iPad orders start at 8:30AM tomorrow morning
We knew iPad pre-orders were starting tomorrow, but know 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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BAZ BAMIGBOYE: Cameron Diaz lets her hair down on the Oscars party circuit
The star partied till well after 4am on the morning of the Oscars at the party Harvey Weinstein threw at Soho House’s sexy digs on Sunset Boulevard.
Super skinny Nadine Coyle is All Tangled Up as she struggles to stay in her heels
The Northern Irish singer struggled to stay in her heels as she left her London home.
Take That’s Mark Owen and wife arrive home for crunch talks after he confesses to TEN affairs
The singer blamed a long battle with alcohol for his infidelity and said he was ‘deeply sorry’ for the pain he had caused Emma, whom he married in October after more than five years together.
Talkin’ Windows Phone 7 Series gaming with Microsoft at GDC
Talkin’ Windows Phone 7 Series gaming with Microsoft at GDC originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:52:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Caption Contest: 3D is a mind blow, everyone can agree on that
Chris: “And see, just by turning this knob to the right, we can give Avatar a plot.”
Richard Lawler: “If everyone starts wearing these, we’re going to need new outfits.”
Nilay: “Fascinating. You say this is called a ‘lady lump?’”
Joe: “What? Bono beat us to it?”
Joanna: “That Neytiri, she’s a handful…”
Paul: “I’ve gotta feeling that nothing of intellectual importance is happening here.”
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Skating on very thin ice: The feuds, jealousies and passions behind Britain’s favourite dance show
This year, in the fifth series of Dancing On Ice, the scandals and feuds have reached such a level that it has achieved a reputation as possibly the most hazardous programme on TV.
Screenwriter Julian Fellows blasts TV executives for being obsessed with ‘mythical’ younger audience
The Gosford Park and Young Victoria screenwriter said he did not believe that television was for a young audience and ‘age should not be seen as a problem’ by broadcasting bosses.
BAZ BAMIGBOYE: Cameron Diaz lets her hair down on the Oscars party circuit
The star partied till well after 4am on the morning of the Oscars at the party Harvey Weinstein threw at Soho House’s sexy digs on Sunset Boulevard.
OptiTrack mixes motion capture with a virtual camera for delicious, Avatar-esque results
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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