Bake Fest Dubai (BakeFestDXB) is an event for community bakers here in Dubai. This year’s will be held at the new Wild Peeta outlet which can accommodate a LOT more people.
The new Wild Peeta is located next to Dubai World Trade Centre Metro Station (next to Pizza Express and Japengo).
According to the Facebook event post, those who are selling baked goods will be given 1 table measuring approx 70cmx50cm, and will be allowed to set up from 11.30am onwards.
For any questions send a tweet to @theregos. RSVP on the Facebook event post here.
Here’s a lineup of bakers on show:
Anja Schwerin Abigail Concepcion Caidoy Rajani Mani Sidiqa Sohail Maggie Tuite Radia SiYoucef Nick Rego Fatma Bin Shabib Yasmin Mebar Toffee Princess
It’s the time again when the geeks face the flicks – Geekfest! On April 28th 7PM, let’s mingle to the jungle as we socialize, share and like each other’s ideas in real life. This will also be the last Geekfest to be held at its birthplace – The Shelter in Al Quoz.
This edition will feature Mobile Apps Showcase, GeekTalks about World Bloggers Day, MidEast Post, Voila Dubai and The Angel of Peace. It will also feature The Biggest Picture in the world.
We’re putting on a mobile showcase for app developers: we’ve invited some of the leading mobile applications developers in Dubai to showcase what they’re up to at GeekFest – including ishopaholic, CareZone, ME360, Aramex Shop and Ship and more! They’ll be demoing apps as well as answering questions about platforms, markets, opportunities and whatever else you want to bug them about. In Aramex’ case, this is the first time their new app will be shown in public – it’s literally fresh from the coding shed!
Geek Talks
World Bloggers Day What are we going to do about bloggers? Ion Gonzaga is by passion and profession a web designer, as well as being a keen blogger and online socialite. He’s been tapped by World Bloggers Day to raise the word among the UAE’s bloggers. How do you want to mark World Bloggers Day? Any ideas? Ion’s looking for feedback and participation alike during this GeekTalk session! If you’re interested, you can check other countries’ agendas at www.worldbloggersday.org. There’s already a page created at www.worldbloggersday.org/dubai!
MidEast Posts Content aggregation = voices of the region together Blog aggregator, voice of the region, the Arab Huffington post or an online newspaper? MidEast Posts represents probably the most diverse and vibrant reading from around the Middle East every day. Co-Founder David Westley takes us through the voices of bloggers from around the region and how MidEast Posts plans to represent those voices.
Voila Dubai A community to serve the community Voila Dubai is a new initiative that plans to bring the city to life through reviews of its places to go and things to do – sharing consumer feedback within a community. Narain Jashanmal explains the idea behind the site – and takes a look at the development of the region’s new digital platforms and innovations.
Malaak, Angel of Peace
The Angel of Peace Creating content, popularising content, funding content Malaak, Angel of Peace, is a highly popular Lebanese cartoon strip created by Joumana Medlej, the prolific multimedia and digital artist and graphic designer. The strip has gone from strength to strength, growing in popularity as it has in scope – and is now in its fifth book. Joumana’s travelling from her native Beirut and will be be talking about the story behind Malaak as well as looking at the innovative online fund raising methods she’s now using to fund the new book of the Malaak story.
Stuff
The World’s Largest Picture 45 Gigapixel image to be auctioned for charity What do The Next Web, Engadget, CNET, Wired, Gulf News, Gizmodo, Geek.com, The Independent, Popular Science, Petapixel, and countless other websites and publications have in common with HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum?
They all covered Gerald Donovan’s amazing panoramic image of Dubai’s skyline (Sheikh Mohammed on his Facebook page!) – at the time of its creation, it was the world’s biggest digital photograph. The 45 GIGApixel image was stitched together from thousands of zoomed images into one enormous, incredibly detailed image. To celebrate the first anniversary of its digital unveiling, Gerald has re-rendered the image using the latest software to correct stitching errors in the original version. And now – for the first time ever – it’s being printed.
There will only ever be ten copies printed, each one something like an incredible twenty feet by four feet.
The first signed print, numbered 1/10, will be auctioned for charity, and it’ll be on show for the first time at GeekFest. What we want to know from you is WHICH charity should it be sold off for?
GameFest
Powered by tbreak.com, who are also the team behind GeekFest Abu Dhabi, GameFest will feature, once again, the chance to act like a fool or kill people or even both!
Eats and deets
There is no registration, no formality, no requirement of you other than to turn up and even that’s optional. As usual, catering from the wonderful folks at LimeTree Café! There’s bound to be some other stuff cropping up, so do feel free to keep in touch – you can follow @GeekFestDubai on Twitter or find us on Facebook. If you’ve never been to The Shelter before, there’s a map (as well as a funky GeekFest video) on the Shelter website here.
GeekFest will sort of start 7.30pm-ish on Thursday 28th April and will, as usual, end when everyone goes home. The talks will start at 8.00pm and this time we’ll be keeping an eye on the clock! You have been warned! 🙂
Alexander is a communications, public relations and marketing consultant specialising in the Middle East telecommunications industry, particularly in the launch and operations of leadership operators in competitive markets.
Here’s the lyrics of this Youtube hit Dubai Empire State if Mind:
Goodbye Canada, I must say you will be missed, I trade my winter gloves for a pair of oven mitts, Flip flops in December, damn I’m loving this, And I can still go skiing at the Mall of the Emirates. All jokes aside… Dubai’s the best, Just host a visitor and tell me if he’s not impressed, Built from the desert but, you woulda never guessed, Best of the Middle East, sprinkled with some West. Perfect place to travel from, but this is where my base is, What a perfect blend of fifty different places, All the diverse cultures, languages, and races, Adds a real spice to life that everyone embraces. From a desert with some shrubs to a world hub, From not being on the map, to it’s own rap. Sheikh Mohamed raised his vision straight to the sky, Make your arms do the same, let’s hear it for:
Dubai, concrete desert where dreams are made of, there’s nothing you can’t do. Now you’re in Dubai, you’ve got to love the mentality, turn dreams to reality. Let’s hear it for Dubai, Dubai, Dubai.
I say hamdullah that things are back to goin’ well, The economy and buildings are both growin’ well, So bring the tourists on, we’ll play some show-and-tell, Let’s add two to a five star hotel. That’s the Burj Al Arab, in case you didn’t get it, Just pick a record out, let’s make a bet we set it. And if it’s set then we’ll break it and we will maintain, Look up at the Burj Khalifa, just make sure your neck don’t sprain. Wanna see some culture? You can see them all, Wanna do some shopping? You should see the malls, Shopping on a budget? You can hit Karama. Wanna see Atlantis? You can skip Bahamas. Lookin for some nightlife? Don’t look too far, Pre-game at Caramel, party at Boudoir. Some say its artificial, more like official art, You really can’t deny, this city’s got some heart.
Dubai, concrete desert where dreams are made of, there’s nothing you can’t do. Now you’re in Dubai, you’ve got to love the mentality, turn dreams to reality. Let’s hear it for Dubai, Dubai, Dubai.
Something charming bout the old Dubai like Bur Dubai and Deira, But I still prefer the new Dubai like Downtown and Jumeirah, And I love the other Emirates from Abu to Fujeirah, But you really can’t deny that the party’s over here. We could go to JBR and just chill and tan, Or take a tour of some islands that were made by man, Big events are every month so you don’t have to make a plan, Rugby 7’s, Tennis Open, or the World Cup at Meydan, And I’m barely scratching the surface, This city’s got way too much for just a couple of verses. So if you need another reason to come and visit just ask me, Or better yet just move here, it’s tax free. They come in winters when the weather is a dream to ’em, Take off in summer when the city is a steam room. The only two seasons are warm and hot, It’s no wonder that this city’s such a melting pot.
Dubai, concrete desert where dreams are made of, there’s nothing you can’t do. Now you’re in Dubai, you’ve got to love the mentality, turn dreams to reality. Let’s hear it for Dubai, Dubai, Dubai.
Samsung officially launched its Smart TV in a 4-day event from April 6-9 at Dubai Mall. As to my previous post, this latest innovation from Samsung aims to bring the internet experience to TV. It’s like transforming the television into your own YouTube, Facebook Live or Twitter Streaming and more than that. You ‘ll be able to share everything do you on the TV instantly and effortlessly.
From ‘idiot box’ into a smart box – that’s how Samsung sees the Smart TV will fit. In a special Dubai bloggers meetup held March 31 at Media One Hotel, Samsung exclusively unveiled their latest innovation and let us experience some of its features, well, some.
Basically, it is a TV that has access to the internet. Through its Smart Hub – the user menu interface, you can socialize, browse any websites, search for contents you want to watch – did I say in 3D? And like your smartphones, you can also install apps in it. So you can access Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Google Talk or your mail, etc while watching. Imagine while you’re watching football, you’re seeing your Facebook wall and you can easily exchange rants and raves with your friends. Cool huh? Also, the Smart TV recommends contents related to your interests, primarily by your browsing history.
What we’ve spent a lot time on was its 3D feature. I must admit, it’s really amazing. The picture quality is superb. I’ve also learned that it also has 3D sound system so it’s definitely a shoo-in for a home theater.
Trying the LED 3D viewing
Another cool feature of the Smart TV is converting 2D videos into 3D – any video – be it from YouTube, a DVD or even a mobile phone video.
File Transfer Transferring photos, videos or music from your mobile device to the TV is so effortless. Thru AllShare, you can wirelessly transfer files from any compatible media such as Samsung Galaxy Tab or other Smartphones and hard drives.
Input Mode The presenter used what appears like a typical remote control to navigate through during the presentation. Although they say, a remote control with a trackball on the front and a QWERTY keyboard at the back is coming out. There’s also an Android app to download on your smartphone that you can use as remote control.
What apps does Samsung Smart TV support? You can download Samsung Apps – which according to the presenter have around 300 apps to date. I know right! This is also what most of the bloggers cry about. But Samsung sees the number to grow byat least a thousand by the end of the year. If you’re an applications developer, you can contribute via their Samsung TV apps SDK.
The Expert Panel’s Clamor One of the most evident clamor from the bloggers is pointed to the lack of Bluetooth support. It’s just an uncool idea to have a wireless smart device that doesn’t support one of the basics and first in short-range connectivity.
While currently it doesn’t have a built-in web cam, I hope it would support a 3rd-party webcam plugin too.
Nevertheless, I’m excited to pimp my living room with a Samsung Smart TV. It’s like having a YouTube on a boob tube – and more than that. Did I say you can also play your favorite games, and you can convert them into 3D as well?
Twestival Locals are run 100% by volunteers. I’m honored to be one of them. My designation is in the auctions. What auctions? Each Twestival is supporting an amazing local cause with 100% of donations going direct to projects happening in their own community. In Dubai, the organizers selected the Dubai Autism Centre as this year’s beneficiary.
“The Dubai Autism Center (@DubaiAutism) is a non-profit organization and was established in November 2001 to foster a better understanding about Autism and to offer specialist services for both, people with Autism, and for those who care for them.“
Proceeds from the auctions are going to the Centre. Dubai tweeps bid for iPAD2, Nokia and Sony-Ericsson mobile phones, Flip cams, hotel getaways, some artworks, and several other vouchers. All these, plus the generous sponsors enabled this Twestival to raise a total of $40,760. Du reportedly donated AED 100,000 for the cause.
To add to that, here are some photos of the fun on that night:
Spiderman climbing Burj Khalifa today (photo courtesy of @lindahollier). It would take him til midnight to reach the top; and the strong cool winds bring a bit more challenge.
