Sounds like the recipe for a pretty sweet Photoshop to me.

Um... How exactly does that look like an iPod?

Because it's white? wtf?

Looks more like this..

Too bad Eve is completely proprietary which means Wall-E will have a hard time getting anything to work with her without extra software. And Wall-E can't play with her either because she doesn't support any games.

But hey- she's hip, cool, and overpriced. Yup, typical chick/mac.

yarnothuntin: Too bad Eve is completely proprietary which means Wall-E will have a hard time getting anything to work with her without extra software Will have to do everything her way, and her way only. Communication will be a problem. And Wall-E can't play with her either because she doesn't support any games.

But hey- she's hip, cool, and overpriced.

Yup, typical chick/mac.

FTFM

... that's really stretching it, Subby. It looks more like a personal massager than an iPod.

With the white body & blue lit up eyes, I'd say she looks more like a Wii than an iPod.

I want to be outraged, I really do, but I'm not. It's not surprising at all. Go and look at Back to the Future sometime to see some really egregious product placement - from Pepsi to Toyota pickup trucks.

thisispete: I want to be outraged, I really do, but I'm not. It's not surprising at all. Go and look at Back to the Future sometime to see some really egregious product placement - from Pepsi to Toyota pickup trucks.

Totally. That's why I make it a point to see films that are completely void of product placement like say, Transformers for example.

I can't decide on which snarky response to leave for submitter, so pick the one you like:

1) Imagine that, designers drawing inspiration from a company that's universally praised for the aesthetic beauty of their designs.

2) Imagine that, Steve Jobs' old company following the same design philosophy as Steve Jobs' other old company.

3) Yes, Apple needs the product placement, seeing as they've only sold one iPod for every two farking people in America.

4) You're right, submitter, it's cool to be cynical about the most critically and commercially successful animation studio in the world!

Other than the fact that it's white, I'm not really seeing the resemblance there.

yarnothuntin:
Totally. That's why I make it a point to see films that are completely void of product placement like say, Transformers for example.


ha ha

I hate to say it, but this isn't Pixar's firs time product placement like this ...

I heard there was a Mr. Potato Head, a Slinky Dog, and Army Men very carefully, subtly hidden in the two toy story movies. Blink and you can miss them.

saintstryfe: I hate to say it, but this isn't Pixar's firs time product placement like this ...

I heard there was a Mr. Potato Head, a Slinky Dog, and Army Men very carefully, subtly hidden in the two toy story movies. Blink and you can miss them.

Blink for a reaaaaaaaaaaaaaally long time. And stop listening for a bit.

I guess it looks like an iPod, in that both an iPod and this robot are things... that exist... sort of.

Just looks like it was designed by Jonathan Ive, which it was, so.. um.. shocked, appalled, *gasp*, and so on...?

I'm sorry, why is this green?

Didn't Iron Man steal the pixar lamp for it's robot fire extinguisher?

Leishu: ... that's really stretching it, Subby. It looks more like a personal massager than an iPod.

Heh. That got a chuckle out of me.

The similarity results from the fact that Jonathon Ive, the designer of the iPod consulted for Pixar at Steve-o's request.

Since Steve Jobs owns Pixar, is CEO of Apple and majority shareholder in Disney, I think it's okay if he moves some staff around between companies a bit.

Product placement?

Seriously?

How dense are you guys? A fake flying robot from the future is somehow a product placement for an mp3 player or a computer?

JOHNNY IVE IS ALIVE!!!

I thought they meant Johnny Five for a minute there...

t3knomanser: Since Steve Jobs owns Pixar, ...

Actually, he's only an investor. Disney owns Pixar.

thisispete: I want to be outraged, I really do, but I'm not. It's not surprising at all. Go and look at Back to the Future sometime to see some really egregious product placement - from Pepsi to Toyota pickup trucks.

Can I get a Pepsi Free?

If you want a Pepsi you're gonna have to pay for it pal!

I am confused. I thought step one was to cut a hole in a box.

/I'm doing it all wrong.

palexc: t3knomanser: Since Steve Jobs owns Pixar, ...

Actually, he's only an investor. Disney owns Pixar.

FTA: Jobs sold Pixar to Disney and is Disney's largest shareholder as well as the CEO of Apple.

I think largest shareholder qualifies as owner?

Jack31081: Product placement? Seriously? How dense are you guys?


Yup. Sums it up.

azizabah: I think largest shareholder qualifies as owner?

I clearly am too lazy to look it up, but couldn't he just own 2% of the shares available and having no one at higher than 1%, make him the largest shareholder?

Step 2) have them model one of the main characters after one of your products.

Thats one of them vibrators.

too bad Wall-E is a complete ripoff of this

labman: Didn't Iron Man steal the pixar lamp for it's robot fire extinguisher?

you have to be kidding right? that was a robotic arm from a car manufacturing plant.


okay this thread will work as well as any for this random thought, why the hell haven't they done a monsters inc two yet? i know the disney thing and all but that was actually the best pixar/disney split.

Yes, it's white.

It looks EXACTLY like an iPod.

/Farking morans.

beal99: too bad Wall-E is a complete ripoff of this

I thought the same thing when I saw a commercial. I just couldn't remember the name of the robot

Great. Another Disney movie that's nothing but a 90 minute commercial.

Jester38: JOHNNY IVE IS ALIVE!!!

wang chung: I thought they meant Johnny Five for a minute there...

Wonder if that's his real name or a 'tribute' kinda name? Seems suspicious to me...

TheGreyPiper: Great. Another Disney movie that's nothing but a 90 minute commercial. for a robot from the future that doesn't actually resemble any thing that apple has made other than it's whiteness and clean lines?

TheGreyPiper: Jester38: JOHNNY IVE IS ALIVE!!!

wang chung: I thought they meant Johnny Five for a minute there...

Wonder if that's his real name or a 'tribute' kinda name? Seems suspicious to me...

Well, in some countries male restrooms are typically just a "Wall" to pee up. And in the US, toilets are sometimes known as Johns.

And E is the fifth letter of the alphabet.

So WALL-E obviously equals Johnny 5.

beal99: too bad Wall-E is a complete ripoff of this

Not really. They are both examples of variations of an actual robot type.

/That is all.

its not like apple is the origin of the white plasticy product design thing

palexc: t3knomanser: Since Steve Jobs owns Pixar, ...

Actually, he's only an investor. Disney owns Pixar.

WELLLLL, Disney owns Pixar, but they bought it with stock, and made Jobs the #1 stockholder of Disney shares,

so Pixar kinda bought Disney

atpgod: azizabah: I think largest shareholder qualifies as owner?

I clearly am too lazy to look it up, but couldn't he just own 2% of the shares available and having no one at higher than 1%, make him the largest shareholder?

no, he has major voting power on the Disney board, enough to make sure that Pixar runs Disney's animation studio and maintains its independence name wise.

Jobs in the big vote in Disney now.

meh, PIXAR could make a bunch of trees better actors than most of the people working in movies now.

Hmmm.....also looks like an egg. Are the "egg producers" in on this too?