au x Transformers Mobile Phone Figures Revealed
Tuesday, January 31st, 2017 8:57PM CST
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figsoku has showed us our first look at a new group of Transformers meant to celebrate the 10th anniversary, but in a way no one saw coming. These new Transformers all turn into cell phones and fully posable robots! The 3 figures that are receiving this treatment are Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, and Megatron, and all 3 will turn from identical robot modes with different heads into identical phones with fancy colors and it appears some sorts of gadgets as well as some nice little easter egg detailing.
These 3 figures are available separately for ¥5,400 or ¥16,200 for all 3, which comes to about $48 and $144 US dollars respectively. You can check out the images mirrored below, and let us know what you think in the comments section!
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Posted by EmirateXaaron on January 31st, 2017 @ 9:00pm CST
Also, it's kinda weird seeing a G1-inspired Bumblebee that's as lanky as this one. Someone get him some beryllium baloney!
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on January 31st, 2017 @ 9:01pm CST
Posted by primalxconvoy on January 31st, 2017 @ 9:28pm CST
Posted by durroth on January 31st, 2017 @ 9:57pm CST
Posted by Microraptor on January 31st, 2017 @ 10:00pm CST
Posted by Cobotron on January 31st, 2017 @ 10:06pm CST
Please stop (read: keep on) making things for my Microman collection.
Sincerley,
Cobotron
Posted by Sabrblade on January 31st, 2017 @ 10:12pm CST
Posted by Deadput on January 31st, 2017 @ 10:12pm CST
I wish getting things from other countries were not as expensive and difficult as they are.
Posted by Decepticon Stryker on January 31st, 2017 @ 11:29pm CST
EmirateXaaron wrote:Oh man, this takes me back to the Device Label days. I actually kinda like the way Megatron looks. It's silly, but also pretty neat. I just hope my voicemail isn't spammed with anti-Functionist propaganda.
Also, it's kinda weird seeing a G1-inspired Bumblebee that's as lanky as this one. Someone get him some beryllium baloney!
No no no. He clearly needs some cesium salami.
Posted by Me Grimlock King on February 1st, 2017 @ 12:05am CST
Posted by Sabrblade on February 1st, 2017 @ 12:10am CST
Looks like GrnRngr.com doesn't allow hotlinking.Me Grimlock King wrote:Well these are better than Bandai America's crappy attempt in 2010 for the MMPR Re-versioned toy line
Posted by Stuartmaximus on February 1st, 2017 @ 2:17am CST
anywhoo here's a video
Posted by primalxconvoy on February 1st, 2017 @ 4:07am CST
- https://www.makuake.com/project/au-transformers/
Google translated character information:
General Commander - "Infobar" Optimus Prime ("Nishikigoi"):
- This leader of Justice stands up to rescue "INFOBAR", which is a world-renowned pioneer of mobile phone design, and to protect information around the world from the Decepticons!
Passion-red, calm-blue and peaceful-beige are three colors that this peace-loving leader now has incorporated in his Autobot symbol, during the "Infobar Saga".
Intelligence Officer - "Infobar" Bumblebee ("Ichimatsu") :
- This little Autobot can identify any information crisis around the world and rush faster than anyone to save it! His new black and white body is perfect for hiding in the shadows, too, which is befitting for his intelligence missions.
Emperor of Destruction - "INFOBAR" MEGATRON (BUILDING)
Megatron seeks to dominate the world's information bring fear and destruction to everyone! this Emperor of Destruction has chosen Blue, Dark gray and silver for his new form, as these, more mature colour combinations give him, in his mind an "Evil elegance". the world may never see him creep up before he unleashes his Evil plans!
Toy features and Design Elements:
- From "INFOBAR" Featurephone to robot and back!
We thoroughly packed the transformation technology, cultivated from 33 years of design history, into an extremely thin casing of 11 mm.
- Built-in LEDs and Bluetooth enables the toy to display incoming notifications when linked to your smartphone via Bluetooth!
- Includes a mini mobile-phone, which can be held in the robot-mode's hand!
smartphone Bluetooth Technical information.
IOS version:
Supported OS version: Any device running iOS 10.2 or later (Some devices may not work).
Andorid version:
- A Dedicated app will be released for certain Android devices.
- Supported OS version: Android 5.0 or later (Some devices may not work).
- For Android 7.0 and above, this is currently being treated; We will inform you as details become known. (from the 1st of February 2017 onwards)
other points of note:
- Some devices or user-agreements may prohibit use with these toys.
· Environmental factors may affect performance.
· We will inform you about device compatibility as soon as possible.
- Design and specifications are subject to change.
- This product will be sold only for "Makuake".
- product cannot connect to our access the internet or associated online services.
- product comes with "test batteries".
- Successful orders cannot be cancelled.
- Delivery scheduled for the end of September 2017.
(Source: - http://time-space.kddi.com/au-transformers/index.html )
Posted by Va'al on February 1st, 2017 @ 5:02am CST
General Commander - "Infobar" Optimus Prime ("Nishikigoi"):
- This leader of Justice stands up to rescue "INFOBAR", which is a world-renowned pioneer of mobile phone design, and to protect information around the world from the Decepticons!
Passion-red, calm-blue and peaceful-beige are three colors that this peace-loving leader now has incorporated in his Autobot symbol, during the "Infobar Saga".
Intelligence Officer - "Infobar" Bumblebee ("Ichimatsu") :
- This little Autobot can identify any information crisis around the world and rush faster than anyone to save it! His new black and white body is perfect for hiding in the shadows, too, which is befitting for his intelligence missions.
Emperor of Destruction - "INFOBAR" MEGATRON (BUILDING)
Megatron seeks to dominate the world's information bring fear and destruction to everyone! this Emperor of Destruction has chosen Blue, Dark gray and silver for his new form, as these, more mature colour combinations give him, in his mind an "Evil elegance". the world may never see him creep up before he unleashes his Evil plans!
Toy features and Design Elements:
- From "INFOBAR" Featurephone to robot and back!
We thoroughly packed the transformation technology, cultivated from 33 years of design history, into an extremely thin casing of 11 mm.
- Built-in LEDs and Bluetooth enables the toy to display incoming notifications when linked to your smartphone via Bluetooth!
- Includes a mini mobile-phone, which can be held in the robot-mode's hand!
smartphone Bluetooth Technical information.
IOS version:
Supported OS version: Any device running iOS 10.2 or later (Some devices may not work).
Andorid version:
- A Dedicated app will be released for certain Android devices.
- Supported OS version: Android 5.0 or later (Some devices may not work).
- For Android 7.0 and above, this is currently being treated; We will inform you as details become known. (from the 1st of February 2017 onwards)
other points of note:
- Some devices or user-agreements may prohibit use with these toys.
· Environmental factors may affect performance.
· We will inform you about device compatibility as soon as possible.
- Design and specifications are subject to change.
- This product will be sold only for "Makuake".
- product cannot connect to our access the internet or associated online services.
- product comes with "test batteries".
- Successful orders cannot be cancelled.
- Delivery scheduled for the end of September 2017.
(Source: - http://time-space.kddi.com/au-transformers/index.html )[/quote]
Posted by primalxconvoy on February 1st, 2017 @ 6:09am CST
- https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hh0lvgmEyio
Posted by Stuartmaximus on February 1st, 2017 @ 6:25am CST
Posted by EmirateXaaron on February 1st, 2017 @ 6:59am CST
Decepticon Stryker wrote:No no no. He clearly needs some cesium salami.
I believe you are mistaken, sir. He clearly needs some beryllium baloney.
Posted by Gauntlet101010 on February 1st, 2017 @ 8:10am CST
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on February 1st, 2017 @ 10:37am CST
Posted by transformnerd114 on February 2nd, 2017 @ 4:21pm CST
Posted by Emerje on February 3rd, 2017 @ 5:53am CST
primalxconvoy wrote:Order info (in Japan), I think:
- https://www.makuake.com/project/au-transformers/
Kinda, it's actually a crowd funding page. What's crazy is the project still has 54 days left (as of right now) and has raised 11,793,600 JPY (US$104,233) for the original goal of 1,000,000 JPY (US$8,838) from 1,318 people.
Pretty sure they only referenced the movie because of how realistic the toy looks compared to the original Infobar phone from 2003. Looks like the only thing the bluetooth does is make the LED blink when you get a call... kinda not worth the cost of the electronics. Bot mode is 6 inches, but it's slight shorter than phone mode is long.
Emerje
Posted by Va'al on August 2nd, 2017 @ 2:46am CDT
Posted by Mechastrike on August 2nd, 2017 @ 3:32am CDT
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on August 2nd, 2017 @ 4:31am CDT
I dunno.
I think the Speed Dial mold did it with more charm and the Wire Tap black/red repaint just looked cooler.
Posted by dragons on August 2nd, 2017 @ 7:08am CDT
Carnivius_Prime wrote:Bit of an old mobile phone.
I dunno.
I think the Speed Dial mold did it with more charm and the Wire Tap black/red repaint just looked cooler.
these cell phone figures look much better i buy these figures pass on new action figure
Posted by Rated X on August 2nd, 2017 @ 8:56am CDT
Every time people toss around the term "Asian market" this is the type of stuff I think of. Weird figures that transform into phones, memory sticks, shoes, hello kittys, disney characters, teddy bears, and little baseball caps.
Posted by Optimum Supreme on August 12th, 2017 @ 3:04pm CDT
Care to try again?
5400 Japanese Yen equals
49.4520 US Dollar
16200 Japanese Yen equals
148.3559 US Dollar
Posted by Va'al on December 11th, 2017 @ 1:39am CST
You can check out the video for yourselves below, and join the discussion on this crossover reminiscent of the old Real Gear lines in the Energon Pub discussion boards. For more information on the other figures, head to the official website for the line, here!
NOTE: This is the exact same video posted back in February, but only now reuploaded by Takara Tomy.
Posted by Deathsanras on December 11th, 2017 @ 4:36am CST
Va'al wrote:Courtesy of the official YouTube channel for Takara Tomy themselves, we have a promotional video for one of the Optimus Prime looking figures
Go back a page. The video was posted back in Feb (post by Stuartmaximus).
http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Optimus_Prime_(G1)/toys#au_x_Transformers
http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Megatron_(G1)/toys#au_x_Transformers
http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Bumblebee_(G1)/toys#au_x_Transformers
Posted by Va'al on December 11th, 2017 @ 5:50am CST
Deathsanras wrote:Va'al wrote:Courtesy of the official YouTube channel for Takara Tomy themselves, we have a promotional video for one of the Optimus Prime looking figures
Go back a page. The video was posted back in Feb (post by Stuartmaximus).
The video I posted was uploaded yesterday.
But, as you point out, it is exactly the same. Huh.
Posted by Rated X on December 11th, 2017 @ 5:52am CST
Posted by Deathsanras on December 11th, 2017 @ 8:58am CST
Rated X wrote:Who would collect these and why? Are they working cell phones? They remind me of those dumb phones with big buttons for elderly people.
Why would anyone collect G1 Soundwave, Ravage and Laserbeak when they're not working devices? G1 Reflector, G1 Megatron, Real Gears, Mi Pad Soundwave, Sega Megatron, Playstation Optimus, etc.
They are scaled down from real INFOBAR mobile phones. However, they are functional as notification devices paired with an actual phone. Same as with the Pebble smartwatch.
Posted by Cobotron on December 11th, 2017 @ 9:03am CST
I said before that these would be fun for my Microman collection, but at the moment, I'm not feeling all that motivated to track them down.
Posted by Rated X on December 11th, 2017 @ 9:11am CST
Deathsanras wrote:TakaraTomy channel post on Jan 31: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uC3oQ9sSm6w (restricted to Japan).Rated X wrote:Who would collect these and why? Are they working cell phones? They remind me of those dumb phones with big buttons for elderly people.
Why would anyone collect G1 Soundwave, Ravage and Laserbeak when they're not working devices? G1 Reflector, G1 Megatron, Real Gears, Mi Pad Soundwave, Sega Megatron, Playstation Optimus, etc.
They are scaled down from real INFOBAR mobile phones. However, they are functional as notification devices paired with an actual phone. Same as with the Pebble smartwatch.
You didnt answer my question if these things actually work or not. Its kind of hard to compare a cheap childs play toy from 1984 to an expensive 2017 homage toy geared towards adult collectors. With that being said, find me one adult that feels the need to carry around a transformable working cell phone? Or if your argument would be that these are "play phones" meant for kids, please try to explain the adult collector price...
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on December 11th, 2017 @ 11:38am CST
Rated X wrote:Deathsanras wrote:TakaraTomy channel post on Jan 31: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uC3oQ9sSm6w (restricted to Japan).Rated X wrote:Who would collect these and why? Are they working cell phones? They remind me of those dumb phones with big buttons for elderly people.
Why would anyone collect G1 Soundwave, Ravage and Laserbeak when they're not working devices? G1 Reflector, G1 Megatron, Real Gears, Mi Pad Soundwave, Sega Megatron, Playstation Optimus, etc.
They are scaled down from real INFOBAR mobile phones. However, they are functional as notification devices paired with an actual phone. Same as with the Pebble smartwatch.
You didnt answer my question if these things actually work or not. Its kind of hard to compare a cheap childs play toy from 1984 to an expensive 2017 homage toy geared towards adult collectors. With that being said, find me one adult that feels the need to carry around a transformable working cell phone? Or if your argument would be that these are "play phones" meant for kids, please try to explain the adult collector price...
The price is more for the novelty than anything else. They're licensed, scaled down designs and feature minor electronics to boot. They may not be real working phones, but they're not "kiddie toys" either: their appeal is more for fans of that particular model phone, really.
Posted by Emerje on December 11th, 2017 @ 5:51pm CST
Emerje
Posted by Rated X on December 11th, 2017 @ 6:00pm CST
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Rated X wrote:Deathsanras wrote:TakaraTomy channel post on Jan 31: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uC3oQ9sSm6w (restricted to Japan).Rated X wrote:Who would collect these and why? Are they working cell phones? They remind me of those dumb phones with big buttons for elderly people.
Why would anyone collect G1 Soundwave, Ravage and Laserbeak when they're not working devices? G1 Reflector, G1 Megatron, Real Gears, Mi Pad Soundwave, Sega Megatron, Playstation Optimus, etc.
They are scaled down from real INFOBAR mobile phones. However, they are functional as notification devices paired with an actual phone. Same as with the Pebble smartwatch.
You didnt answer my question if these things actually work or not. Its kind of hard to compare a cheap childs play toy from 1984 to an expensive 2017 homage toy geared towards adult collectors. With that being said, find me one adult that feels the need to carry around a transformable working cell phone? Or if your argument would be that these are "play phones" meant for kids, please try to explain the adult collector price...
The price is more for the novelty than anything else. They're licensed, scaled down designs and feature minor electronics to boot. They may not be real working phones, but they're not "kiddie toys" either: their appeal is more for fans of that particular model phone, really.
Phone fans? I didnt know such a thing exised. Could someone possibly love a phone so much that ownling the actual phone isnt enough?
I cant believe they use phones like that in Japan. If that phone was ano bigger Nino Brown would be using it...
Posted by Short Circuit on December 11th, 2017 @ 11:11pm CST
Is there any preorders for this yet? Specifically Megatron?
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on December 20th, 2017 @ 11:32am CST
In the video review found below, reviewer Tef Tef takes a good long look at the figure, which includes the ability to hook up to your mobile device and make the alert sounds for your device. It also contains LED lights to go with the notification sounds. The figure also comes with a funny little phone accessory, making this thing even more goofy.
Check out the video review below, and let us know what you think of it in the comments section below!
Posted by primalxconvoy on December 20th, 2017 @ 6:03pm CST
Posted by Tef-Tef on December 21st, 2017 @ 1:08pm CST
From what I heard those with Bluetooth support were for people that backed the crowdfunding, and a special "white/movie" edition that will come out later on. Also the Bumble Bee and Megatron were specially for the crowdfunding people also.
Posted by primalxconvoy on December 21st, 2017 @ 3:56pm CST
Posted by Deathsanras on January 3rd, 2018 @ 9:21am CST
Rated X wrote:Deathsanras wrote:TakaraTomy channel post on Jan 31: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uC3oQ9sSm6w (restricted to Japan).Rated X wrote:Who would collect these and why? Are they working cell phones? They remind me of those dumb phones with big buttons for elderly people.
Why would anyone collect G1 Soundwave, Ravage and Laserbeak when they're not working devices? G1 Reflector, G1 Megatron, Real Gears, Mi Pad Soundwave, Sega Megatron, Playstation Optimus, etc.
They are scaled down from real INFOBAR mobile phones. However, they are functional as notification devices paired with an actual phone. Same as with the Pebble smartwatch.
You didnt answer my question if these things actually work or not. Its kind of hard to compare a cheap childs play toy from 1984 to an expensive 2017 homage toy geared towards adult collectors. With that being said, find me one adult that feels the need to carry around a transformable working cell phone? Or if your argument would be that these are "play phones" meant for kids, please try to explain the adult collector price...
Yes, I did. It's quoted in your reply.
(Not liking the answer is not the same thing.)
On the other hand, you didn't answer any of mine.
Posted by primalxconvoy on January 3rd, 2018 @ 9:33am CST
It was seen as a rather different looking phone at the time, with clunky buttons and mosaic design. Recently, AU wanted to celebrate the design (or some design awards did) and so it went into partnership with Takara to make some TFs, much in the same way we've have tablet Soundwave, that Chevolet bot for DOTM, etc.
That's it. There's nothing really else to add. It's not aimed at kids but collectors, as a curiosity piece.
Posted by OptimusMegatron878 on March 31st, 2018 @ 8:25pm CDT
Posted by primalxconvoy on March 31st, 2018 @ 8:33pm CDT
I doubt they will be available at BBTS. Ebay or Yahoo! Auctions Japan are probably more likely to have them.