Toy Talk, the stealth startup coming from former Pixar CTO Oren Jacob, has raised a $12 million Series A bringing its total so far to $16 million. Toy Talk, launching in 2013, has released a teaser video for its product, which has artificial intelligence for kids. Read more »
Brent Schlender, a veteran journalist who wrote for Fortune and the Wall Street Journal found some interview tapes that shed new light on Steve Jobs’ life. The highlight of these tapes for me was Pixar and the role it played in shaping Jobs & Apple’s future. Read more »
Winnie the Pooh, Cars, Alice in Wonderland and other Disney and Pixar movies are coming to YouTube, thanks to a new partnership between the mouse-eared Hollywood heavyweight and Google’s video site. Movies will be available for rent through YouTube’s premium content section. Read more »
Tomorrow, when Pixar’s Toy Story 3 becomes available on DVD and Blu-ray, any consumer who buys a disc at Walmart will receive a code to download the film to their VUDU-enabled device. According to VUDU, “The future of media has officially arrived, and it is awesome!” Read more »
Pixar’s Toy Story films have always managed to have grown-up appeal, thanks to playing on the feelings of nostalgia we all have for beloved-but-forgotten playthings. But for the upcoming third installment in the franchise, they’ve taken it one step further by introducing one of Toy Story […] Read more »
Swapping turtleneck for tuxedo, Steve Jobs made a rare public appearance when he took to the red carpet at the Academy Awards last night, spotted first by eagle-eyed social media maven Wayne Sutton who posted to his blog; OMG it’s Steve Jobs! I’m the only one yelling […] Read more »
Walt Disney used to say, “We don’t make movies to make money, we make money to make more movies.” It’s good to see that ethos is still alive and well at Walt Disney Co.. When a bunch of Wall Street analysts and toy retailers expressed doubts […] Read more »
