In one of RIM’s recent videos demoing their upcoming BlackBerry PlayBook tablet, product manager Ryan Bidan asserted that even without a smartphone to Bridge it to (thus enabling standard PIM stuff like e-mail, contacts, memopad, and calendar), the PlayBook is still a great tablet for multimedia, apps, and web browsing.
That’s part true – the PlayBook can handle multiple 3D renderings and HD streaming thanks to its new OS and dual-core 1 GHz processor, and 1 GB of RAM. The 7-inch 1024 x 600 display, HDMI-out port, stereo speakers, 5 megapixel camera plus forward-facing 3 megapixel HD camera make the thing great for both capturing and displaying media. I don’t know if it’s still a great tablet without a BlackBerry, though; RIM’s making it perfectly clear that if you want something functional for day-to-day stuff, you want a BlackBerry smartphone, and a PlayBook if you want to back it up with some multimedia oomph. Continue reading the rest of the article here.
That’s part true – the PlayBook can handle multiple 3D renderings and HD streaming thanks to its new OS and dual-core 1 GHz processor, and 1 GB of RAM. The 7-inch 1024 x 600 display, HDMI-out port, stereo speakers, 5 megapixel camera plus forward-facing 3 megapixel HD camera make the thing great for both capturing and displaying media. I don’t know if it’s still a great tablet without a BlackBerry, though; RIM’s making it perfectly clear that if you want something functional for day-to-day stuff, you want a BlackBerry smartphone, and a PlayBook if you want to back it up with some multimedia oomph. Continue reading the rest of the article here.
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