Research in Motion (RIM), makers of the Blackberry, unveiled on Monday its answer to Apple’s iPad using its secure and rich web experience features. The touchscreen tablet computer which was rumored to be called the “Blackpad” is now called the “Blackberry Playbook.”
Debuted at Blackberry DEVCON, Blackberry Playbook is fueled by a 1 GHz dual-core processor and the new BlackBerry Tablet OS built upon the QNX Neutrino architecture, one of the most reliable, secure and robust operating system architectures in the world.
It’s ultra portable, ultra thin and super convenient, the Blackberry Playbook features a vivid 7 inches high resolution display, smaller than the 9.7 inches of Apple’s iPad. Measuring less than half an inch thick and weighing less than a pound, convenient for both work and play.
BlackBerry PlayBook is designed to give users the best web experience, enjoy all of the sites, games and media on the web, with advanced security features. Supports Adobe® Flash® Player 10.1, Adobe® Mobile AIR® and HTML-5.
Dual HD cameras for video capture and video conferencing that can both record HD videos.
Business users who want to leave their laptop behind can route data through BlackBerry smartphones.
Blackberry Playbook key features and specifications.
–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
– 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)
– 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.
RIM did not reveal the price of Blackberry Playbook yet, but they expects to begin selling PlayBooks in the United States in early 2011 and to other countries by the middle of the year.
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