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Epcot Ride Reopens With Steve...err...We Think It's Woz

Last week we ran a rumor that Epcot's new Spaceship Earth ride had screwed Woz, and that Steve Jobs alone would be immortalized in Disney animatronics. Now that the ride has opened to select guests, we've confirmed that the ride does indeed feature a long-haired, scruffy man tinkering away at a computer in a garage. But we're not sure which Steve he is. And the narration is little help, only mentioning "the late 70s" and a "garage in California," so it's ultimately inconclusive.

But if we had to call it one way or the other? Our money's actually on Woz. And we Photoshopped a side-by-side and everything, just to prove our point.

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6:03 PM on Sun Dec 9 2007
By Mark Wilson
48,467 views, 58 comments

Latest by n/a: I saw the (obviously unfinished) SSE this past weekend, and think that this figure isn't necessarily meant to represent a single individual (ignoring the obviously MAC-like machine on the desk). Rather, I think that it is a figure that is more »

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Steve Jobs to be Featured in Epcot Without Woz?

Epcot's SpaceShip Earth ride was a little dated, so it's been undergoing a major overhaul. And according to Distant Creations blog, a certain Apple celebrity will be making an appearance. Tinkering on a computer in his garage, the bearded "Jesus version" Jobs will be creating an early prototype Apple computer...alone. More »

10:47 AM on Sun Dec 2 2007
By Mark Wilson
9,590 views, 31 comments

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JVC Pulsating Sphere Speaker - Round Like Epcot

JVC has designed a round speaker that isn't just for poor decorating taste. The "pulsating sphere" surface (all 12 patents-worth) actually produces the sound and distributes wavelengths equally in all directions. The result is supposed to be a highly natural sound that you don't link to one particular speaker. We are interested to see how they expect these speakers to fall into the standard surround sound system built on principles of directional sound. On one hand, strict speaker angles may be a thing of the past. On the other hand, too many spheres in a small room could be acoustic chaos. JVC's first sphere speaker was from 1967 - did they even have spheres back then? I thought it was just circles. – Mark Wilson More »

11:54 AM on Sun Sep 17 2006
By Mark Wilson
456 views, 5 comments

Latest by StarChaser Tyger: Not so much a sphere as a dodecahedron, which any gamer geek will recognize as a 12 sided die. more »