He’s the leader of the Autobots, he hails from the planet Cybertron and he can also give your iPod some much needed speaker action. There are many accessories for the iPod user, but none as much fun as a set of speakers that transform into Optimus Prime.

Transformers were all the rage back in the mid nineteen-eighties, and then because of the Michael Bay movie last year, and the sequel planned for next year ‘Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen’ the robots in disguise are back with a bang on TV and in shops.

Not content with just being robots that turn into cars, planes and other weird and wonderful things, some Transformers toys even turn into practical, useful things. For example, there is a version of Optimus Prime, the leader of the Autobots, that instead of having a trailer that turns into a command centre, comes equipped with a trailer that is also an iPod dock.

This means you can have Optimus Prime sat on your book shelf and proudly boast that it’s not a toy, it’s not a throwback to your childhood, it’s your iPod dock and speak set… that just so happens to be a robot in disguise!