Hasta La Gadget!

We knew iPad pre-orders were starting tomorrow, but now we know exactly when all you lovable crazies have to stumble out of bed and transmit your credit card numbers to Steve’s brain: 8:30AM ET, or 5:30AM on the West Coast. We generally recommend a bed shaker alarm clock, but hey, let’s not pretend we haven’t all turned a few long nights into tomorrow with our old friends Jackie D and Mistakes. See you on the other side, chochachos.

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Quicken announced in a press release yesterday that come this fall they were going to be starting an online version of their financial management software. It has currently been undergoing tests by a closed set of people, but starting September 10 they will be opening the doors to thousands of others who eagerly await Beta testing. That’s just one day after the Quicken 2008 software hits the shelves of retail stores.

I’m not too fond of using online services to manage my money, but Quicken has a good reputation behind them which they’ll need to earn the trust of people. Would you use any online service, even a secure service like Quicken, to store your personal financial details?

I used to have Quicken in it’s early days, but it quickly became more extravagant than I needed. I’m kind of a control freak when it comes to my finances, and it’s something that I want done my way. So for at least 4-years now I have been using an Excel spreadsheet to keep track of all my finances…down to the penny. All non-cash transactions are logged in my workbook among a multitude of sheets, with custom backend code handling much of the processing.

When I open up the workbook I’m presented with a nice overview of all my finances, and I can see in a glance when bills are coming up. Honestly, when people see my spreadsheet they think I’m crazy for making it myself, but without it I would be lost.

So what do you use to keep track of your finances, and would you be willing to throw that information up on a site (even if it is secure)?

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We knew virtual camera systems are starting gain traction, particularly in the world of cinema and within James Cameron’s little set of toys, but it’s pretty wild to see one in action. NaturalPoint is showing off its OptiTrack motion capture system at GDC, a budget-friendly multi-camera setup (if $6k is your idea of budget-friendly), but it also has a prototype of sorts of its upcoming virtual camera system. The camera’s orientation and movement is actually tracked in the same way a motion capture suit is, and if you’re in the same tracking space as a motion capture actor you can do “real” camera work with a live 3D rendered preview of the action. The shoulder-mounted camera has controls for virtual tracking and dolly moves, along with zoom, and has zero problem delivering that shaky handheld look that’s all the rage in visual effects these days. There’s no word on much this will retail for, but despite the fact that we have absolutely zero use for it we totally want one. Check out a video of it in action after the break.

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