PlayBook from BlackBerry, Research in Motion

In this topic i would like to share a new gadget that can be compatible with Apple's iPad, although it dominance the modern tablet market. So, RIM released The PlayBook. For a person who wants an uncompromising mobile experience, I think it will be like BlackBerry Smartphone + BlackBerry PlayBook.

The BlackBerry PlayBook really does feel is just right and the design of the tablet is just awesome in hands, the reason is it's not too heavy, and not too big. At the back of the PlayBook has a nice rubber-touch and easy to grip. Next, there are only several buttons on the tablet unlike the ordinary BlackBerry device with QWERTY keyboard.

In term of processor, PlayBook is snappy enough because it running on a dual core processor and very stable. It come with 7" LCD screen with color bright, the touchscreen performance is excellent and super fast. The RIM also did some improvement on the battery life of PlayBook, and it assuming 8 hours battery life with normal usage. PlayBook is available in 16GB, 32GB and 64GB.

Conclusion, unless there's an outbreak of silly pricing BlackBerry's PlayBook is the best tablet here with best processor, RAM, camera and operating system. It gives a new experience for the tablet device yet RIM introducing a new operating system and new hardaware. It's a new race for BlackBerry and iPad in coming trend of tablet PC.

Spec and Features:

• 7" LCD, 1024 x 600, WSVGA, capacitive touch screen with full multi-touch and gesture support
• BlackBerry Tablet OS with support for symmetric multiprocessing
• 1 GHz dual-core processor (Cortex A9 Processor), w/ GPU
• 1 GB RAM
• Memory: 16GB, 32GB and 64GB versions to be available
• 5300mAh battery
• Dual HD cameras (3 MP front facing, 5 MP rear facing), supports 1080p HD video recording
• Video playback: 1080p HD Video, H.264, MPEG, DivX, WMV
• Audio playback: MP3, AAC, WMA
• HDMI video output
• Wi-Fi - 802.11 a/b/g/n
• Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
• Connectors: microHDMI, microUSB, charging contacts
• Open, flexible application platform with support for WebKit/HTML-5, Adobe Flash Player 10.1, Adobe Mobile AIR, Adobe Reader, POSIX, OpenGL, Java
• Ultra thin and portable:
• Measures 5.1"x7.6"x0.4" (130mm x 193mm x 10mm)
• Weighs less than a pound (approximately 0.9 lb or 400g)
• Additional features and specifications of the BlackBerry PlayBook will be shared on or before the date this product is launched in retail outlets.
• RIM intends to also offer 3G and 4G models in the future.

BlackBerry PlayBook Demo



BlackBerry PlayBook and iPad Comparison: Web Fidelity



Blackberry Playbook Features



Blackberry PlayBook vs iPad vs Samsung Galaxy Tab (Online) (Cited By Gary Marshall, September 28th 2010)
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