RIM introduced BlackBerry Playbook Price & Features
- Thursday, September 23, 2010, 3:23
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BlackBerry maker Research in Motion (RIM), the Canadian company launched its BlackPad tablet computer. The tablet will feature a seven-inch touch screen and one or two built-in cameras. It will also have Bluetooth and broadband connections but will only be able to connect to cellular networks through a BlackBerry smartphone.
The Blackberry Playbook improves browsing experience with an Adobe Flash 10.1, Adobe Mobile AIR, WebKit/HTML5 compliant browser, Adobe Reader, POSIX, OpenGL, and Java. Also, it has Dual HD Cameras: 3 MP front facing and 5MP rear facing. It runs on a 1 GHz dual-core processor and packs in 1GB RAM.
Key features and specifications of the BlackBerry PlayBook:
BlackBerry Tablet Computer
- 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
Blackberry Playbook Launch Date , Price
The device is expected to be available in retail outlets in the USA in early 2011 and will be available in other countries in the second quarter of 2011. So, Indian people should wait till the 2nd Quarter 2011 to place your hand on the new PlayBook from Blackberry.
Price has not been revealed as of now but it’s expected to be cheap and placed in the lower end of the tablet market.
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ramadevi has written 655 stories on this site.
Ramadevi is a staff technical writer with TecNerd.com. She is perusing her Masters of Technology. She writes regularly on latest technical developments related to mobiles, computers etc.
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