BlackBerry PlayBook tablet computer – hands-on video demo

BlackBerry PlayBook tablet computer

The Boy Genius Report website has scored itself a good look at the upcoming BlackBerry PlayBook 7-inch screen tablet computer, and have been so good as to record a video of the event.

Appearing in the video is Julian Dolce, Platform Lead of the QNX team, makers of the operating system for the BlackBerry PlayBook, and Boy Genius, of said Boy Genius Report website.



The BlackBerry Playbook does look the goods, and is reportedly set for a release date in ‘early 2011’.

Now sit yourself down and settle in for the 9-minute video, an excellent overview of the device. See below the video a list of the PlayBook’s specifications.

BlackBerry PlayBook specifications

  • 7″ LCD display, 1024 x 600 screen resolution
  • Dimensions: 130 x 194 x 10 mm
  • Weight: 400 grams
  • Built-in Micro USB connector
  • Multi-touch capacitive screen
  • Wi-Fi® 802.11 a/b/g/n
  • 1 GHz dual-core processor
  • 1 GB RAM
  • Symmetric multi-processing
  • Full Adobe® Flash® 10.1 enabled
  • Built-in support for HTML 5
  • 3 MP high definition forward-facing camera
  • 5 MP high definition rear-facing camera
  • Codec support for superior media playback, creation and video calling
  • 1080p HD video; H.264, MPEG4, WMV HDMI video output
  • Micro USB and Micro HDMI