RIM Unveils Slate PC: BlackBerry PlayBook

From X-bit Labs: Research In Motion, a leading maker of business oriented mobile phones, has announced its BlackBerry PlayBook slate that is designed for web browsing, multitasking and high performance multimedia, while also providing advanced security features as well as out-of-the-box enterprise support. Unfortunately, the powerful tablet that can redefine the market will only be available in the U.S. in the first quarter of 2011, over three months from now.

BlackBerry PlayBook is based on a dual-core ARM microprocessor and features 1GB of memory, an unknown amount of flash storage, dual HD cameras (5MP rear facing and 3MB front facing), Wi-Fi - 802.11 a/b/g/n (3G and 4G models to be available in the future), Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, microHDMI as well as microUSB connectors and so on. The product fully supports MP3, full-HD video playback (1080p, H.264, MPEG, DivX, WMV) as well as WebKit/HTML-5, Adobe Flash Player 10.1, Adobe Mobile AIR, Adobe Reader, POSIX, OpenGL, Java. The slate features 7" screen with 1024x600 resolution and weighs less than a pound (400g).

Based on specifications, it is evident that RIM's PlayBook is a very advanced device that combines low weight with decent performance and wide multimedia capabilities. Moreover, with robust security and support for various enterprise specific technologies the PlayBook has all chances to become a device of choice both for consumers and business customers.

“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. The BlackBerry PlayBook solidly hits the mark with industry leading power, true multitasking, uncompromised web browsing and high performance multimedia," said Mike Lazaridis, president and co-CEO at Research In Motion.

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