Transformers phone sports lethal theft deterrent system

As a staff member here at Engadget can attest, you never know when someone may want your mobile a hair more than you, so we've no qualms with a cellphone that packs its very own form of weaponry to fend off thieves. Of course, this completely conceptual device is highly unlikely to hit production (at least in first-world nations), but there's still something about a transforming mobile that whips out a set of chainguns and walks on its own that would convince us to pick one up. Intrigued? It gets better -- hit the read link to see this monster in action.

[t @ Jul 12th 2007 6:30PM]

I for one, will it blend?

[TehNrd @ Jul 12th 2007 6:35PM]

Screw the iPhone. I want that!

[Zarniwoop @ Jul 12th 2007 7:04PM]

First thing I thought was, I bet that could be an iPhone killer! :-)

[StevO @ Jul 12th 2007 6:37PM]

robots in disguise..nice

[Nick K. @ Jul 12th 2007 6:51PM]

Do we have to pay monthly for AllSpark?

[Jack @ Jul 12th 2007 6:48PM]

Yow!! That's ED-209 from RoboCop. Sweet!

[V.I. @ Jul 12th 2007 6:48PM]

But can it play Doom?

[angelsvairwaves1 @ Jul 13th 2007 12:07AM]

IT IS DOOM.

[Xenoxide @ Jul 12th 2007 6:52PM]

This is absolutely brilliant! I'd love one! Although unfortunately, you can tell from the video that it's just CGI, but it's very well done!

[Arno @ Jul 12th 2007 6:55PM]

That's pretty sweet. :)

[spartan @ Jul 12th 2007 9:30PM]

but can it hunt for my food?

[SigmaProjects.org @ Jul 13th 2007 10:03AM]

You'll be lucky if it doesnt hunt You for food :P

[Comacozi @ Jul 12th 2007 7:15PM]

but can it run doom?

[Jeff @ Jul 12th 2007 7:20PM]

WMV is worthless.

[Brian @ Jul 12th 2007 7:35PM]

Wow... that's some crazy good cgi.

[Boynamedsue @ Jul 12th 2007 7:56PM]

legitimate gadget news!

[Boynamedsue @ Jul 12th 2007 7:58PM]

oh, also, just because someone makes a 3d rendering of something and animates it, doesn't really make it a conceptual device. Sure its a concept. But i would say this is more... say... science fiction than concept device.

[CapWKidd @ Jul 12th 2007 8:28PM]

1 word: Sweet
They have some awesome imagery indeed on that site...

[BigD @ Jul 12th 2007 8:36PM]

I sent this in as a tip. I'm glad it got some exposure...

I just wish they had done it with a newer phone.

[Tavis Veighey @ Jul 12th 2007 9:22PM]

It transforms from a CellPhone to an ED209 from RoboCop!!

http://img243.imageshack.us/my.php?image=ed209ne5.jpg

[iPhoneResidentObssesive @ Jul 12th 2007 9:23PM]

does it work as a PHONE?

[strider_mt2k @ Jul 12th 2007 10:14PM]

At least it'll be easy to track.

Follow those advertisements!

[Casey @ Jul 12th 2007 10:54PM]

Well I, for one, welcome our new robot overlords.

[jixbon @ Jul 12th 2007 11:10PM]

I captured and You-Tubed the video, so we can save the poor people some bandwidth :)

URL is thus:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rgjul3SeB4g

[Das @ Jul 12th 2007 11:32PM]

Is it a Nokia? Those are vicious.

[Zzephyr @ Jul 12th 2007 11:28PM]

I think this little phone project may have some legs.

[Bad Beaver @ Jul 13th 2007 2:41AM]

Darn WMV junk.

[John Paulo @ Jul 13th 2007 5:01AM]

Isn't possible to be available in the third world country like philippines...? Cause i really like to have one... 0_o

[R1cebrner @ Jul 13th 2007 8:08AM]

Ill Take one. It looks better than the transformer toys. No qwerty keyboard.

[Xzavier @ Jul 13th 2007 8:40AM]

Dam... That thing is DANGEROUS! I'm not holding that to my face while making a phone call! :D

[AdvidG @ Jul 13th 2007 9:46AM]

Thanks for the link jixbon.

I only use VLC and KM player. Windows Media Player HATES me and my files. I swear....

[elitekey @ Jul 13th 2007 11:52AM]

I want one! will use in armed transformer mode to keep my computer safe & can send it on missions to track down however sends viruses.

[Ryan @ Jul 13th 2007 12:46PM]

I know this thingwill NEVER mae it to market if it ever does become a reality, but damn, it would be awesome to have this phone.

[Ryan @ Jul 13th 2007 12:47PM]

Bah, apologies for bad spelling.

[ConceptVBS @ Jul 14th 2007 2:38PM]

The phone is a Samsung for the Korean market.

[jeongseon @ Jul 23rd 2007 10:16AM]

wow that's a surprising!!!