Due for release on September 2, Transformers on Blu-ray will no doubt entertain those of you who think giant robots fighting other just-as-big robots is “cool.” Paramount has said that the Blu-ray version will feature, in some capacity, BD Live content. Better still, this version will have Dolby TrueHD 5.1 sounds; the HD DVD version only had Dolby Digital Plus. And that’s the box art, identical to the HD DVD one. → Read More
Yes, that’s Bumblebee, and no it’s not from last summer’s Transformers, it’s from a shoot in Philly where they’re shooting the sequel, the questionably-named Transformers: Rise of the Fallen. And he’s never looked better. Autoblog has a nice spy shot gallery up of everyone’s favorite 2008 Camaro SS, so why not have a look? It’ll help get you through your Tuesday. → Read More
I really hope this is a joke. It’s a very, very bad title. When word leaked out that Star Wars II would be called Attack of the Clones, people went nuts. To George’s credit, the title ended up fitting nicely, and it was a pretty badass movie. But the new Transformers 2 title is something I couldn’t even come up with as a joke. What is it? You’ll have to hit the jump to find out. → Read More
The guy in the photo here, UK resident Brad Jayakody, tried to board an airplane wearing that Transformers T-shirt and was told by security at London’s Heathrow airport, “You cannot get on the plane because there is a gun on your T-shirt,” according to The Sun. Luckily, Brad was able to change into a different shirt in order to board the plane. A spokesperson for Heathrow said “If a T-shirt had a rude word or a bomb on it for example, a passenger may be asked to remove it. We are investigating what happened to see if it came under this category.” When asked about the incident, Jayakody said “It’s a cartoon robot with a gun as an arm. What was I going to do, use the shirt to pretend I have a gun?” Good one! ROFL! Totally! I dunno. Seems pretty stupid for a couple of reasons. First, Optimus Prime and his band of merry Autobots are the good guys. I could see some uneasiness had the guy been wearing a Decepticons shirt, but the Autobots are on our side. Second, why would anyone intending to hijack an airplane wear a shirt with a gun or a bomb on it? If anything, you’d wear a shirt that said “Mean People Suck” or “Peace!” or “Brahms, not Bombs,” with a little caricature of Johannes Brahms composing something. via The Register → Read More
Remember the awesome transforming and dancing Citroen video from a few months back? Yah, it was very cool, but Chevy’s making fun of it with the above video. It’s cheeky, but cleaver. Well done, Chevy. → Read More
Want a Transformers dock (note: some of the stuff this company sells ain’t safe for work) to go along with that hot iPod of yours? Of course you do, especially if you’re a huge nerd. For slightly more than the price of a barrel of oil, or $145, this Takara Tomy dock will bring remind of a simpler time, the 1980s, when Transformers were still on TV and not merely an excuse to parade Megan Fox around for a few hours. via Boing Boing Gadgets → Read More
Soundwave is one of the most beloved of all Transformers. Loyal to Megatron and badass in every way, Soundwave was still left out of last summer’s giant movie. There are rumors he’s to be included in the sequel, but I’ll have to see it to believe it. That doesn’t mean Soundwave’s been MIA since the 80s. Indeed, this little video shows us what he’s been up to, some good, some bad. Part two after the jump. Some language is maybe NSFW. → Read More
It’s been my experience that the vast majority of tie-in products for the Transformers movie from last summer just blow. The jury’s still out on this Optimus Prime head USB hub. Not only does it supply juice and connectivity for up to four USB peripherals, it also has phrases from the movie! Ok, not so much. We’re not even sure if it’s Peter Cullen’s voice, most likely it’s not. → Read More
If you loved the (most recent) Transformers Movie, now’s your chance to show it. Buy a huge cube designed to look like the artifact from the movie. It’s got four USB slots and when you plug in a device, the cube will say some Transformers-related line like “We must protect the All Spark!” or “Bah weep granah weep ninnibon!” — well, maybe not that one, though it would be awesome. It costs £18, which is somewhere around a million of your American dollars. → Read More
I wish I still had mine. I remember in the early ’90s you could actually get these for a dollar out of the vending machines by the front door or Toys ‘R’ Us. Well, you could try to. I always ended up with a sparkly My Little Pony sticker. My childhood sucked. This watch does transform into a robot, and is made by Takara, who Hasbro licensed the original Transformers from, but it’s not a Transformer. Not really. Sorry. I’d try to get one of these from eBay to wear around today, but Biggs would just make fun of it. via Wired → Read More
[photopress:decephilly.jpg,full,center] Yes! Or not! Or maybe! Or we don’t know, but someone from the Philly film board leaked that they were working on it but it’s not official so pretend she didn’t say anything! Transformers in Philadelphia? [Comic Book Movie] → Read More
If you’ve never seen Judson Laipply’s Evolution of Dance video then you need to do that before you watch Optimus do it. If you’ve already seen it then keep reading to see Optimus bust a move. → Read More
If you’re in a repressive Communist country and have a little time to kill, what are you going to do? I mean, the Internet’s all censored, TV as well. You need a hobby, and this young man’s is papercraft, the art of sculpting complex and/or beautiful items out of paper and glue. But this guy’s gone to the next level, and we love it. Using nothing but cardboard from Chinese KFC buckets (they have KFC in China?), he’s built a fully-posable replica of Bumblebee from last year’s Transformers movie. And it’s badassery at its finest. Hit the jump to see the final product. Then make sure to hit the guys blog at the link provided for tons more photos and a rough how to. Warning: wonderful Engrish abounds. → Read More
Using Mininova as a reference point, TorrentFreak compiled a list of the top BitTorrent downloaded movies and TV shows. With some 2.4 million downloads, NBC’s “Heroes” was the most downloaded TV show in 2007, followed by “Top Gear” and “Battlestar Galactica.” On the movie side, you’ve got “Transformers” followed by “Knocked Up” and “Shooter.” Apparently my favorite movie, “Once,” is nowhere near as popular as I’d like it to be. Don’t forget that since the Oscars are right around the corner, DVD screeners are popping up all the time. I recently saw “No Country For Old Men” thanks to BitTorrent (since I don’t go to theaters). I’ll probably have to see it again as I was hacking my PSP (again) and didn’t pay too much attention to the plot. Top 10 Most Pirated Movies and TV Shows of 2007 [TorrentFreak] → Read More
Sometimes it’s just great to be a nerd. I mean, it’s great for other people to use their nerditude to create something this cool. Not as agile as I remember Prime being, but maybe since he passed on the Matrix of Leadership he’s gotten a little creaky. Feature: Transformers Fan Builds 10-foot Optimus Prime Suit [TechEBlog] → Read More
Thank you, Michael Bay, for not totally ruining Transformers for us. Actually, it kinda kicked ass. And thank you again for stirring up Internet crapstorms about secret Microsoft conspiracies to kill both Blu-Ray and HD-DVD. We’re calling “no way”, and so is Ars Technica, though they put it far more eloquently than I do. Microsoft wants HD-DVD, a format it’s backed with the Xbox 360. If anyone wants the standard format for HD to be digital downloads, it’d be Apple. With the Apple TV, a distribution channel (iTunes), and a market footprint like a sasquatch, Cupertino’s the one who’s being mum on which disk it likes. Debunking the Microsoft/HD DVD conspiracy theories [Ars] → Read More
If you’ve been on the fence about whether or not to move to Korea, prepare to be pushed off of said fence into the backyard of the Korean side of the decision-making process. For once you’re there, you’ll be able to pick up this wonderful contraption. It’s two 15-inch monitors that flip and spin and otherwise dazzle with the sheer amount of possible configurations. There’s a 17-inch offering forthcoming as well. More photos after the jump. → Read More
A scam, apparently What does Transformers (and Pearl Harbor…) director Michael Bay think about the HD DVD/Blu-ray format war? Oh, you know, that it’s all Microsoft’s doing: Microsoft wants both formats to fail so they can be heroes and make the world move to digital downloads…. That is the dirty secret no one is talking about. That is why Microsoft is handing out $100 million dollar checks to studios just [to] embrace the HD DVD and not the leading, and superior Blu Ray. They want confusion in the market until they perfect the digital downloads. Time will tell and you will see the truth. Well, yeah, sorta. Disc-based storage is what we’re using now, but the future, in so far as we can predict the future, is in downloadable content like the Xbox 360 Marketplace. But until download speeds are sufficiently fast enough for a large enough amount of consumers, we’ll have to put up with discs. CES is just around the corner, so I’m sure we’ll see better, cheaper hybrid high-def disc players. DVD Formats [The Official Michael Bay Forums via Next Gen] → Read More
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