April 25, 1990: Steve Jobs shuts down Pixar’s hardware division (yes, it used to have one!), ending production of the pricey Pixar Image Computer immediately. Jobs sells the company’s hardware unit to Fremont, California-based imaging company Vicom Systems for a paltry $2 million. Steve Jobs at Pixar Pixar was Jobs’ “rebound” company after his acrimonious …
Meta, Microsoft and other tech giants racing to build the emerging metaverse concept have formed a group to foster development of industry standards that would make the companies’ nascent digital worlds compatible with each other. Participants in the Metaverse Standards Forum include many of the biggest companies working in the space, from chip makers to …
D23 Expo, Disney’s annual event for showcasing all future projects, kicked off on Saturday. The assembly, held at the Anaheim Convention Center, was live streamed across multiple online platforms, with announcements from Disney, Pixar, and Marvel. D23 is scheduled to run for three days, until September 11, during which in-person fans get to experience iconic …
Apple has joined forces with Pixar, Adobe, Autodesk, NVIDIA, and Linux to support and advance Pixar’s 3D Universal Scene Description technology. Pixar Animation Studios developed the Open Universal Scene Description (USD), which allows for easier creation of 3D content using various tools. The alliance aims to standardize the 3D ecosystem by enhancing the capabilities of …