PAC Pad, nBook, eBook 1 Specifications & Price

Pac PAD

Pakistan Aeronautical Complex, Kamra (Pakistan) has launched 3 IT products in collaboration of Innavtek International Ltd (Hong Kong). This joint venture is named as CPMC (Commercial Products Manufacturing Cell). While products are being marketed with brand name of PAC (Pakistan Aeronautical Complex)

Android vs Apple

Motorola's Xyboard/Xoom 2 is an elegant design. It's the software that isn't so elegant. (Credit: Motorola) Comparing Apple's iPad 2 with Motorola's XyBoard and Amazon's Kindle Fire is fraught with peril. But here goes anyway.

Extreme solid-state drive





The new Extreme SSD from SanDisk

SanDisk announced today its latest solid-state drive, the SanDisk Extreme.The company says the new drive offers up to 10 times the speed of a 7,200rpm hard drive and will greatly improve the boot and shutdown time as well as overall performance of a computer.

Cofee & Game Intresting Combination

I’m thinking it would be great to have a gameroom, but then again, being a grown-up and all, maybe having a bunch of toys in a room is a little too juvenile. I mean the place can’t look like my college sorority, I have a reputation to uphold, sort of… but I gotta tell you, I love video games, all of them, and I have a special fondness for old school arcade games, whats a girl to do?

Apple's iPod Spy Shots

You certainly can't call the past few days boring for Apple.
The company filled a vacancy left on its executive team, was handed a fairly major setback in a German court, and maybe had its next iPod's big trick unveiled in some alleged spy shots.
That was all on top of a petition from a third-party consumer watchdog group demanding Apple improve working conditions at overseas factories where its products are made

MacWorld 2012 Pro-Grade Camera

At this year’s Macworld event, Schneider Optics showed off the iPro Lens System. The package includes professional-quality fisheye and wide-angle lenses, a clever protective cover and a case that doubles as a tripod mount or a convenient handle.

iPhone's Exciting Feature

It's something you probably already own: a computer.

With an inexpensive cable (like this one for Mac), you can mirror your computer on your television, giving you complete access to any Internet streaming services or local content on your hard drive.

Many newer laptops even include HDMI out, giving you full 1080p mirroring. Older machines would have to rely on DVI or VGA out with an accompanying audio-out cable.

But once you hook up your computer to your TV, the setup can be cumbersome.

TouchMouse, a free iOS app, lets you control your computer (and in turn, your TV) from a distance, giving you the freedom to surf the Web from your couch.

The application can also be used as a PowerPoint remote when giving a presentation.

• Connect your computer to Wi-Fi and download the Touch Mouse Server on your computer (PC or Mac) from Logitech.com/touchmouse.


• Connect your iPhone to the same Wi-Fi hot spot and download the Touch Mouse app(iTunes link). When the app launches, your computer will be listed. Tap to select it.


• Now you're ready to control your computer with your iPhone. Watch the video to learn some basic gestures, and get the full list of functions on Logitech's Web site.

Now thats Interesting!

What would you do with such a tiny, low-powered machine? How about turning it into a poor man's Apple TV? That's exactly what one Raspberry Pi developer did, as shown in this video. It depicts a YouTube video streaming from an iPad to a Pi, which is connected to a TV, using a bit of AirPlay-powered hackery. Take a look:

Don't look now--actually, do--but the Raspberry Pi mini-puter was just hacked to run AirPlay.

(Credit: Raspberry Pi)

Steve Jobs' Vision

Apple's new digital textbook initiative is Steve Jobs' brainchild, McGraw-Hill CEO Terry McGraw says.

"Sitting and listening to all of this, I wish Steve Jobs was here," McGraw told All Things Digital in an interview referring to Apple's iBooks 2 announcement yesterday. "I was with him in June this past year, and we were talking about some of the benchmarks, and some of the things that we were trying to do together...This was his vision, this was his idea, and it all had to do with the iPad."

Apple yesterday unveiled its plans for playing a more integral role in education. Chief among the announcements was iBooks 2, a digital-textbook initiative that will let publishers create interactive titles. Apple showed how the textbooks, which will run on the iPad, can increase student interest through video, 3D images, and other multimedia content. The textbooks--for high school, at least--will cost $14.99 or less.

World’s First Self-Healing iPhone Case

An iPhone case from Nissan? As you can imagine, it would make no sense for the automaker to develop an ordinary case, and the so-called Nissan Scratch Shield iPhone Case is actually special. According to the company, it’s the world’s first “self-healing” iPhone cover: in other words, it quickly fixes (fine) scratches by itself.

Nissan says they used their self-healing paint finish originally developed for vehicles for the case, which is made from light weight ABS plastic. Scratch Shield as a paint technology has been used in various Nissan cars since 2005, before Nissan teamed up with the University of Tokyo and Japan-based Advanced Soft materials [JP] to create the case.

Swiss Army's Knife along 1 TB Flash Drive

Victorinox has unveiled a Swiss Army knife with a USB flash drive that holds 1 terabyte of data.

The company has had a USB knife in its line of products for a while, but the Victorinox SSD comes with several new features: it connects to eSATA II/III as well as USB 2.0/3.0 with a single connector, it has a monochrome graphic display showing what’s on the drive and it supports 256 AES encryption.

Data transfer speeds are 220 MB/s for reading and 150 MB/s for writing data, and the availabile capacities range from 64 GB to a whopping 1 TB.

LG Spectrum HD for $200 Only ?

We take a look at LG's new Spectrum 4G LTE phone for Verizon. With dual-core, LTE, an HD screen, and a cheaper price, it may be worth a buy.

The LG Spectrum has a few things going for it: It has a dual-core processor, it connects up to Verizon’s 4G LTE network for high-speed data, and it has a fancy new type of HD screen LG is calling “True HD IPS, and it costs $100 less than it’s chief competition, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus and Motorola Droid Razr. Does this spell out a hit? Possibly.

LG Super Ultrabook

LG will show off a five new notebooks and desktops at CES 2012, including two "Super" Ultrabooks it claims have a speed advantage on a growing field of competitors.

LG has unveiled a good portion of its CES lineup today, showing off four new laptops and an all-in-one 3D PC. Two of the laptops meet Intel’s Ultrabook specs (an Ultrabook is mostly just a really thin laptop with flash memory instead of a moving hard drive), and the two others have 3D technology to make up for their bulk. Interestingly, all five products run on Intel’s speedy second generation Core i7 processor. Below is a very brief rundown of the new lineup. Windows 7 is also the OS of choice for these Ultrabooks. 

Watch 3D Video Without Glasses

PHILADELPHIA, Stream TV Networks, Inc. announced today that it will unveil its new Ultra-D technology at CES 2012.  Ultra-D is a next generation 3D without glasses display technology that surpasses all 3D viewing experiences offered to date.

Developed by Stream TV Networks, Inc., the producer of the eLocity brand of mobile tablets launched first in 2010, the Ultra-D technology is strictly proprietary and leverages custom hardware, middleware techniques and software algorithms to create unprecedented auto stereoscopic 3D imagery. This technology will provide consumers with access to unlimited 3D content by enabling real-time conversion of:

• 2D content into 3D autostereoscopic (without glasses)
• 3D stereoscopic content (with glasses) to 3D autostereoscopic (without glasses)

The Ultra-D technology thus supports the immediate adoption of 3D consumer hardware despite limited availability of 3D content. Real-time conversion of 2D to 3D and 3D with glasses to 3D without glasses works seamlessly with various content formats including Blu-ray, DVD, PC gaming, Internet, cable and satellite content.

Invisible computing and mind reading

An exhibitor replaces the batteries for a robot at the 'Influencia: Living Life with Sentient Machines' exhibition at the SIGGRAPH Asia 2011 Exhibition in Hong Kong on December 13, 2011.

A robotic cook, a colouring book that comes to virtual life and movies that read your mind are some of the innovations on show at a cutting-edge computer technology exhibition in Hong Kong this week.

The first Hong Kong edition of the SIGGRAPH expo of computer graphics, interactive technology and digital media brings together developers, distributors and resellers from around the world.

But while most of the conference is about business, some of the most interesting and just plain bizarre gadgets are not for sale.

Apple's Plans for 2012

Expecting something from Apple can be a dangerous game, but that doesn't mean it's not fun to try and read the tea leaves every once in a while.

Below are five things I think we can expect from Apple next year. Some of these are based on a long ramp-up of rumors and telltale signs from this year, with others outright speculation from trends and the company's product release habits.

It's worth pointing out that Apple's usual lack of predictability is what makes it such an interesting company to watch. Nowhere was that more clear than what happened with theiPhone 4S. While most of the press and rumor blogs were anticipating a full overhaul of theiPhone's hardware, we got a souped upiPhone 4 instead. Sure, Siri turned out to be pretty cool, but many were expecting something else.

Now, without further ado...

1. No TV set, yet
The rumored product that's spent most of 2011 as an abstraction of data points is almost certainly on its way to being a real thing, but likely won't be seen next year.

In the recently released biography of late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, author Walter Isaacson noted Jobs' efforts on making an easy-to-use TV set that is integrated with the company's various products and services. "I'd like to create an integrated television set that is completely easy to use," Jobs told Isaacson. "It would be seamlessly synched with all of your devices and with iCloud. It will have the simplest user interface you could imagine. I finally cracked it."

BlackBerry, Windows & Android smartphone users prefer Apple's iPad

More than 40 percent of owners of smartphones on BlackBerry, Windows Phone and Android platforms prefer Apple's iPad to tablets from their current smartphone operating system makers, according to a recent survey.

Market research firm Maritz Research found that, at least for Apple's competitors, consumer smartphone loyalty does not directly translate to tablet loyalty, as noted by Forbes.

The firm conducted an online poll in November, surveying 2,500 people across the U.S. Respondents were presented with 14 tablets from 11 different manufacturers and asked which one they would choose if they were to purchase a tablet.

Owners of Research in Motion's BlackBerry smartphones showed the least loyalty to their current platform. 53 percent of BlackBerry users said they would buy an iPad, compared to just 8.5 percent that indicated preference for RIM's own PlayBook tablet. 12 percent of respondents said they would choose Amazon's Kindle Fire, while 11 percent selected Samsung's Galaxy Tab.

Can the iPhone 4S replace a "real" digital camera?

Clockwise from top left: Olympus XZ-1 point and shoot, Canon 20D DSLR with EF-S 10-22mm lens, iPhone 4S, Samsung Galaxy SII. Photo taken with an iPhone 4.

When Apple announced the iPhone 4S, the company certainly talked up the improvements made to the smartphone's integrated camera hardware. With 8 megapixels of resolution, a redesigned lens, and enhancements to its software, it certainly meets or exceeds the needs of most casual shooters.

Still, we here at Ars have received plenty of questions to the effect of, "can the iPhone 4S replace a 'real' camera?" That's actually a hard question to answer, because individual needs vary widely. Would a professional photographer replace her trusty DSLR with an iPhone 4S? No. But, might a casual snap shooter replace a pocket camera with an iPhone 4S? It's pretty likely.

Why BlackBerry was Banned In Many Countries?

Based in Canada, RIM has been under fire by several foreign governments over complaints that the BlackBerry network is too secure, preventing them from monitoring--or some would say spying on--customer data in the name of national security. In response, RIM has stated that the information on its network is encrypted and that no one, not even the company itself, can access it or disclose the encryption key.Many countries monitor communications within their borders; in fact the Blackberry 'loophole' is very much an exception to the rule. In some countries every text message, email and internet search made by a user can be accessed by government agencies if required.

Experts point out that countries in the Middle East are not alone in seeking access to Blackberry's data, and say that other governments appear to have been allowed to monitor Blackberry communications in a bid to secure access to lucrative markets.

Xbox LIVE app turns Windows Phone into 360 remote

Microsoft’s December 6 Xbox 360 Dashboard update will also bring a new smartphone app, Xbox LIVE for Windows Phone, turning your handset into a remote control and info terminal. Bing-powered content search will browse through movies, TV shows, music, games and apps, Microsoft’s Major Nelson confirms, all from the smartphone screen, as well as showing your own recent activities.

That will include your recently played games, as well as any apps you’ve used on the Xbox 360. There’ll also be access to the Zune video catalog, with extra detail on the movie, TV show, music or game currently playing through the console.

Microsoft has baked more friend activity support into the WP7 app, including the ability to see which friends are online, which friends have beacons, and see a list of friends who have recently played, in addition to showing achievements and related items. You can invite friends to join you in a game, directly from the smartphone app.

Finally, there’s support for remotely controlling the Xbox 360 from your Windows Phone. In addition to picking a search result and triggering play, buying media and navigating through the console in general there’s play/pause and skip forward/back for video and music.

Xbox LIVE for Windows Phone will be a free download from the Windows Phone Marketplace, and will be available from tomorrow. Courtesy | Chris Davies