The Pitch That Raises Eyebrows (and Power Bills?) I’ve been covering tech long enough to know a truly audacious idea when I see one. And SPAN’s latest gambit? It’s audacious. The San Read More
Pixar Got It Wrong (But They’re Close) I caught the trailer for Toy Story 5 the other day. The main antagonist? A green, frog-shaped kids’ tablet named Lilypad. A genius new villain for the franchise, Read More
When Pixie Dust Meets Predictive Algorithms Let’s be honest, the idea of a sentient toy isn’t new. Pixar’s Toy Story franchise has built an empire on it. But if the writers were Read More
The ‘Lilypad’ We Deserve, and the One We’re Getting Pixar, bless its heart, had the right idea with Lilypad, the fictional frog-shaped AI tablet villain in Toy Story 5. A genius concept, really. But what Read More
The Coming Deluge: More Games, Faster? Hideaki Nishino, the head honcho over at Sony Interactive Entertainment, dropped a line last week that probably didn’t surprise anyone who’s been watching the video game industry Read More
Another Hype Cycle, Another Children’s Crusade? In the cinematic universe, a villain like Lilypad, the frog-shaped AI tablet from this summer’s Toy Story 5, makes for compelling storytelling. A truly genius antagonist. But if Read More
When AI Plays with Our Kids: The Unregulated Frontier Pixar, in its infinite wisdom, has conjured a new digital villain for Toy Story 5: a menacing frog-shaped kids’ tablet named Lilypad. It’s a clever conceit, Read More
Another Day, Another Hype Cycle: Meet Your Child’s New Digital Best Friend I’ve been doing this long enough to know when a trend isn’t just a trend. Sometimes, it’s a reckoning. Read More
The Unregulated Frontier of Childhood AI Pixar, bless their hearts, just unveiled their next big villain for Toy Story 5: a green, frog-shaped kids’ tablet named Lilypad. A genius move, tapping into that universal parental dread Read More
The Allure of the Artificially Intelligent Playmate Let’s be honest, Pixar’s ‘Lilypad’ villain, the genius green frog tablet from Toy Story 5, is a fascinating concept. A smart toy gone rogue. But if Pixar Read More