BlackBerry announced PlayBook as their Tablet

Today at BlackBerry Developer Conference (DevCon), RIM announced through their CEO, Mike Laziridis their first tablet: BlackBerry PlayBook. During the keynote the RIM CEO featured some of the tablet features: 7-inches LCD, BlackBerry Tablet OS, 1Ghz dual core processor, 5 megapixel camera, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1. Another great thing is the support for Adobe Air and Flash. BlackBerry PlayBook tablet is expected to be available in Q2 of 2011. Full official features and a video after the break.

7” LCD, 1024 x 600, WSVGA, capacitive touch screen with full multi-touch and gesture support

BlackBerry Tablet OS with support for symmetric multiprocessing

1 GHz dual-core 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:

• Measures 5.1”x7.6”x0.4” (130mm x 193mm x 10mm)
• Weighs less than a pound (approximately 0.9 lb or 400g)

Additional features and specifications of the BlackBerry PlayBook will be shared on or before the date this product is launched in retail outlets.

RIM intends to also offer 3G and 4G models in the future.

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