Website design By BotEap.comSeeing that tablets are the latest and many people are hooked on them, RIM CEO Mike Lazaridis finally revealed BlackBerry’s answer to the iPad: the playbook.

Website design By BotEap.comThey have proven to be unbeatable since they launched the BlackBerry line of smartphones. Many people, from famous celebrities and well-known politicians to ordinary people, now sport BlackBerry phones. Many considered the BlackBerry one of the best and most functional smartphones ever created. Now comes the Playbook. This BlackBerry tablet uses the same operating system developed by QNX technology.

Website design By BotEap.comThe playbook supports a host of platforms and technologies, some of which include AIR, Java, Abode Flash, BlackBerry 6, Webkit / HTML5, POSIX OS, SMP, and Open GL. It is also equipped with RIM’s latest BlackBerry WebWorks platform. With that, the Playbook earned the title of being the “fastest tablet” created by RIM.

Website design By BotEap.comApart from its solid operating system and multiple platforms, it has a pretty good storage space at 1GB of RAM, 5 megapixel rear lens perfect for those who want to video conferencing, 3 megapixel front camera. It has ‘horsepower’ to multitask with its 1 GHz dual-core Cortex A9 processor. You can open multiple programs at the same time and it won’t affect performance. It will not hang or lag. The Playbook is capable of recording videos and transferring files via Bluetooth or WiFi.

Website design By BotEap.comFor those who like to watch videos, movies and listen to songs, you will never worry about whether the files will be compatible or not. The BlackBerry Playbook can play videos at full speed and in any format: MPEG, DivX, HD or WMV. File extensions for audio playback are easy too. You can listen to WMA, MP3 and AAC songs wherever and whenever you want.

Website design By BotEap.comOne of the advantages of the Playbook over the iPad is that it is much smaller and more compact. At an exact weight of 0.9 pounds or 400g, it is definitely lighter than the iPad but larger and heavier than the Samsung Galaxy Tab. It measures just 7 inches, about half the size of the iPad. This will allow you to easily carry your desktop computer with you everywhere and you will never worry that it will fit in your bag. The developers are hinting that they are developing 3G and 4G Playbook models in the future. For avid readers, they will be more than happy to know that the Playbook will feature a Kindle app that will allow you to read all the books you want.

Website design By BotEap.comAnother advantage is that for Flash sites that don’t normally run on the iPad tablet, they will be viewable on the Playbook. RIM promises to open up Adobe AIR from Playbook to provide users with an uncompromising web experience. This means that you can enjoy all the websites you want to visit without thinking about whether you will be able to access the sites. The Playbook is definitely more forgiving when it comes to allowed programs compared to the iPad.