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Research In Motion, the creators of the BlackBerry smartphone unveiled their long awaited answer to the iPad. Research in Motion was initially expected to call the 7-inch multi-touch tablet a “BlackPad” but on Monday, Mike Lazardis, president and co-CEO of RIM, unveiled the BlackBerry “PlayBook,” which clearly takes aim at the Apple product, which up until now has largely dominated the tablet marketplace without a legitimate competitor.
“RIM set out to engineer the best professional-grade tablet in the industry with cutting-edge hardware features and one of the world’s most robust and flexible operating systems,” said Lazardis. “The BlackBerry PlayBook solidly hits the mark with industry leading power, true multitasking, uncompromised Web browsing and high performance multimedia.”
Similar to that of the BlackBerry smartphone, the BlackBerry tablet is all about “business,” as the device will be heavily marketed to the corporate and business community. It comes with a 1GHz dual-core processor, 1 GB of RAM, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, and two HD Cameras. The device itself is 9.7mm thick, and sports both HDMI and USB ports. Something that will appeal to many digital media junkies is the fact that the tablet offers 1080P resolution video playback as well.
Not surprisingly, the chief executive of Adobe, Shantanu Narayen, joined Lazardis for the roll out of the “Playbook.” Why you may ask? Well you probably guessed it, the device will be compatible and friendly towards Adobe’s Flash software, something we all know Apple products are not.
The PlayBook won’t deliver integrated 3G or 4G data connectivity initially, although that will eventually change. For now, PlayBook users can enjoy their device over Wi-Fi or via connection with a BlackBerry smartphone. Unfortunately, despite the initial reports of the RIM tablet being released before Christmas, the holiday season will not see the “PlayBook.” Instead, the company won’t roll out the tablet to retail outlets in the US until “early 2011.”
Source: RIM
Authors: _GadgetNews
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