RIM the creator of the Blackberry is following in the footsteps of Apple the creator of the famous Ipad by also releasing a thin and portable tablet computing unit. The device dubbed 'The Playbook' features a 7 inch 1024X600 capacitive touch screen, a new OS by the recently acquired QNX, a dual 1Ghz processor and a gigabyte worth of RAM.
Take a look at the wonderful features of the Playbook:
- 7-inch 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
- 1 GB RAM
- 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)
- RIM intends to also offer 3G and 4G models in the future.
It's obvious that the Playbook is in a class of its own when it comes to features. Can the Playbook dethrone the Ipad?Well only time will tell but what is certain is Apple now has a real competitor in the tablet market.
7 comments:
Now this is a device i can see myself getting. I do hope it isn't as expensive as Samsung's Galaxy tab.
Wassup man.I haven't seen you in quite some time.What have you been up to?I hope u r doing alright. I think the Playbook will cost between $500 and $1000.
can you pls get a few more folks to post some comments about my blog
I'll tell a few peeps here to leave some comments on the blog. We need to meet for lunch sometime. I do hope that it doesn't cost over $600 cuz it looks better than the Ipad.
nah i dnt think it will cost more
Kolaaaa men.so how far?pls comment on my other posts.
Is it out??!!!
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