The Blackberry Playbook is an ideal alternative to a laptop
RIM is introducing a new Blackberry Playbook there; a touch-sensitive tablet with a huge 7-inch screen. The Playbook will launch in the UK and Europe in the summer of 2011, but within Q1 2011 for the US The super advanced tablet will be competitively priced and comes with a pretty impressive spec list. The tablet will have a 1 GHz processor under the hood that will be paired with a high-performance graphics processing unit to optimize images.
The 7-inch capacitive touchscreen will use the multi-touch input method and will be calibrated to recognize a varied selection of multi-touch commands and gestures. The 1024 x 600 WSVGA pixel setting will be able to handle complex images and create a sharp view of web pages, videos and photos, the images are really beautiful and the touch technology supports pinch and spread zoom movement.
With Playbook running on Blackberry Tablet OS, it will support symmetric multiprocessing and general multitasking; the advanced tablet will have 1GB of RAM, but 16GB and 32GB versions have been detected. It will run extremely fast and provide a super smooth user experience with tons of storage space for photos, videos, apps, and music files.
The browser supports multi-tab activities, bookmarks, and flash content; the device can run almost any type of application; with a flexible application platform that can support WebKit / HTML-5, Adobe Flash Player 10.1, Adobe AIR, Adobe Reader, POSIX, Open GL, and Java. The playbook relies on Wi Fi to connect to the internet, but it is rumored that RIM intends to release 3G and 4G versions of the tablet in the future.
Dual HD cameras are placed on the back (5MP) and front (3MP) of the Playbook with the ability to shoot super smooth 1080p HD video and capture high clarity still images. The device supports a variety of audio and video file types, and a 3.5mm connection allows users to plug in a pair of headphones for personal listening. You’ll get an HDMI connection for big screen playback and a microUSB connection for PC or laptop syncing.
Access to the Blackberry Messenger is a standard feature on all current Blackberry models, including the new Playbook. The tablet can send and receive text messages, MMS and emails, as well as handle live conversations via IM and face-to-face calls thanks to the front-mounted camera. RIM has equipped the phone with advanced Bluetooth technology for wireless hardware communication and it also has GPS.
The Blackberry Playbook is an ideal alternative to a laptop, but it can be considered a bit great as a substitute for your everyday mobile phone. The Playbook is ideal for large multimedia collections and provides a great platform for users to browse the web or manage their social networks. This is a highly anticipated piece, Blackberry Playbook is a high-tech tablet that works very fast and offers a very smooth user experience.