago

can u feel it....

STORM IS MAKING A TURN FOR DOMINATION!

Posted by dmglakewood Saturday, Feb 07, 2009 1097 days ago

I just wanted to say thanks to everyone who's saying good things. I just wanted to let you guys know that I'm working on bugs right now. I know there are a few of them and their all being taken care of. I wrote this app in a few hours so of course it isn't perfect. I never expected it to be as popular as it is. Anyways thanks again for all your support.

Posted by Bling_Diesel Saturday, Feb 07, 2009 1097 days ago

Thanks dmglakewood... GREAT APP

Posted by 07thking Saturday, Feb 07, 2009 1097 days ago

Thanks dude, great app!

Posted by bbgirl1405 Saturday, Feb 07, 2009 1097 days ago

I think this shows the amazing things to come from developers like dmglakewood! I can't wait to see more from him- he seems to definitely be at the forefront for applications for the storm. keep up the good work!

Posted by HusniMD Saturday, Feb 07, 2009 1097 days ago

i just wondering..what is so fun having a "lightsabre" as your app?

p/s: i also been wondering the apps in the iphone where you can have a beer filled up your screen and a zippo lighter apps..what good does it brings??

Posted by randmc2008 Sunday, Feb 08, 2009 1097 days ago

are you serious?! stop acting like you're so elite... what good does it bring? it's apps like these that stimulate ideas for better things.

"There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home." -Ken Olson

You and Ken should get together...

Posted by lightsaberfun!! Sunday, Feb 08, 2009 1096 days ago

The correct quote is "There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in his home" Not Want. And he was referring to the sci-fi computers like "the fully computerized home that automatically turned lights on and off and that prepared meals and controlled daily diets". Not PC's. This is a huge Misquote of his and it is always taken out of context.

But you're right, this guy needs to hang with ken in 1977, because obviously digital fun is out of his elite league of acceptable apps.

Posted by rlrovira Sunday, Feb 08, 2009 1096 days ago

If you have to ask, then this is not for you. Apps like this are what make having a phone like the Storm FUN. You must not have any kids, much less a kid in you. So sad.

Posted by dmglakewood's sister Saturday, Feb 07, 2009 1097 days ago

haha you gotta love my brother and his rediculous ideas. imagine all the new technology things that i get! im sure hes gonna have more things out soon, hes always trying to make things better =P

Posted by BlkBear Sunday, Feb 08, 2009 1097 days ago

Now for me this is a neat little game/screen saver like app, that shows what the device could do past a few lines of coding.

What would make this really neat, is to be able fight with other Storm/iPhone light sabers, via blue tooth or wifi.

Which could lead to a host of interactive games that you can play with other BB users and maybe even those from the Dark side (Iphone users!)

Now what I don't get is, you have a nice screen, you put a neat looking graphic on it, and you hide it all when you hold it like a light saber and swing it around. Come on, use your finger on that touch screen, or shake it a little and hit another light saber on the screen, with the guy in the cubicle next to you!

Oh yeah, how about adding the FORCE to the app or another app, that allows you to pick the light or dark side, and then your Berry to detect and alert you when the other side is around to be dispatched.

HARK!
What's that vibration? An email? A text message? NO... it's a disturbances in the FORCE!

Posted by cpuking2009 Sunday, Feb 08, 2009 1096 days ago

dude dont hurt us with the no wi-fi owwwch and saying there from the darkside totally steals our thunder (pun intended)
but yes to fight with other users using blutooth would be
sweet everyone love to play with a friend and i really hope we get online multiplayer games going thats so much fun.

Posted by lvsguitarshop Sunday, Feb 08, 2009 1096 days ago

omg! thats awesome!!

Posted by Danny82 Sunday, Feb 08, 2009 1096 days ago

iPhone's had this app for about a year.

Posted by piggly009 Sunday, Feb 08, 2009 1096 days ago

So?

Posted by cpuking2009 Sunday, Feb 08, 2009 1096 days ago

iphone took a year to come out with any apps owch sorry i know that was a big bag of hurt. oh man its been what 3
months and oh guess what were getting an app store next
month so tell me who is lagging here?

Posted by seanp666 Sunday, Feb 08, 2009 1096 days ago

There were tons of requests for this?...from who?? Yoda?? all it does is make sounds...And oh yah, its a lightsaber!!!
While were at it why don't we start making blackberry's that turn into those cheezy sunglasses that black guy wore on Star Trek.

Posted by bklynst8ofmind Sunday, Feb 08, 2009 1096 days ago

hey man u leave reading rainbow guy out of this

Posted by LeVarLuVer Sunday, Feb 08, 2009 1096 days ago

What would LeVar Burton do if he heard you say that?

...better watch out....

Duh Duh, DUH! (reading rainbow 3 tone book review outro) FACE!

Posted by cpuking2009 Sunday, Feb 08, 2009 1096 days ago

jealous non storm owner sorry should have waited.

Posted by kingbam1974 Sunday, Feb 08, 2009 1096 days ago

Not sure if it's the os im running but the saber vibrates but does not make a sound. do i have to upgrade or downgrade my os? or should i just wait for a fix for the sound for my os? i have the bb storm 9530 v4.7.75 (platform 4.0.0.94)

Posted by MuDvAyNe Sunday, Feb 08, 2009 1096 days ago

If you are using OS .75 the sound won't work because of a bug with that OS. Either upgrade to a leaked OS if this app is that important or wait until the next official release.

Posted by kjdoug Sunday, Feb 08, 2009 1096 days ago

this is great and was one thing i missed about my iphone...lol...the fun little apps...now if we could only get a storm beer :)

Posted by Virtusmason Sunday, Feb 08, 2009 1096 days ago

Saweet app, I can't wait till we get some sound for the app!