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Research in Motion's 7-Inch 'PlayBook' Tablet to Target Business Users
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why do people care so much whether the next ipad matches these specs? Do people really still not understand that it's about the user experience, not the specs? If an ipad runs as well with 512 MB RAM as another tablet runs with 1 GB, why would you care what the number is?
As for the playbook, nice OS, which is to say, very much unlike a bb phone.
As for the playbook, nice OS, which is to say, very much unlike a bb phone.
This was done ala courier. Total BS!!!!
there was no real device just a concept video. RIM will never ever deliver an iPad like product to the market.
there was no real device just a concept video. RIM will never ever deliver an iPad like product to the market.
Exactly. It's a MUCH much much MUCH better Foleo though. So, you have to give that to them, right?
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It's a common phrase in the corporate world. Surely you've read something like "XXX just took a page out of Apple's playbook" ? Or heck, just Google "business playbook".
Playbook is a very clever name, evoking competition to business users and fun to home users. I bet a lot of tablet makers are kicking themselves for not thinking of it.
There are many iPhone myths and this is one of the biggest, caused by people reading the initial breathless (and clueless) blog headlines, but never noticing the later corrections.
That patent is only about determining which way to scroll when you flick... locked to horizontal, locked to vertical, or free-movement. That's all.
It's related to screen supply.
Do you want to bring 10,000 products to market ? or 10 Million !!
7-inch screens are currently able to be sourced in huge quantities, cheaply and with quality yields
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According to Rueters via CNBC, RIM expects to ship the Playbook to corporate customers and developers in October.
According to Rueters via CNBC, RIM expects to ship the Playbook to corporate customers and developers in October.
How so?
Explain please.
Apple didn't invent the tablet and this looks nothing like an iPad.
Another thing, per Engadget, the demo models they were showing today are all locked behind plexiglass. No way to interact with them or even hold them. They could be showing little more than videos looping demos in the exterior shells at this point. Within 2 hours of iPad intro, tech press got to use them so you knew almost immediately what Apple had.
Is this thing really going to be ready as soon as January? I'm a little dubious. Guessing it will be later in the year.
Is this thing really going to be ready as soon as January? I'm a little dubious. Guessing it will be later in the year.
How can a professional tablet be name PLAYbook?
playbook - a scheme or set of strategies for conducting a business campaign
source : the dictionary.
Umm... I don't know what video you were watching, but the guy was holding it in the one I saw and it was fully functional from what I could see.
Not sure the 7in screen would work for me. Too small to be a laptop replacement on short trips and too large to be convenient. My iPad has replaced my laptop on business trips. Webmail works fine, no need to get it out at airport security, no bulky power pack (though I have bough a 3M USB cable extension) and entertainment when not in meetings etc...
Sadly though this will end the potential to integrate iPads into a BB environment as IT shops will just allow the playbook but not allow iPads
Sadly though this will end the potential to integrate iPads into a BB environment as IT shops will just allow the playbook but not allow iPads
Considering their recent releases, I'm surprised you think *RIM* would be the one to make an honest iPad competitor
How can a professional tablet be name PLAYbook?
Sounds a hell of a lot better and cooler than "iPad"!
Umm... I don't know what video you were watching, but the guy was holding it in the one I saw and it was fully functional from what I could see.
Yeah, but afterwards, this is all the tech press got to see:
It'll ship to corporate customers and developers next month. So "early 2011" will probably be "very early 2011".
Believe that would be ..
Believe that would be "Playbook" as in football, not in a toy.
Believe that would be "Playbook" as in football, not in a toy.
Looks pretty nice, but I always have to try out all these new tablets before anyone gets my money...
The first thing I thought of was, this is made for business and has built in cameras? There are still a ton of secure business locations (where blackberry is popular) that do not allow devices with cameras on the premises.
What are you going on about?
Please please explain to me how 7" is more practical? The current iPad is much more useable and I carry it EVERYWHERE.
How many web games are touch enabled for input?
This is favorite quote of the day. How could you possibly know if they are silent? I especially love how you KNOW that it is a majority that wants this. Hilarious.
You don't. You get it in addition to a laptop. Tablets don't cover every single use case for many people at all. They do cover many use cases during a typical day for many people. I use a laptop all day in my office but grab my iPad whenever I leave my office to head to a meeting or any other of a number of things I do throughout the day. It keeps me from lugging a laptop when I don't need the full computer and serves much better than a pen and paper when I normally wouldn't have taken the laptop at all.
Actually it only has 256MB and it performs remarkably well
Posts like this are just silly.