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BlackBerry Playbook is RIM’s Tablet

RIM has finally unveiled their very own tablet — the BlackBerry Playbook, which they dubbed as the first multiprocessing, multi-tasking professional tablet.

RIM BlackBerry Playbook
7â€³ capacitive display @ 1024×600 pixel
BlackBerry Tablet OS
Cortex A9 1GHz dual-core CPU
1GB RAM
Dual HD cameras (3 MP front facing, 5 MP rear facing)
1080p Full HD video recording
HDMI port
WiFi 802.11n
Bluetooth 2.1

The Playbook is just 9.7mm thick and weighs about 0.9lb (400g). It will have support for WebKit/HTML5, Adobe Flash Player 10.1, Adobe Mobile Air, POSIX, OpenGL and Java. The tablet can also do video playback in full 1080p HD, H.264, MPEG, DivX or WMV.

There’s no option for 3G/4G but that will be added in future models. The Playbook will pair with any BlackBerry handset via Bluetooth so you can project the contents of the phone to the tablet. See teaser video below:

RIM is expected to release the BlackBerry Playbook in the US in early 2011 and to the rest of the world by 2nd half of next year. No estimated retail price were indicated in the release.

Abe Olandres

Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

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39 Comments

NonesenseLife says:

15 years ago

this will realy realy kill ipad
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jim says:

15 years ago

this is good for the competition, but soon Apple will release another version of the iPad with similar or better specs……….
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lolipown says:

15 years ago

10 bucks says this will be more expensive than the iPad
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blitzkrieg says:

15 years ago

I don’t think this will kill the iPad, but choice is definitely good for the consumer. Let’s face it, it will always be hard to kill an Apple product, primarily because of the fact that they command legions of fanbois that worship their products without really thinking about alternatives.

From a technical perspective, this sure is nice. Really nice. But if you ask me, tablets aren’t really practical. You can browse, email, chat, watch videos, play games on your smartphone anyway. Plus, if I’m going to do office work on the go, I’d rather buy netbook or a really, really good-speced 11 or 12-inch laptop from Sony or Alienware. Then again, that’s just my 2 centavos.
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Jay says:

15 years ago

If RIM will release it next year, who’s gonna buy it? Not a worthy competitor to Samsung Galaxy Tab, Apple iPad and the upcoming HP Slate. It’s just gonna fail, believe me.

A professional tablet with a stupid name. BB Playbook.
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Jay says:

15 years ago

7″ professional tablet vs 10″ ipad, i’d rather pay for a much larger screen.

Parang Asus EEE 1000series vs 1200 series in screen estate.
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poche says:

15 years ago

should have made it at 9 inches also
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Almost Techie says:

15 years ago

What ever happened with the wePad? They made the announcement before the release of the iPad, but I think there’s no release yet. With all these new tablets coming out, they’ll definitely lose some market.
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Ryan Ang says:

15 years ago

7 inches would definitely be just right for tablets. The iPad can be cumbersome to handle after a while. If you use the iPad enough you’d know how a smaller screen would benefit its ergonomics.

Although I agree with some that by the time this would be released a better model from Apple would be sent out in the market. maybe same specs, maybe even the same 7 inch screen.

I was torn between a lappie and a tablet, in the end I got the latter. One reason, instant-on OS.

it would all depend on your needs actually.
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YuYu says:

15 years ago

looks very promising.

i’m looking forward to a day where we can multi-boot an android OS, webOS, WP7, on a tablet device. and on a phone.
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