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Business
11:40AM Adam Frucci | Steve Jobs wanted to turn Pixar into one of the biggest names in entertainment when Toy Story was released, according to Pixar’s 1996 annual report. You can’t help but compare his thoughts on the Pixar brand and the Apple brand. More »
Steve Jobs On Pixar Circa 1996
11:40AM Adam Frucci | Steve Jobs wanted to turn Pixar into one of the biggest names in entertainment when Toy Story was released, according to Pixar’s 1996 annual report. You can’t help but compare his thoughts on the Pixar brand and the Apple brand. More » 
Music
How Mickey Mouse And Mr. Q Manufactured Emotion
9:00AM Rosa Golijan | Former Disney audio-experience engineer, Mr. Q, reveals how he assisted in developing a complex algorithm to arrange over 15,000 speakers around the Disney World theme park. All to achieve the ideal ambient music for “manufacturing emotion”. More »
Cameras
Tilt-Shift Photography Turns Disney World Into Epic Toy Set
5:00AM Mark Wilson | Disney World is essentially one big toy model, so in many cases, its miniaturisation through the magic of tilt-shift photography ironically looks more natural than actually being there. As a pile of trinkets, Disney World actually seems pretty normal. [TechEBlog]
Robots
Design Epcot’s Newest Roller Coaster Each Time You Ride
10:00AM Mark Wilson | Opening today, Epcot’s Sum of All Thrills ride will change every time you ride. That’s because you’ll draw your design on a touchscreen computer before hopping on. More »
Business
Steve Jobs Whips Disney Stores Into Shape
6:40PM Dan Nosowitz | Disney retail stores, like many other venerable chains, have been suffering in recent years. But Disney’s got an ace in the hole (or, more accurately, on their board): Steve Jobs. Think Apple Store meets Zac Efron. Weird, I know. More »
Robots
An (Animatronic) Eye Is Upon You
1:50AM Matt Buchanan | Disney’s newest animatronic eye should give you the williest willies ever. It uses electromagnets for the most realistic eyes motions yet, despite having no actual moving parts, meaning it can be creepier for longer before wearing out. [Disney via BoingBong]
Gadgets
Disney Brings eBooks To Kids Without A Standalone Reader
3:40AM Joanna Stern | This is where I want a bright coloured Kiddie Kindle with a colour E-Ink screen. Disney has launched its Digital Books site. For $US8.95 a month kids can access over 500 ebooks, including Winnie the Pooh and Hannah Montana stories. More »
Science
Buzz Lightyear Back From 468 Days In Spaaace
3:20AM Danny Allen | How did I miss this? The Toy Story action figure returned on the space shuttle Discovery last Friday, after first launching aboard STS-124 on 31 May 2008. Here’s a video of his time on the International space station. More »
Robots
Robo-Lincoln Wants To Terminate John Wilkes Booth
12:10AM Adam Frucci | The D23 Expo is a Disney fan event, apparently, and at it was displayed a robotic Honest Abe from the Hall of Presidents. And man, without his clothes he looks intimidating as hell. [Paul Scheer]
Entertainment
4:16PM Nick Broughall | If you want some Australian made, high quality, high definition porn, don’t look at the new Blu-ray plant in Huntingwood NSW. They won’t touch the stuff, according to a report in APC. More »
What Good’s A Blu-Ray Plant If It Won’t Do Porn?
4:16PM Nick Broughall | If you want some Australian made, high quality, high definition porn, don’t look at the new Blu-ray plant in Huntingwood NSW. They won’t touch the stuff, according to a report in APC. More » 
