Look, I get that there are going to be product tie-ins with Toy Story 3. It makes sense. But for that scene? Just make sure the kid you buy it for doesn’t cry easily. [Amazon via Jeff Rubin]
I love my nephew’s visits, if only so we can pull the old Scalextric set out and pretend we’re both eight-year-olds. While this special Toy Story edition is only a 1:64 scale, I still really, really want it.
It’s coinciding with the launch of Toy Story 3, so there’s an obvious ploy here for kiddywinks’ affections come Christmas. They can choose from Buzz Lightyear or Woody characters and play on 4m of tracks. On sale now for £40/$US62. [Amazon]
The World Cup kicks off tomorrow, and ESPN has signed up three advertisers for its 3D channel. If you’re watching South Africa Vs Mexico, keep your eyes peeled for Sony, Gillette and Pixar adverts (if you own a 3DTV).
Rough sketches like this are one of the first steps in creating animated movies like Pixar’s Toy Story 3. Wired took a look at how 49,516 such rough, vague sketches were used to create detailed scenes like this:
Oh, Thrustmaster. What heavenly delights have you brought us this time? Oh, the world’s heaviest DS stylus? You shouldn’t have. No, really. What’s that? It’s a projector as well?
