optimus prime
Toys
Optimus Prime Speakers Feature Pretty Half-Assed Transforming
1:00PM Dan Nosowitz | Come on, this isn’t much of a transformation. This powered USB gadget is in the shape of Optimus Prime’s severed head, and the ears (or whatever) swing out to reveal the speakers within. More »
Entertainment
11:00AM Adrian Covert | If you forgot to live out all your Optimus Prime role-playing fantasies when the first Transformers movie came out, fear not. Thanks to the awesome Satan powers of augmented reality, you can wear the face of Optimus Prime anywhere. More »
You Too Can Wear The Head Of Optimus Prime (in Augmented Reality, Of Course)
11:00AM Adrian Covert | If you forgot to live out all your Optimus Prime role-playing fantasies when the first Transformers movie came out, fear not. Thanks to the awesome Satan powers of augmented reality, you can wear the face of Optimus Prime anywhere. More »
Entertainment
How Obama Really Became President
12:50AM Matt Buchanan | How does a one-term US Senator become President of the United States and enter office with crazy approval ratings? Previously unseen footage (click to embiggen) reveals Obama’s secret: the Autobot Matrix of Leadership. [Buzzfeed] More »
Robots
Demo: Optimus Prime as a Newborn Babe
6:30AM Mark Wilson | We’d feel embarrassed to say that all we knew about this transformer is that it’s “from Japan,” but even in 2008, we both know that’s more than enough explanation. [iambordedr via NewLaunches] More »
Toys
Your Very Own Optimus Prime Can Dance to JT Too
9:45AM Gizmodo US Edition | I’ve seen quite a few R/C cars in my day, but I’ve never seen one that actually transforms the way Optimus Prime can. The RCRC (or Remote Controlled Robotic Car) offers four modes for your entertainment: robot, truck, sports car, and “hip-hop dance.” Yes, you just read that correctly. And I definitely hope I don’t meet whoever was controlling that RCRC out on the road someday. The RCRC also comes with a rechargeable battery, but unfortunately (or is that fortunately?) not Megan Fox. [Technabob] More »
Entertainment
When Political Cross-Branding Goes Horribly Wrong
1:45AM Mark Wilson | There’s a good reason why Washington has generally veered away from 80s robot cartoons. And now we know that reason. [brewcityonline] More »
Random Stuff
Optimus Prime T-Shirt Transforms into Arrest Threat at Airport
12:40AM Gizmodo US Edition | We love Transformers here at Giz, but it looks like the UK’s already slightly-crazed authorities don’t. A guy called Brad Jayakody was recently barred from boarding a flight at Heathrow Airport’s new Terminal 5 because his T-shirt had a picture of Optimus Prime brandishing a gun. More »
Gadgets
2.2-Metre Optimus Prime Constructed From Old Car Parts
10:55PM Mark Wilson | When cars die, they don’t go to some magical car heaven (except for hybrids, maybe). But the best, luckiest ones just might become Transformer replicas. Standing at 2.2 metres tall and weighing a respectable 220 kilos, this Optimus Prime statue is a probably the most compelling argument for recycling we’ve ever seen. And its leg detail is as incredible as the torso: More »
Peripherals
Optimus Prime USB Hub Speaks but Won’t Stomp Across Your Desk
9:57PM Gizmodo US Edition | “I laugh in the face of your so-called transforming USB hub!” says the four-way Optimus Prime USB Hub, “because I, Optimus Prime, am a Transformers USB hub that… um… doesn’t transform. Oh.” What the 22 cm Autobot bust actually does do is flash its eye lights and shout out when you connect something to it. And in case that gets boring, you can turn the sound function off. Available August for US$34.99. [BigBadToystore via Everything USB] More »
Gadgets
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