Blackberry Playbook 16GB

The long awaiting Blackberry Playbook is now available in South Africa. The Playbook is built to offer you the best experience every indiviual wants. With the BlackBerry PlayBook, you get full access to the web, not a scaled down cellphone version. The playbook connects wirelessly to your BlackBerry smartphone via Blackberry Bridge for real time access to email, calendar, address book and task list, Documents To Go and BBM. The Playbook has crystal clear high resolution display with fantastic Dual video & dual facing cameras. The Playbook is fast and reliable.

Basic Applications

Blackberry Playbook is loaded with unique apps. It comes with a pre-loaded application that offers 1,500 films from reliable sources. It also has other wonderful apps like Cocktales, Adobe Connect Mobile and iSpeech Translator. According to the RIM, the manufacturer, the Blackberry Playbook is very compatible with over 200,000 existing Android apps and 25,000 existing Blackberry Java apps in use on various platforms. This makes it a very reliable device to use all the time. In all, the Blackberry Playbook is still evolving. Blackberry states that the apps on the playbook will be enhanced and expanded to accommodate emerging trends in the blackberry world. The future actually holds a lot for the Blackberry Playbook. Many positive reviews have continued to pour in about the playbook. Many users have continued to testify about its efficiency. The Blackberry Playbook is indeed another device that brings your world right onto your palms.

Connectivity

The Blackberry Playbook is very efficient in browsing the internet. It comes with Adobe Flash webkit browser for fast browsing. It also connects to other devices through the HDMI ports. The Playbook handles multitasks when properly used. It can easily be used with any other quality Blackberry devices. When it comes to emailing, the device is very efficient although it requires normal blackberry devices to run emails and other calendar apps. The Blackberry Playbook also supports Java applications as seen in Android tablets. This makes it very compatible with many other likely devices.

Playbook Features:

Web without limits

Ideal for games, media, apps and everything the real Internet offers
Full Adobe Flash 10.1 enabled
Built-in support for HTML 5
No-compromise, beautiful rendering of text, graphics and video

Ultra-portable, super convenient

7" LCD display, 1024 x 600 screen resolution
5.1" x 7.6" x 0.4" (130mm x 194mm x 10mm)
0.9 lbs (400g)
Built-in microUSB connector
Multi-touch capacitive screen
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n

Blackberry Tablet OS

Powerful, user-friendly QNX technology - it's what the World Wide Web runs on
On-screen keyboard
True multi-tasking

Video conferencing

Crystal clear HD display
Rich stereo sound

Best in class media

3 MP high definition forward-facing camera
5 MP high definition rear-facing camera
Codec support for superior media playback, creation and video calling
1080p HD video; H.264, MPEG4, WMV HDMI video output
Micro USB, Micro HDMI, and DLNA media streaming

Pair BlackBerry PlayBook with a BlackBerry cellphone*

Push technology
Email, calendar, BBM, tasks, documents and more
BlackBerry security and data efficiency

BlackBerry PlayBook can pair with BlackBerry smartphones running BlackBerry Device Software v5 or higher

Groundbreaking speed

Full computing power in a tablet format
1 GHz dual-core processor
1GB RAM
Symmetrical dual-core processing

Highly secure and efficent app platfrom

Rapid development environment
Reliable BlackBerry Tablet OS, powered by QNX technology
Supports POSIX OS, SMP, Open GL, BlackBerry 6, WebKit, Adobe Flash, Java and Adobe Mobile AIR

CIO and enterprise ready

Out-of-the-box compatibility with BlackBerry Enterprise Server
Seamless pairing for a secure window into your BlackBerry smartphone
3G access via existing BlackBerry smartphone service plan
Corporate data access
Secure and manageable

Features and specifications of the BlackBerry PlayBook include:

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:
o Measures 5.1"x7.6"x0.4" (130mm x 193mm x 10mm)
o 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.

Watch the blackberry playbook video online at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4t8ffrTjbw