Research in Motion’s (RIM) new PlayBook is based on a new operating system QNX, the UNIX-esque microkernel operating system. BlackBerry’s PlayBook is the first tablet PC to be announced with a dual-core CPU (1 GHz ARM Cortex A9).
Will PlayBook be BlackBerry’s iPad killer ? Check out BlackBerry PlayBook specifications…
- Powerful, user-friendly QNX technology – it’s what the World Wide
- Web runs on
- On-screen keyboard
- True multi-tasking
Web and Games:
- Ideal for games, media, apps and everything the real Internet offers
- Full Adobe® Flash® 10.1 enabled
- No-compromise, beautiful rendering of text, graphics and video
Display and Screen Resolution
- 7″ LCD display
- 1024 x 600 screen resolution
Weight
- 0.9 lbs (400g)
- 5.1″ x 7.6″ x 0.4″ (130mm x 194mm x 10mm)
Connectivity
- Built-in microUSB connector
- Wi-Fi® 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video conferencing
- Crystal clear HD display
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
BlackBerry essentials
Pair BlackBerry® PlayBook with a BlackBerry smartphonevia secure Bluetooth® connection for full access to:
- Push technology
- Email, calendar, BBM™, tasks, documents and more
- BlackBerry security and data efficiency
Speed
- Full computing power in a tablet format
- 1 GHz dual-core processor
- 1GB RAM
- Symmetrical dual-core processing
App development platform
- 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
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