Blackberry Playbook....

Yas786 · 9 Dec 2010 at 12:30

Looks really good....cant wait for this to be released...hopefully looking at March 2011 for the Euro release...definitely will be pre-ordering soon as they are available to order.

Playbook looks fast and fluid with the scroll and swiping gestures.

Mekrel · 9 Dec 2010 at 12:38

What's with the massive bezel around the edge? This isn't 1999!

sarge78 · 9 Dec 2010 at 13:35

Mekrel said:
What's with the massive bezel around the edge? This isn't 1999!

It's only fingertip sized, you want to hold it without activating the screen right?

(Although the bezel is touch sensitive according to that vid... for gestures?)

kona786 · 9 Dec 2010 at 17:22

i like the look of this - the BGR preview made a good impresssion

DAIR · 21 Jan 2011 at 10:45

Looking forward to this - http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/06/blackberry-playbook-preview/

Wonder how much it'll retail for!

DAIR · 21 Jan 2011 at 10:48

Robboftw said:
Any idea of the price of it Spawn? Are we talking £400-600 or £1000+

Hmmm decent price... Wonder what the price plans are like. If theyre high then I may have to have work swap my work phone for one of these lol

JBod · 21 Jan 2011 at 17:50

We got one of these here, very nice to use. VERY similar to WebOS on the Palm Pre (not surprisingly). Very slick and fast for a prototype too, I think it should do well with the right marketing and price point.

Doz007 · 20 Feb 2011 at 20:06

If we get a lot of apps of this quality RIM will have my attention and Apple may be losing my custom.

Breeny · 22 Feb 2011 at 00:08

just got my attention.

Playing Quake 3 Arena whilst playing HD content and listening to music!

I can't wait to get my hands on one.

rG-tom · 22 Feb 2011 at 09:29

can it work with exchange over activesync or are you still stuck with BES like the phones?

Yas786 · 22 Feb 2011 at 21:00

Breeny said:
just got my attention.

Playing Quake 3 Arena whilst playing HD content and listening to music!

I can't wait to get my hands on one.

Proper true multitasking that is...pay attention apple and Android

...

Cannot.wait.for.this.to.be.released.

Doz007 · 22 Feb 2011 at 21:32

They have to be amongst the most impressive apps I've ever seen on a mobile device!! :eek:

Really looking forward to the PlayBook now. Any news on battery life?

doodah · 22 Feb 2011 at 22:20

The Playbook gets better and better! What GFX chip are they using?

Fegruson · 22 Feb 2011 at 22:34

Spawn said:
Proper true multitasking that is...pay attention apple and Android...

Cannot.wait.for.this.to.be.released.

Have.you.seen.the.multitasking.on.Honeycomb? :eek:

Yas786 · 23 Feb 2011 at 00:49

Fegruson said:
Have.you.seen.the.multitasking.on.Honeycomb?

LOL nope and not interested...next please...im far more interested in this than the Android...hell im far more interested to see what Apple have in store for the ipad 2...should be some great tablets out soon either way.

Zarf · 23 Feb 2011 at 02:11

If they can stick the dalvik VM on there so we can run Android apps, I think they're on to a winner. The interface looks smooth as silk, multitasking is all you could ask for, and the bezel swipe system is genius for task management.
I expect it'll still be out of my price-range (can't really justify a tablet other than as a pure geek device, since I already have a smartphone, laptop and ebook reader. I want one but can't see myself actually using it more than an hour a month at best). Could definitely see myself recommending one to my dad since he travels a lot and has a blackberry atm anyway.

Totality · 23 Feb 2011 at 05:06

Impressive UI! Take note Android! The UI on android devices is so simplistic in comparison. Every application on Android 3.0 looks like it was made by a different department and stuck together into one big operating system!

Edit: what's this nonsense I've read online about needing a blackberry mobile to use the device with enterprise email? Is this true and if so how would that effect exchange email? Can you still use the built in email client to connect to exchange without a blackberry? Seems a bit daft if you have to own a blackberry device

If only the iPad 2 would support flash ffs!!

Yas786 · 23 Feb 2011 at 11:30

Zarf said:
If they can stick the dalvik VM on there so we can run Android apps, I think they're on to a winner. The interface looks smooth as silk, multitasking is all you could ask for, and the bezel swipe system is genius for task management.
I expect it'll still be out of my price-range (can't really justify a tablet other than as a pure geek device, since I already have a smartphone, laptop and ebook reader. I want one but can't see myself actually using it more than an hour a month at best). Could definitely see myself recommending one to my dad since he travels a lot and has a blackberry atm anyway.

I really cant see why anyone would want to use a non android device to run android on it...just think its a complete waste of time and personally if you want an android tablet then get one rather than trying to put it on something that isnt made for it :confused:

Breeny · 23 Feb 2011 at 14:27

Totality said:
Edit: what's this nonsense I've read online about needing a blackberry mobile to use the device with enterprise email? Is this true and if so how would that effect exchange email? Can you still use the built in email client to connect to exchange without a blackberry? Seems a bit daft if you have to own a blackberry device

Unfortunately yes, it will need to be paired with a BlackBerry phone to receive E-Mail either over BES or normal push POP3/IMAP E-Mail.

From what I've read, the 3G version coming out later in the year will support it's own E-Mail client though.

kona786 · 23 Feb 2011 at 14:41

Spawn said:
I really cant see why anyone would want to use a non android device to run android on it...just think its a complete waste of time and personally if you want an android tablet then get one rather than trying to put it on something that isnt made for it

that not what he is saying is it - blackberry themselves are incorporating dalvik VM so they can use android apps not the whole android OS. It makes it more appealing to know that theres loads of android apps that will run on this

I like this playbook but there no point in going and bashing Android as homycomb is just as good in multitasking and the UI is good too

EDIT: the internet browser is the most important to me and i'll be impressed if BB can match googles.