The words "play" and "book" are a bit of an odd choice for RIM's latest attempt at consumer relevance, a tablet that, at its core, runs one of the most hardcore and industry-friendly operating systems known to man. The OS is QNX and the hardware is, of course, the BlackBerry PlayBook. It's an enterprise-friendly offering that's also out to conquer the consumer tablet ecosphere, hoping to follow in the footsteps of the BlackBerry handsets that have filled the pockets of corporate executives and BBM addicts around the globe.
It's something of a serious tablet when compared to the competition running software from Apple and Google and, while it certainly has games, its biggest strengths are rather more boring. It does a really great job at displaying PowerPoint presentations, for example, and has the security chops to keep last quarter's dismal sales figures from falling into the wrong hands. Exciting stuff? No, but useful features for sure, and regardless of whether you find those intriguing or boring this is RIM's seven-inch, Flash-having but 3G-lacking tablet clad in an unassuming but extremely sophisticated exterior. It's what's running behind the glass that disappoints.
Blackberry Playbook full Specsification
- 1 GHz Dual Core Processor
- 1 GB RAM
- 7 inch LCD display with 1024 x 600 screen resolution
- Multitouch capacitive display
- Dimensions : 130mm x 194mm x 10mm
- Weight : 400g
- microUSB , micro HDMI and DLNA connectivity
- Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n
- Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
- Powered by QNX platform with multitasking
- Full Adobe Flash 10.1 support
- Built-in support for HTML 5
- Video Conferencing with HD Quality and Stereo sound
- 5 MP Rear Camera
- 3 MP Front Camera
- Video playback : 1080p HD video – H.264, MPEG4, WMV , DivX formats
- Audio Playback :MP3, AAC, WMA
- Pair with any Blackberry Device ( min OS 5.0 device) via Bluetooth for Push Email , Calendar , Docs and BBM
Currently the model announced supports only WiFi , but 3G and 4G models are coming soon according to the company
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