Toy Forum 2007 - Takara Tomy New Beast Wars & AV Toys

Targeted towards people in the industry, the Toy Forum 2007 was held once again this year in Tokyo International Forum companies like Konami and TakaraTomy participated. In the midst of children-oriented toys, there exist other AV products like the ipod-docking figurines. Leisure goods with AV functions were also on display. Due to the ageing population in Japan, adult-oriented goods were also in abundance. In addition there is more news about an iPod Convoy, the MP3 Soundwave, Rumble/Frenzy headphones and another Convoy figure that is yet to be announced.

Also shown is a follow up from the Beats Wars news last week, Takara is indeed releasing an new line of Beast Wars figures. New pictures have surfaced from a a trade show where Takara Tomy were attending with a HUGE display showing none other than the Transformers front and center.

On display were new versions of Beast Wars figures that appear to be a mix of molds from the original series and Robot Masters. Each figure will include a DVD. Shown were Optimus Primal, Megatron, Cheetor, Rhinox, Black Arachnia, Dinobot, Cohrada (Beast Wars Neo / Beast Machines), and Archadis (Beast Wars Neo / Beast Machines).

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More news and details (translated) about the AV products that were shown:

- Transformer type iPod speaker

The transformer is transformed into the iPod speaker. The new item that the transformer of the deep-rooted popularity cooperated with the audiovisual apparatus such as iPod appears in Takara Tommy's booth. Three models in total had been exhibited though taking a picture was prohibited to our regret.

"Convoy playing iPod speaker" (sale schedule/15,750 yen in July)One whose container part of convoy is Cradle speaker for iPod as its name suggests. It provides with the stereo speaker of a full cooking stove, and it corresponds to the charge with iPod. The recognition of "Made for iPod" has been received. Of course, the transformation from the car type to the robot is also possible.

It is "Sound wave Playing audio player" (sale schedule/10,500 yen in July) to have made radio-cassette type Robo "Sound wave" that appears in transformer figure that has music reproduction function as it is. The mini SD card can be inserted in the part that corresponds to the cassette deck, and the MP3 file can be reproduced. Music can reproduce after it transforms it into the robot to say nothing of the radio-cassette type.

"Frenzy & Ramble playing earphone" (sale schedule/3,150 yen in July) is a transformer of the ear multiplication type headphone type. The pause enters the housing though it is a round ear multiplication type headphone, and it transforms it into the robot on the face of things by the enlargement of the arm and the foot. The robot is just an image to the back to shoulder the unit.

The one that DVD and toy (figure) of TV animation made a set by new category that is called "Tere". "Transformer beast wars" in which the dinosaur and the animal are changed into Robo as the first bounce is released one by one on March 22.

The price is 2,625 yen for each, and one TV animation story is wholly collected to DVD. In addition, the diorama story and the character data, etc. that synchronize with television CM are collected to DVD, too. "The figure of Robo active by times of the attached animated cartoon is completely attached though it doesn't go with synchronization. " substantially. Eight stories (8) are put on the market on March 22, and one story (body) is put on the market every January at the following. It is said, "I want to release the animated cartoon all stories by this form though it depends on the echo".