Ever since that damn Transformers movie, car manufacturers just can’t get enough of displaying their new cars as dancing robots. Of course, it’s hard to forget Citroen’s line of commercials, which began in 2004 (prior to Michael Bay’s film) and since then has multiplied.

The latest in Citroen’s line of cars-gone-robots is the C4. By C4, I don’t mean the New Look Citroen C4, I’m referring to its alter ego, the robot in the video dancing through New York City to a terribly remixed Bee Gees track. Why must people always taint the Bee Gees?

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What happens when two Marlboro boxes, two matchboxes and a box of condoms join together? They make one sweet decepticon that is more than meets the eye. YouTube user “Jimmyleekalimantan” has made this stop motion video as a tribute to Transformers. 32 seconds into the film the Marlboro boxes start to go at it; really.
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There is no way of knowing whether a dude or a chick wrote in this confessional to Mr. Know-It-All (a question-and-answer syndication in Singapore,) and frankly, it doesn’t matter. Whoever it is, they are actually sexually obsessed with Transformers.

They describe a problem they’ve been having where they’ll stare at their car for hours, hoping it will transform.They call themselves “More Than Meets The Eye”, and they’ve even gone as far as quitting their job because of their fear that they’ll miss their car’s transformation. My advice? Seek the care of a professional physician. And fast!

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While browsing around eBay, we came upon this incredible custom Halo Transformer. We nearly shat our collective panties. The Transformers Custom Master Chief (AKA Spartan Prime) APC 117 Armored Personnel Carrier (*huff, huff, that was a long one, breathe) has multiple points of articulation and is fully sealed so you can put him in funky poses.

The Master Chief himself transforms into the huge Armored Personal Carrier from the Halo games. This just might be the coolest damn toy we have ever seen. Period. The current price is at $75 with 21 bids. Expect some major sniping wars in the final minutes of this auction. Take the jump to see the transformed version. (more…)

Transformers, couches in disguise. Doesn’t exactly have the ring to it as the original. Despite its lack of animated badness, this Sofa Bunk Bed transforms from a big, comfy couch, into a big, comfy set of bunk beds.

Sure, bunk beds might look pretty awkward in the middle of your living room, but design might have to suffer in the name of having guests spend the night. Just the fact that you have pull-out bunk beds should be cool enough to calm the eye sore. (more…)

The 8-foot Transformer “Optiumus Styro” art project was developed by artists Kevin and Tywen Kelly over the course of 2 years using only select pieces of styrofoam. Their geeky hearts were in the right place, but a Transformer like this would prove useless in battle. He’s buoyant, I’ll give him that - but it would only take a stiff breeze to put him out of commission. —Sean Fallon

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So it’s finally been announced. Activision’s Guitar Hero, one of the most popular games of the last few years, is on its way to the Wii. The information given is very little since it was only briefly talked about in a conference call from Activision CEO Mike Griffith.

All the details known for now are from Mike Griffith’s mouth:

“The key difference in our strategy versus the prior cycle, is that in addition to full support on Sony and Microsoft platforms, we will aggressively target the Nintendo platforms consistent with our multi-platform strategy and Nintendo’s expected growth. In fiscal 2008, we will double our offerings on the DS and the Wii, including Spider-Man, Shrek, Transformers, and Guitar Hero.”

Pretty scant on the details, huh? Damn them and how they tease us.

CrunchGear also asks a good question. Does this mean that Guitar Hero will also be available for DS? That would be, um, interesting. — Andrew Dobrow

Conference Call link [Activision, Inc. via The Tanooki and CrunchGear]