technabob » decepticon http://technabob.com/blog gadgets, gizmos, games, cool gadgets for geeks Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:41:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 decepticon microcassettes: where’s soundwave? http://technabob.com/blog/2009/08/25/decepticon-microcassettes/ http://technabob.com/blog/2009/08/25/decepticon-microcassettes/#comments Tue, 25 Aug 2009 11:30:53 +0000 lambert v. http://technabob.com/blog/?p=18748 Cassetteman; fortunately his name was…]]> A robot that turns into a microcassette player seems like an awfully dumb idea – once it transforms it’s so small that even a 10-year old can smash it to bits – but Takara & Hasbro have pulled it off. The robot was originally called – drum roll please – Cassetteman; fortunately his name was changed to the infinitely more awesome Soundwave. Part of what makes Soundwave such a hit are his microcassette minions, aka cassettetrons.

J-List is now offering a pack that features 4 of Soundwaves’ minions…but without a Soundwave toy to go along. That’s like Billy Lee without Jimmy Lee. A Single Dragon. That’s just bad and wrong. Oh yeah pics:

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I can’t read Japanese so I’m going to take a guess and say that that’s Rumble on the far left, followed by his palette-swap, Frenzy. Unless it’s the other way around. But I’m quite sure that the T-rex is Overkill, and the falcon of course is the infamous Laserbeak.

Cram that into your little heads, kids: a microcassette (ask your elders what that is) that turns into a dinosaur. How’s that for imagination. If Transformers was conceptualized today, these four would probably be micro SD cards. Which would make Soundwave a card reader. Good thing that’s not the case. These diabolical storage media can be yours for a mere $45 (USD) at J-List. They’re listed as Vol. 3 of a collection, but J-List doesn’t have Vol. 1 & Vol. 2. No Soundwave toy either.

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]]> http://technabob.com/blog/2009/08/25/decepticon-microcassettes/feed/ 2 deceptiphone: LG promotes Transformers 2 with a special edition of their versa model http://technabob.com/blog/2009/04/08/lg-transformers-2-decepticon-versa-phone/ http://technabob.com/blog/2009/04/08/lg-transformers-2-decepticon-versa-phone/#comments Wed, 08 Apr 2009 11:40:16 +0000 lambert v. http://technabob.com/blog/?p=11239 Transformers 2 Versa phone. Since the upcoming movie is about the bad guys hitting back (but didn’t they start this while thing in the first place?), it’s only right that for the Transformers 2 Versa mobile phone to feature the Decepticon logo. And no son,…]]> At the recent CTIA show, LG unveiled the special edition Transformers 2 Versa phone. Since the upcoming movie is about the bad guys hitting back (but didn’t they start this while thing in the first place?), it’s only right that for the Transformers 2 Versa mobile phone to feature the Decepticon logo.

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And no son, LG doesn’t care if you sulk and say that you’re not going to buy this phone because they didn’t put Wumblewee on it instead. According to their press release, the Transformers phone will only be available via “consumer promotions”. LG also said that the characters in Revenge of the Fallen used LG phones throughout the movie, so LG and DreamWorks are just scratching each others’ back.

What the hell. I’d rather have an Autobot on my phone as well. But if this phone can transform I don’t care if its Starscream or Reflector on its case. Unfortunately it’s just a Versa. That’s about all that meets the eye.

[via DVICE]

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