Competition for the Amazon Kindle

Financial Times Confirms Apple Tablet for September

The Apple tablet rumors are coming so thick and fast now that the big surprise would be for Apple not to announce one. The austere and reliable Financial Times has just thrown into the game with an article that confirms a September release for the new oversized iPod Touch, a timing that ties in nicely to Apple’s yearly September iPod announcements.

The device will probably have a 10-inch screen and come without a cell connection.

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Where The Wild Things Are – 1983 Disney CG Animation Test

1983 animation test by Disney, directed by John Lasseter (who went on to direct and produce most of the Pixar films, including Toy Story). Back then Disney owned the film rights to the Where The Wild Things Are books… they didn’t use them, though, so they lost them. Check out this amazing test, which combined traditional hand-drawn, 2D animation with then-state-of-the-art 3D computer animation!

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