From the press release:
Laughter, awe and textbook science are odd companions. But with Sony Science Show, scheduled for 4 May, your children and even you will find new ways of learning the subject amidst an amusing rollercoaster ride of experiments that explore foundational concepts such as air pressure, balance and magnetic properties.

Sony, the leading consumer electronics brand, is set to host the seventh edition of its immensely popular ‘Sony Science Show’. Featuring Sochi Nishimura, a renowned scientific entertainer from Japan, the show’s fun-filled approach aims to cultivate an interest in science among children between the ages of 8-11. In addition to sparking their curiosity, the exercise will aim to banish those mental blocks that build resistance and hinder the learning of science.

Families are invited to attend the one-hour show on 4 May in the morning at 11.00am or opt for the laidback afternoon session at 3.00pm. Venue – the expansive auditorium at Dubai Knowledge Village in Dubai.

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Registration for the show is free. To register, visit the following website:
http://www.sony-mea.com/sonyscienceshow

The Tbreak Developers Conference aims to bring industry experts from the areas of mobile development, video games development and web development in touch with University students and independent developers in the region.

The event will provide insightful information to future developers on platforms they can use while Platform providers can get in touch with the developers community and students to preach their solutions.

The Tbreak Developers Conference will be held from 14th-15th March 2012 at Dubai Knowledge Village Auditorium.

To attend the event, please visit the registrations page. Furthermore, if you want to nominate an app for the Developers Award, whether it’s Web based, Mobile app or just a game, just head out to our nominations page and register your app there.

Middle East Film and Comic Con, the first pop culture and entertainment event in the region is back on track for the weekend of April 20 2012.

Mina Seyahi Hall at the Dubai International Marine Club is set to host the premiere Film and Comic Con in the region, with celebritiy signings, panels and workshops, some of the worlds leading entertainment companies exhibiting and activities for film, TV, comics, anime, manga, collectables and more!

Ticket fees:
Single day tickets: AED 55
Weekend tickets: AED 100
VIP tickets: AED 500 (will be available on a first come first served basis). VIP pass holders will also get early bird access, autographs, memorabilia and front-of-line access to meet international and regional guests.

Tickets will be available from February 15 at TimeOut Tickets and Vigirn MegaStores.

Last week Adobe held a ‘Digital Impact’ seminar where they showed off some of their tech available to firms for publishing digital content online. The focus of the seminar was actually magazine and newspaper apps on tablets, with some in-depth examples of such apps on the iPad.

Digital publications, i.e. online magazines, or ‘Folios’ as Adobe likes to call them, are actually standalone applications that can be sent out through their ‘Content Viewer’ to iPad (or BB PlayBook and Android tablets) where publications can create a multimedia rich and very interactive experience for readers. One of the examples in the seminar was Martha Stewart’s Living Magazine where cooking recipes are accompanied with videos, and with a simple click you can also email the recipe to anyone. Similarly there are infinite ways in which these mags can be  customized for a truly unique experience. In-app purchases, detailed analytics of customer reading habits, and an easy to to publish model from Adobe are just some of the features that were talked about. Another very cool benefit was the auto-update feature whereby any mistake or changes that need to be made to a published article can easily be pushed out to all customers who will simply download the update patch itself, rather than download the entire magazine again. Handy for malls who want to update new outlets being opened up.

Adobe’s InDesign is used to create the digital mags, with not a single line of code to be written. The whole magazine can be designed within InDesign CS5.5, with the ability to preview all the additions and changes that you have made to an existing project in real-time.

There are various tiers of subscription models that can be purchased through Adobe, as this service will be done through their Digital Publishing Suite. You can check out more information about Adobe InDesign and the Digital Publishing Suite on their respective links.

The Tbreak Developer Conference aims to bring industry experts from the areas of mobile development, video game development and web development in touch with University students and independent developers in the region.

The event will provide insightful information to future developers on platforms they can use while Platform providers can get in touch with the developers community and students to preach their solutions.

It will be a two-day event with various activities carried out throughout the day.

Day 1:
Keynote: 10am – 10:30am
Discussion Panels: 10.30am – 11:30pm
Developers Choice Awards: 11.30am ‐ 12pm
Lunch Break: 1pm – 2pm
Workshop Sessions: 1pm – 5pm

Day 2:
Developer Competitions: 10am to 12pm
Lunch Break: 12pm to 1pm
Workshop Sessions: 1pm – 5pm

The keynote and discussion sessions will explain the significance and purpose of the event, while giving insightful information into the development industry across Mobile, Games and Web.

Workshops will be held in three classrooms and are open to students and developers.

The first of the four-part series in 2011 will be held at American University in Dubai (AUD) on Wednesday 27.

This will be the last GeekFest at the old Shelter. The event will be moved to the “spunky new Shelter” whenever that happens.

Gamers will have the opportunity to try out new games that have not yet been released, participate in tournaments on both consoles and PC, as well as try out the latest gaming gear.

Presented by Sony PlayStation, GamesFest will be held at The Living Rooms Cafe at Dubai Festival City on 28th January 2011.

Event details:

Date and Time: 12pm to 10pm, Friday, 28th January 2011
Venue: The Living Rooms Cafe, Dubai Festival City
Entrance: Free entry for all. Space is limited and priority will be given to those who register.

GamesFest is organized by Middle East Gamers, the UAE’s largest gaming website. For more information on Middle East Gamers, please visit www.megamers.com.

Lenovo was also showcasing their LePad hybrid tablet/laptop that will finally be released in China this quarter. There were plenty of All-in-One PCs as well such as the slick 3D enabled IdeaCenter B520. Other devices such as an HTPC and their Smartphone were also on display. Enjoy the gallery.

Of course, being Apple, it does come with a catch- “Viewing requires either a Mac running Safari on Mac OS X version 10.6 Snow Leopard, an iPhone or iPod touch running iOS 3.0 or higher, or an iPad.” What this means is that our PC and Android fans that don’t own an iDevice will probably be out of luck.

I wonder what has made Apple change its mind about streaming events. Will it be related to some kind of streaming service that they will be announcing tonight? Or was it the overload of their network at the iPhone4 event that caused the mightily iPhone4 to misbehave during its moment of glory?

Whatever, the case, I’m glad this is happening. Be sure to stick to your Mac, iPod or iPad screen tonight at 9PM UAE time. And feel free to comment on what you think will be introduced tonight. Rumors suggest that a new iPod and possibly a new Apple TV along with Netflix which sadly does not officially work in the region.