Toshiba's 815T PB on Softbank threatens humanity

We kind of wish this was fake -- and we're tentatively overjoyed that it's not -- but we can't help but feeling a little freaked at the Toshiba 815T PB on Softbank, developed to coincide with a new show featuring (you guessed it) robo-phones called Ketai Sousakan 7. Yeah yeah, QVGA, 3G, 3.2 megapixel camera, that's all well and good, but our latent fear of cellphone brain cancer kind of just went out the window.

[phanbouy @ Feb 27th 2008 3:06AM]

Step 1: Release phonebots at work
Step 2: ???
Step 3: Profit!

(optional step 4: file for unemployment)

[Flashpoint @ Feb 27th 2008 11:35AM]

So what.

My iPhone turns into a heavy paperweight with a battery that isn't user replaceable and features a slow internet browser.

I got ya'll beat.

[Cal @ Feb 27th 2008 2:18PM]

But it's an iphone and is therefore cool and superior to everything else!

*Note: The above comment may contain traces of sarcasm*

[Precision @ Feb 27th 2008 8:45PM]

ow ow, i want the black one !! :p

*sigh*

[ethan @ Feb 27th 2008 3:14AM]

robots in (lame) disguise.

[athousandleaves @ Feb 27th 2008 4:14AM]

I'm pretty sure thats Daft Punk, in a very clever disguise...

[webon @ Feb 27th 2008 3:15AM]

I 4,1 welcome our Japanese-web-browser-impaired-radio frequency/electromagnetic-emitting-brain-tampering-Robato-overlords

ども　ありがとう　ｍｒ。　ロバト

[Richard @ Feb 27th 2008 3:18AM]

World robot domination, 1 call at a time.

[Choppy @ Feb 27th 2008 3:22AM]

I admit that these guys may blow my iPhone away.

[kakapo @ Feb 27th 2008 3:31AM]

You KNOW you are going to so want one!

I guess this is truly a mobile mobile phone! So many lines from songs and movies come to mind!

[Christian Torkelson @ Feb 27th 2008 3:32AM]

Softbank Bots vs. Transformers Nokia Bot

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g207/cujo8me2/ZOOMPIC_Trans_Others_NokiaBot.jpg

Deathmatch in 3 2 1...

Oh and we cant forget about this guy... http://cellphones.techfresh.net/cell-phones/concept/transformers-mobile-phone-concept/

[TavisJohn @ Feb 27th 2008 3:47AM]

That second one reminds me of ED209
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ED-209

Was that a concept for a Transformers/Robocop cross over? ;)

[Michael LaFramboise @ Feb 27th 2008 4:20AM]

say w/e the hell you want, but this is damn cool! :D

[BCre8v @ Feb 27th 2008 6:59AM]

First thing I thought of was Rock-em-Sock-em Phone robots.
The second scary thing was these things being programmed to performed minor surgical procedures (especially when you're asleep).

Those sarcastic comments aside, I see a huge business model potential in these.

[Wes Lawson @ Feb 27th 2008 7:54AM]

Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto!

[Timmy @ Feb 27th 2008 9:04AM]

It would be freaky to put the Phone on speaker phone and have your girlfriends voice coming out of it while the digital face mimics mouth movement while she talks, talk-en to my little she-bot

[Isaac @ Feb 27th 2008 10:04AM]

The freaky part is when you start in on the phone sex... would that then be... cyberphonerobot sex?

[Cocky Today @ Feb 27th 2008 9:48AM]

今日のことはどのようにどPENISのように罰金

[Hax Or @ Feb 27th 2008 10:05AM]

I would henceforth call my phone Megatron.

[John @ Feb 27th 2008 10:58AM]

Oh yeah, those things are cool, until they're crawling all over you! Don't you people see what's coming...

[OneLove @ Feb 27th 2008 10:58AM]

WHY?

[ZeroCorpse @ Feb 27th 2008 2:53PM]

Oh, those wacky Japanese! They'll anthropomorphize ANYthing!

[Miles @ Feb 27th 2008 5:21PM]

Ryan,

Where's the follow up story for the Foleo Hands on Review?

[Issa Chan @ Feb 27th 2008 6:00PM]

So... Will it cling to your head for hands-free operation??

[shelby @ Feb 27th 2008 7:21PM]

My favorite sarcastic comment so far.
Chan FTW

[skulldriveshaft @ Feb 27th 2008 7:36PM]

sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeet...

braiiiiiiins, Brainssssssss, BRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAINS!

[low tech @ Feb 27th 2008 11:45PM]

Alright, which of you guys left your phones near the Allspark?

[ugg.tryptophan @ Feb 28th 2008 3:27PM]

not me