RIM introduces PlayBook - the BlackBerry tablet
Today at Research In Motion's developer event, Mike Lazaridis introduced the company's new tablet -- the PlayBook. The device will sport a Cortex A9, 1GHz dual-core CPU, 1GB of RAM, a 7-inch display, webOS-like app switching, an e-reader component, full document editing, and pairing with BlackBerry phones. The device will be capable of 1080p HDMI video and will have HDMI and USB ports, a front and rear HD camera configuration, and will be 9.7mm thick. The PlayBook's interface is based on a platform designed by QNX, just as we'd heard previously, and will be called the BlackBerry Tablet OS. The device will apparently be available in "early 2011," but there was no mention of a retail price...
