It was around 10 years back when Microsoft introduced first tablet computing device, but it was Apple iPad which revolutionized tablet computing early this year. No one ever expected that people will flock to buy a computing device which lacked support for flash, no USB ports, cannot play flash and has no ability for multitasking. However, against all odds, the bigger version of iPhone which could not make calls is selling like hot cake.
Tablet segment is getting hotter with Samsung, Asus, Toshiba, Dell Android based tablets are already out. and HP is up with Windows 7 powered Slate. I dont' need to mention about several iPad clones and Android powered cheap Chinese tablets which are available in the market.
This week RIM (Research in Motion), the maker of Blackberry also announced it's entry in to the world of tablets with it's PlayBook. It's based on a completely new Operating System called Blackberry tablet OS and RIM described it as "the first professional tablet".
- 7-inch LCD, 1024 x 600, WSVGA, capacitive touch screen with full multi-touch and gesture support
- BlackBerry Tablet OS
- 1 GHz dual-core processor ARM based 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: 5.1"x7.6"x0.4" (130mm x 193mm x 10mm)
- Weighs less than a pound (approximately 0.9 lb or 400g)
Now iPad has several contenders but with all of these specs, the Blackberry PlayBook does look very promising and well designed to put Apple in it's place.
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