BlackBerry PlayBook Demo

Kevin from crackberry.com was lucky enough to get a demo of the new BlackBerry PlayBook yesterday from Ryan Bidan, who is the Sr. Product Manager on the BlackBerry PlayBook team for RIM.

The video gives us another insight into the wonderful world of the PlayBook and as Ryan confirms this beauty is still going to be available in Quarter one this year – Hooray!

See the video and also a reminder of the PlayBooks specs 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 (Cortex A9 Processor), w/ GPU
1 GB RAM
Memory: 16GB, 32GB and 64GB versions to be available
5300mAh battery
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.