Gizmo - Blackberry PlayBook - First Look

[dominicmm6]

Hmmm. Did this copy apple? [Insert Sarcasm here]

[ivanp722]

$499-$699



[dweeper1020]

Just the fact that it doesn't block Flash content has me sold. The iPad is deprecated. I have an iPhone and I'll never get an apple product again -- so sick of going to websites and having content blocked. I can't access Google analytics, car dealership websites, movie websites, free games, educational software for my kids, ... etc etc. All of this is Flash based, and Apple is the only company that BLOCKS IT ALL. FUCK THAT!

[TheFlameEffect]

Yesssssssssssssssss!!! AtLast something Remarkable!!

[zilly021jay]

@TheFlameEffect I Know the tablet is awesome(:

[superstrik3r]

Does it have a app store?

[BlessedMeWithHisFire]

@superstrik3r yes it does

[sccerstr09]

I really want one. I hope its like $400 or less. 

[sammy424912000]

@sccerstr09 $399-$599

[personalitygurl1]

do you have to have a sim card or does this work the same way over wi fi like the Ipad

[jimcmf2]

Why is everyone so worried about battery life?

The is electricity outlets everywhere for a quick charge !!!

Buying 2,500 of these for our work place.

[mackeyt1001]

I get tired of people claiming that they have a "hands on" or "first look" when all they did was remix the stuff provided by RIM already.

As a note, anyone calling this an Apple Wannabe product really doesn't understand technology at all. You might think you do, but all you really know is how much you like Apple products and the Apple experience. This product has so many applications beyond any capability of the iPad that they really are in a different class.

[matinlutekingejes123]

this is the ipadkiller defenetly and ill buy one !!!!

[pandabuster]

I so want one!!! Love blackberry anything!!!!!

[leeds4kiddos]

So, let's see here. People are saying iPad is better.

iPod Touch can do almost everything the iPad can, just a smaller screen. Sweet, I'd take the iPod Touch over the iPad any day.

The BlackBerry playbook, opens up many doors, and turned the BlackBerry experience into great fun, and actually CONNECTS to my BlackBerry smartphone for BBM on the tablet, plus the smartphone series actually has amazing business accessories.

So for me, the BB Smartphone experience plus Playbook, sells me. It's for me

[cambiasso79]

would i consider buying one?? i am already sold here!

[xXLuvatasticXx]

Sooo Amazing!

[maskedsatan13]

im a true apple fan bt i gota say da ipad rele lacked many features and dis blackbook simply kiks ipads ass specially in da camera

[Tiberiusprinceana]

watch?v=dbcIKYeMQCQ test youtube and and video card

hi speed video

[MrCrazi7]

R.I.P Apple Ipad

R.I.P Samsung galaxy tab

[klinok19]

You can't compare an advertisement movie and paper specs with the real product that has seen the real huge worldly success. Dream vs. Reality. Blackberry has to bring the real product to the table, then it would be possible to compare it with iPad. Those who speculate on it just sell the hot air.

[moochincrawdad]

I just hope that this isn't the Palm Pre of the tablet world - announced way before production, arriving on the market after a epic waiting period only to be eclipsed by a flurry of equally good tablets from rival companies.

[A5sK1cker]

but would it have java? i wanna play games rather than video. i know the ipad doesnt have java or flash but app store has very good games for low costs. i might buy this after i see the quantity of apps on bb app world.

[SamsIndieDrumCovers]

Sorry, but this is a huge rip off of WebOS (palm's {now HP's} mobile OS)

[louisvl10]

Just WANT !

If it's not too expensive (<500$) I'll buy it IMMEDIATELY on release date.

[andrewjohnson7]

the only thing that could make this a none winner is if they dont get some really great apps for this device. i can do everything that anyone could ever want it to do plus more!! but well have to see what they got for us when it is released and how it is priced

[Amukina89]

So if this thing will be out NeXt year, I want to see what will happen with the iPad.

Front and rear camera, retina display, better processor, gyrpscope for gaming, better price and longer battery life. Apple has their down market..

The blackberry playboy will be a bad copy of it, the only plus is flash....

[rprimeau95]

are they for sale yet where do you buy them?

[VindictusFreak93]

I dont see the importance of an IPad it's just a blown up itouch some one pls tell me y I should get one over a play book (I have an iPhone 4 just puttin that out there)

[louisvl10]

@VindictusFreak93 Get the PlayBook.

iPad is fun, yes. But limited

[sunnyahsan1]

I love this it totally rapes ipad

[jhondepp]

O yes im buying this thing .............when is it coming

[jerkrichie]

Who else saw the girl being molested at 0:15 ?? :)

[beatear]

now work wise how good will this be? i mean black berry is known for making great work phones, so any program to write notes on?

[CyberrPolice]

Im glad i didnt purchase an ipad! how much is the playbook?

[marvinteow]

come on, BlackBerry OS again, do you expect people holding on with this angle, no ACCELEROMETER ? what the hack, still java apps? what the hack!!! Although its HTML5 speed is attract people, but in terms of hardware parts (dual core processor, 7 inch screen) thats not worth the price, and 1 more, IS NOT ALUMINIUM MADE...

RIM dare to put as multitask become its 1st point they are using dual core processor, if they try to convert as single core, I don't ever think they can make it multitasking

[MrQwaazga]

I am not buying this. all these types of electronics will evolve quickly and it will just be a waste of money, at first. Just like buying these different types of tv's. People are saving up their monies and when they can finally afford a new gadget, out comes one more evolved. GMAB

[slyliontaMuzik]

man all they have to do is enable a bluetooth call out app screen and this thing will blow the ipad back up steve jobs ass

[rLynch0317]

Yes yes

[xKillahZoMbiex]

*** DOEZ ANY1 KNOW IF IT WILL HAVE WIDGETZ ****

[xKillahZoMbiex]

DOEZ ANY1

[aimankelapa]

go see at their keynote, the multitouch function cant beat apple. besides, 7inch is like a phone, 9.7inch makes people notice and wow at u.

[Imhotep397]

Total cheap facsimile of iPad with a fraction of the app development support. Pathetic.

They could at least not tried to steal "Coverflow." The only reason someone wold buy this is if they have the beef with Apple labeling them the "Evil Empire."

[PIECE2YOURMOTHA]

@Imhotep397 Do you seriously not recognize this as an incredibly powerful even revolutionary device? Regardless of the apps available for "i" stuff, the Playbooks features trump over hyped apps. If you're suggesting ipads only strong point are it's apps then i suppose the ipad is a pretty useless device and is infact a blown up ipod. Face it Apple has been beaten at their own game .

[Imhotep397]

@PIECE2YOURMOTHA Do you seriously think this is a revolutionary...or are you trying to convince someone with that crazy opener?

It's not revolutionary it's a day late and a dollar short...most people know that software is what ultimately sells hardware PERIOD. Whatever functionality Blackberry can build into an app or an app suite for this the iPad will have mirrored in apps probably no less than 5x and probably at least 3 will be as functional if not more functional.

[Imhotep397]

@PIECE2YOURMOTHA (cont'd) The iOS is a subset of Mac OS X which is inherently so much more robust then an inflated smartphone OS it's not even funny. It's like GIMP v.1 versus Photoshop CS5 on the OS front.

[PIECE2YOURMOTHA]

@Imhotep397 Say what you like, but just remember iPad doesn't even support flash. :0 bite your tongue.

[Imhotep397]

@PIECE2YOURMOTHA With Apple having sold over 8 million iPads already probably 12 million or more in total by January it's going to shift the whole importance of Flash to a sideburner pretty quickly. Even worse Adobe may open source the Flash plug-in for future integration into browsers and Blackberry still loses. This is going to be an epic fail for RIM.

[PIECE2YOURMOTHA]

@Imhotep397 Psft, the importance of flash, flash is what makes the internet worthwhile. But as usual Apple milks as much money from customers by downgrading devices, then releasing the next version with technology the previous version should of had and sticking "Revolutionary" on it. Whats the bet the iPad 2 will be flash compatible. RIM wins either way, offering so much more than apple. I don't know about you, but i' m sick of apple ripping me off. face it ipad really sucks.

[Imhotep397]

@PIECE2YOURMOTHA Lol. I'm sorry for the bad experience you may or may not have had with your Apple product. The simple fact is, as with everything in the computer industry over the last 15 years at least and now the phone industry, without Apple there would have been none of the cheap knock offs. No one copies products that "suck" so it's hard for me to really take you seriously.

[Imhotep397]

@PIECE2YOURMOTHA (cont'd) Flash is pretty much a footnote in the computer experience for most users and they prefer OS native applications that are web aware which is why Apple has 95% of the tablet market, more than 10 Million iPads sold which are eroding the netbook market. The RIM mini-tablet will be another carcass in the digital bone yard in a year and a half, but you spend your money there if you want.

[PIECE2YOURMOTHA]

@Imhotep397 Hard for you to take me seriously, well likewise. Your Apple pride makes me cringe, very difficult to take your opinion objectively. Say what you like, but i see the iPad as the weaker opponent. Funny you mention the Playbook destined for the grave, but if i' m not mistaken that's what was said about the original Apple iPod against Sony minidisk. For your sake i hope the Playbook devours the iPad.

[lankanboy202]

One question. How much?

[darknes18]

So far i had a sortof "bad " opinion about blackberry, but now i am most certain that this is the first product that i will get from them it kills the ipad and all of the android tablets(I have a Samsung galaxy's) greatre job blackberry!!!!

[Hmn90]

totally buying one

[fabulousuk]

Let's just see shall we. I have seen many manufacturers saying that the offering they will bring will be better than the iPad, but so far nothing in the shops from them. Apple are unique so far in that they have actually delivered a retail product. The others have so far failed to deliver anything you or I can actually buy today.

[jrx1lennie]

i'm a owner of a iphone 4 so i don't need a ipad the ipad is a waste a of money i'm sold for QNX Playbook the os and the specs looks amazing

[vakama94]

yeah, this has the potential to take all the consumers from the Ipad to the Playbook, i will buy one but not on day one, every new software or hardware is known to have some glitches at the launch

[guitarlovenjc]

I just might buy one!! I'll see what apple has to offer and then decide once it's all released! Thanks for all the info!

[verycrazi]

I can't wait to buy the Playbook. It will compliment my Blackberry phone perfectly. Hip-Hip Horray for Blackberry!

[gurnoorpannu]

I AM SOOOO BUYIN THIS THING YOO

atleast its beetter then the ipad(worthless)

[AzidCast]

Siiiicknes! I'm down to buy one for a reasonable price hopefully cheaper than the iPad.

[elizarock69]

Apple did not invent anything but these things are just business common sense. without the competitive iphone we would not have had a touch screen revolution and all of these hot phones. yeah apple did not invent the tablet but people have not paid attention to tablets before the ipad. this is business and influence. people have to establish a brand. the blackberry image has always been for the phone illiterate business man and everything else is for regular consumers. apple hits ever market

[spongebob555hi]

blackberry just wanted to take over the ipad!!! not saying the ipad is better but id rather stick to the ipad, i wish Microsoft would invent something like this!!! and the name would be windows playbook!!!!!

[HTCownsYOU]

this looks very nice for specs BUT the couple things that are huge and why i think the ipad will definitely be better is the 7" compared to 9.7" and ios vs blackberry. 1GHZ Dual core is amazing BUT ios runs amazing with using low RAM/GHZ i dont know how blackberry with compare?

[SocialMediaTV]

Apple is highly over rated... I am glad to have waited this long for a better product, it will not bother me to wait a little longer. YES... I will be buying one! BB has been the most dependable data devise I have "ever" had. Apple is a toy BB is for the grown-ups!

[wolfepak31]

Count me in!

[simonh2305]

Wow, I have an iPad, and I love it- but I gotta admit this is REALLY COOL..

It is weird that I feel like the iPad is already outdated; if they just had put that damn camera on I wouldn't feel that way.. But I still love Apple, their products are quality.

[MARNIM311]

Very unique tablet. This baby rocks with a dual core processor and 1 gig of Ram. Still I will waite for the reviews when it comes out. Finally true multi tasking, but no signs of battery life yet.

[MARNIM311]

Very unique tablet. This baby rocks with a dual core processor and 1 gig of Ram. Still I will waite for the reviews when it comes out. Finally true multi tasking, but no sign of battery life yet.

[pollyaloy]

at least with flash i can watch online movies from any website,if blackberry can use flash with no problems then thats a kick in the teeth to apple,there are thousonds of free online movies which apple restricts you from watching because they want you to buy from them.very greedy company

[ianmacdon]

I will be getting one for sure !! I never had a MAC or an IPOD etc... I want this Playbook !

[kadeeemTV]

FUCK THE IPAD, this thing has front and rear camera's. And USB's

[colinmreid]

I'm getting this screw the iPad!

[Kyzora]

do you know the battery life?

[ItsOnBTV]

@Kyzora No not yet. I'm sure it's still being tested. But blackberrys have always had great battery life. Let's hope this continues in that direction! Such a sexy tablet tho!

[morpho4444]

@Kyzora yes we almost know

it is a 5300mAh, for a great 9 hours aproximately

[BlazeMan2010]

finally they stepped up their game. Now I'm scared for android and ios

[qoohkLive7]

APPLE wantitbe 

[ItsOnBTV]

@qoohkLive7 say what? please share how this is an apple wannabe...1. apple didnt invent tablets 2. u cant compare this at all to the iPad, the iPad is just a blown up iPhone. This is NEW, fresh, and unique, there are no blackberry phones like it, the iPad can only dream of being this sexy...dual processors, dual cameras, full web browser, full flash support, did u not see how many tabs they had playing videos all at once? ipad cant even play a flash banner

[CoolsPlosed]

@ItsOnBTV

FUCKING RETARD.

[MrKohlification]

@ItsOnBTV not to forget multi task true way =]

[leveliv4]

@ItsOnBTV Ipad blows. Its the ipod blown up in size. at least blackberry has some innovation. apple does..to a point but not in the tablet biz.

[modernflyboy]

@ItsOnBTV you are really biased!

[tagalog332]

@ItsOnBTV Your so right everybody thinks the ipad is so cool all aple does is make an ipad into a much bigger iphone and add little features and says its packed with tons of features you know what the new ipod touch only added like friggen 6 features blackberry is pushin their limits so fuck apple and steve jobs

[ControlThePain]

@qoohkLive7 no, blackberry isnt that low, and this will actually have flash, unlike the iPad

[usamaj92]

@qoohkLive7 the ipad wasn't the first tablet...think about tht

[tagalog332]

@usamaj92

thats true apple just wanted to make a tablet whats next apples gonna make a fuckin coffee maker

[leeds4kiddos]

@qoohkLive7 You what dude? APPLE wannabe!? Jesus christ, I've seen most of the BlackBerry smartphones. There is none that can do what this thing can do. It's brought new power to the tablet. I'm getting one and I'll be using my Playbook with pride. Enjoy your enlarged, glorified iPod Touch :) Prove to me why it copies the iPad (and saying it's a tablet isn't enough). Smells like fanboyism.

[elmaleante718]

The iPad killer Is here !!!

[hyylo]

Apple are smart. they upgrade only when they need to and that helps them make new products and keep the Apple hype going. if Apple offer everything in one the Apple hype will fade. also lets not forget that we are still waiting for the ipod and iphone killer.

apple knows what they are doing. dont forget that apple is now valued bigger then microsoft.

[playernumber2001]

if its 699 - 899$ or even better definately a sure ipad killer great device :)

[morpho4444]

@playernumber2001

will be less

with 64gb model and a 5300mAh battery

Here we go!!!

[tanktheturtleman]

good price and im sold... maybe 800? or 700? would be nice...

[ItsOnBTV]

@tanktheturtleman I think they will price it the same as the iPad, I mean they HAVE to if they want to take over the market that apple already owns already. This by far is way nicer then the iPad though, if it's price good I am sold.

[mabdulraza]

@ItsOnBTV but like whos going to buy this? Although it is better than the iPad, that will not get any one to buy it except the same people that bought the iPad, which they probably won't because this isn't white and doesn't have an apple on it

[ItsOnBTV]

@mabdulraza Wrong. I wanted a tablet and didn't buy the ipad cuz it's an iPod touch clone with less features. I am buying this playbook. It ha everything I'd want in a tablet. I never thought I'd be buying a blackberry product but look now. I'm sold! They r doing something right. And blackberry is still huge. So don't call the race just yet!

[CoolsPlosed]

@ItsOnBTV

You're a fucking retard.

[iaintalks]

@ItsOnBTV This is a slower iPad clone, im sorry to say:P

it has some better features that is for sure, but all the demos i have watched show a lag on the touchscreen

this is not a surprise cause all tablets released by other companies hav had horrible touch screens so far though:(

and its too bad cause like i said it has some great features!!!! the multitasking is amazing for instance and the camera is actualy decent compared to the iPad

[ElleOhElleHilarious]

@iaintalks No lag when I tried it at the store

[Dreadzedan]

@mabdulraza

Um in case you didn't notice, blackberry has alot alot of fans and for good reason, too(High Quality social king). it has greater market share in phones than apple and people generally seem to like them more than iphones. therefore as long as this pad is good enough and a blackberry it will sell, business men and social people who like communication have more respect for BB than iphone/ipad. more than likely blackberry owners are who will be buying this and that means sales.

[JonGarrett2008]

@mabdulraza

youre clearly a dumb ass apple fan boy. you said who would buy it? how about all the people who want

- REAL multi-tasking

- dual cameras as opposed to none at all

- dual core processor

- usb ports

- flash support

- 1280p VIDEO !!

not to mention being able to use it the way YOU want to and not the way APPLE wants you to.

[mabdulraza]

@JonGarrett2008 wow chill the fuck out? i dont own any apple products and i use a bold 9700 so stfu, an good job you can use wikipedia

[JonGarrett2008]

@mabdulraza

I didnt use wikipedia you dumb fuck, I used your momma.

[krazyymunch]

i want this

[jjr1123]

great now i feel like selling my iPad........

[ItsOnBTV]

@jjr1123 haha better sell it fast! Cuz the new iPad will be out in Early 2011 too but I think this OS is so much nicer then the iPad OS all the full flash support and cameras and aahhhhh technology is all up in this thing!

[jjr1123]

@ItsOnBTV ahahaha. i guess i know what my christmas gift is already :)

[ItsOnBTV]

I WANT ONE!!!