Today the Blackberry Playbook was released to the world. I had the opportunity to play with the Playbook this weekend before it was released. I found that it was pretty fast, and it was able to do pretty much what the iPad could except email. It pulled up webpages with no problems, and the Appworld was a great source of apps for the BlackBerry Playbook, but it was not as well stocked as the App Store for Apple or the Android Market Place. I currently do not have a BlackBerry, but I know someone who does, and they connected their BlackBerry to the Playbook and was able to link the two together through the BlackBerry Playbook Bridge. This app allows the two BlackBerry items to sync with each other, and share the internet access from the phone to the Playbook. The only thing I did not like about the Playbook was that it has a 7 inch screen, and I think it should rival the iPad.

Here are the specs on the PlayBook

• 7″ 1024×600 WSVGA capacitive LCD touch screen

• 0.9 lbs (425g) and 5.1″ x 7.6″ x 0.4″ (130mm x 194mm x 10mm)

• 1 GHz dual-core processor

• BlackBerry Tablet OS with support for symmetric multiprocessing

• MP3, AAC and WMA audio playback

• Support for high resolution video playback (H.264, MPEG4, WMV)

• 1080p HDMI output

• Dual 1080p HD cameras for video conferencing and video capture (3MP front and 5MP rear)

• 1 GB RAM memory

• Up to 64 GB internal storage (16, 32 and 64 GB models)

• GPS, Orientation Sensor (Accelerometer), 6-Axis Motion Sensor (Gyroscope), Digital Compass (Magnetometer)

• Stereo speakers and stereo microphones

• Wi-Fi (802.11 a/b/g/n) connectivity

• Bluetooth 2.1+EDR support

You can read the previous post about the Playbook here!

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