Tag: PIXAR

Highlights from this morning's other big tech headlines.... Twitter continues to overcome doubts about its ability to generate crucial revenue. Its @anywhere and sponsored tweets programs preceded a new plan to implement sponsored trends, and the system apparently just attracted a huge new customer. Disney/Pixar, in order to hype the upcoming 'Toy Story 3,' has emerged as the first ...

The Walt Disney Company and Facebook -- both giants in the entertainment industry -- have teamed up to sell movie tickets using an application on the social networking site. According to The New York Times, Disney Tickets Together allows users to purchase advance tickets to 'Toy Story 3' without leaving Facebook. Buying movie tickets online is nothing new, but this marks the first time it has ...

Share Francis Ford Coppola, who hasn't directed a significant film since 'Bram Stoker's Dracula' (and 'Jack'!), recently told Electronic House that 3-D films are a "juvenile abomination." Following Roger Ebert's recent condemnation of the film fad, Coppola's comments echo the opinions of many cinéastes: 3-D is simply a way to extract more money from theater-goers. "I don't see why a movie ...

Highlights from this morning's other big tech headlines... 'Toy Story 3' promises to be one of 2010's big-time summer blockbusters, and ABC has a first look. While some CGI films appear video-gamey and blocky, this latest installment in the franchise that launched Pixar looks animatedly awesome. [From: IGN] It may just sound like some tech mumbo-jumbo, but thanks to the Maximum Likelihood ...

It's 2008 and we've finally achieved the ultimate goal of modern robotics. No, not singularity... better: a cross-promotional marketing deal between the world's leading robots. Meet the Wall-E edition of iRobot's Roomba 530. The special edition Roomba is just like the original 530 only with the addition of that magnificent sticker for a extra ¥5,000 (about $50) premium. 400 units of the ...

digg_url ='http://www.switched.com/2008/07/01/apple-references-abound-in-pixars-wall-e/'; If you've seen the trailers for Pixar's latest animated offering, 'Wall•E,' you might have noticed a certain Mac-like charm from the film's protagonist/love-interest, Eve. The little robot with the lustrous white glow looks very much like a highly evolved, sentient iMac. That's no coincidence: Apple ...

Need some irony with your angst-battered diet this morning? Swell, try some of this. Disney and Pixar are set to release their latest animated blockbuster, WALL-E, this summer. The premise of the film finds WALL-E (Waste Allocation Load Lifter - Earth-Class) cleaning up the Earth's trash after rampant, unchecked consumerism made the planet uninhabitable. So how do they promote the film? You got ...