Blackberry Playbook First Look by Cnet
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Hey,I'm Donald Bell
Today we are taking a first look at the Blackberry Playbook from RIM
It's a 7 inch tablet
price at 499$ for a 16G version
599$ for a 32G
699$ for a 64G
This version here only connect the internet over the wifi
or tether connected to your smartphone
but the 4G model is coming out later this year
The screen quality is nice
There is a pair of stero speakers on the sides here
a 3 megapixels camara up the top
a 5 megapixels camara on the back that can also record video of 1080p
On the bottom you get connections from optional charging dock
a micro usb port for charging and syncing
and a HDMI port which can also print out smooth 1080p video
The top of the playbook is a sorrow for me
There is a pair of stero mic and headphone jack that is fine
but the power button if you can see it
it is a kind of tiny thing made for baby fingers
it's also the button that unique use for waking the screen and the sleep mode
so you have to contend it everyday
we thought a case may help
but for us that actually make situation worse
as for the tiny volume and play pause control next to it
they do work
but I'm not sure why they are even up here
or why delicate play pause button is even necessary
If you can get past the pieces of these little buttons
The real sense piece of the whole happening is the OS
it is a brand new piece of software built by RIM from the ground up
it's fast, it's fluid,it can multitasking
and jog on apps like maniac
and Apple® or Google® aren't scared the act, they probably should be.
may favorite part of the whole system is the web browser
which fully support Adobe Flash
and present web pages just as what they look like on the desktop
That means Flash video
Flash games
And for better or worse, Flash ads
but the greatest it is
the browser is chopping the size of tablets half the size of the ipad
not to mention the 10 inch Honeycomb tablet that is due out this year
Some may find the small size as an advantage
But when it come through full scale web pages and document editing
Those tasks really deserve a large screen
So that is Blackberry Playbook from RIM
a powerful tablet
a good price
and a best 7 inch tablet you've seen
even though I wish it were bigger