A introduction to Augmented Reality!

It is exciting to live in a time where technological advancements are taking place at a breathtaking pace and science fiction seems to come true everyday. Here is one of the things that will amaze you. As you can see in the picture above, just holding a display in front of the real world object gives you an image of the object in real time as well as addition of information such as the name of the building, its details like the number of floors or perhaps the blue print. All this is done right there in real time. This mythical device isn't a piece of science fiction and the truth is that such devices have not only been made but are commercially available for everyone to buy. Nokia has a portfolio of softwares in their OVI store where augmented reality can be used on your smartphone to maybe point at historical buildings with the camera and the information comes on the screen regarding historical significance and such. Google as always will not let anyone outsmart them and has introduced a product called Google Goggles. It comes as an application that is available for all android phones and the iPhone. What this application does is, it attaches the search function to augmented reality. In essence, you point you camera at a Snickers bar in a grocery store and it will search online for all the close locations where the chocolate is available and will let u know through GPS the nearest and cheapest location!

Preview of HTC desire!

So, this is the current flagship device for the company HTC in Pakistan until HTC Desire HD arrives. The desire is an amazing device. This device has a 1GHz Processor which is blazing fast and makes browsing the Internet a breeze on this phone which cannot be compared to any other phone available in the market today. It has full flash support unlike the iPhone which makes viewing web pages on the phone identical to the computer. Also you can capture High Definition videos on the phone at 720p which is going to be a definite plus for a lot of people. This device has been a killer device in HTC's portfolio since under a year and is still competitive or better than current releases from other manufacturer's.
the HTC sense User Interface deserves a separate mention. This is basically a skin over the normal android UI and adds so much more to the overall experience leaving rival LG, Sony and Samsung android phones way behind. A video of the sense UI is attached below.

In Pakistan this phone will currently set you back RS. 39,990/- rupees as you can see here. This phone will be out of the reach of many because of the price but at this price is in your range, this is an absolute editor's pick for now!

See full specifications and videos after the jump!

A preview of the HTC Wildfire!

The HTC Wildfire is HTC's cheapest android smartphone to date. It is a stripped down version of its current flagship device the Desire but it doesn't leave much to be wanted as the basic functions of this device are more than enough for the everyday user. If you are new to HTC, this is also a good device for you. If it is compared with the iPhone, well, the touch and the swiftness of the User Interface leaves much to be desired but iPhone cannot stand a chance against the offer of Android on this device.

Let me say a few words about Android. This is the fastest growing smart phone operating system in the world right now. The only reason why it is not a common name here in Pakistan is that not many devices are offered here right now. In fact officially i cant think of any, but that is about to change.

The new nokia N8 has made its first entry into Pakistan!

So, the long awaited Nokia N8 has finally been released. It has been a long wait since it was announced 8 months ago. And since then there have bin a lot of things going on in the technology world.
As a result, the specifications of this device are not cutting edge.But this device will find its way into the hands of many Nokia loyal customers.

As for the positioning of this device, it is going to be for the absolute cream of our society and it will not become a common sight until 6 months from now when its price drops. From then onwards, it will be seen very commonly.