BlackBerry PlayBook, RIM strikes back

Research In Motion (aka RIM) has shown the new BlackBerry playbook, the first tablet of RIM and that is quite the competition of the iPad but with the professional markets in mind.

The hardware device in question promises a lot, with a dual-core processor at 1GHz (Cortex A9), 1GB of RAM, and a 7-inch screen. The operating system is "completely new", called BlackBerry Tablet OS, developed by the people of QNX. Here is a demonstration video:



This Playbook is perhaps a tablet that may seem limited in its focus, but the truth is that is not bad features, as a tablet for professionals. We might say that this tablet can't evolve into a product for the general public, for instance it differs from the iPad or Samsung Galaxy Tab; we should speak of a new category tablet for professionals, using RIM tools such as BlackBerry Enterprise Server.

Here are the Tech Specs:

Display: 7-inch multitouch with 1024x600 pixels
Processor: 1GHz Cortex A9 Dual
RAM: 1 GB
OS: BlackBerry Tablet OS (QNX OS)
Cameras: 5MPX front (up to 1080p recording), 3MPX back
Storage: 16GB
Salida de vídeo en 1080p por HDMI
Wireless: Wifi 802.11n; Bluetooth 2.1
Connections: MicroUSB, MicroHDMI and Recharge Port
Dimensions: 130x194x10mm
Video: 1080p with H.264, MPEG, DivX, WMV
Others: HTML5, Flash 10.1 and Adobe Air

Officially it will be released until the second quarter 2011, with no suggested price yet.