RIM Shows Off 'PlayBook' BlackBerry Tablet
Major questions unanswered....
Solid specs, but they really danced around all of the important details.
1) How does the UI actually perform? Despite all of the hype, I didn't see any emphasis that it will "run like Calamari." In fact, other than the ripped-from-WebOS multitasking scheme, I don't know how the UI is even supposed to work- the video sorta-kinda dances around that. If this UI is so great, why wasn't it shown?
2) What's the data plan if you tether to a Blackberry? Why did they dance around this? Will it be fast enough to actually stream video if it's a BT PAN link?
3) Can you Video chat with the two cameras?
4) What's the estimated battery life? Why is there absolutely no mention of this? Not good.
There was a time I used to give RIM the benef...
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1) How does the UI actually perform? Despite all of the hype, I didn't see any emphasis that it will "run like Calamari." In fact, other than the ripped-from-WebOS multitasking scheme, I don't know how the UI is even supposed to work- the video sorta-kinda dances around that. If this UI is so great, why wasn't it shown?
2) What's the data plan if you tether to a Blackberry? Why did they dance around this? Will it be fast enough to actually stream video if it's a BT PAN link?
3) Can you Video chat with the two cameras?
4) What's the estimated battery life? Why is there absolutely no mention of this? Not good.
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It doesn't go to market for a minimum of 3 months.
It is a teaser. This Holiday season will see cheap netbooks and notebooks (again, ☹️) with the tablet taking off next year.
You are supposed to think twice about jumping in to something now, and wait till later
It is a teaser. This Holiday season will see cheap netbooks and notebooks (again, ☹️) with the tablet taking off next year.
You are supposed to think twice about jumping in to something now, and wait till later
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That's not how Apple or Palm launched their products- they demoed them thoroughly months before their release.
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There is always some attractiveness to mystery. Apple excels in secretive mystery revolving around their products. I believe BB is going to try to employ this same kind of mystery to elevate hype and interest in a growing segment of computation.
John B.
John B.
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It did look, from the few moments that I watched the RIM event, that they took a page off of Mr. Jobs in their presentation.
As far as a minimum of 3 months, try 6 to 9 months, its 2Q 2011.
As far as a minimum of 3 months, try 6 to 9 months, its 2Q 2011.
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bluecoyote said:
1) How does the UI actually perform? Despite all of the hype, I didn't see any emphasis that it will "run like Calamari." In fact, other than the ripped-from-WebOS multitasking scheme, I don't know how the UI is even supposed to work- the video sorta-kinda dances around that. If this UI is so great, why wasn't it shown?
Because it's not finished yet.
2) What's the data plan if you tether to a Blackberry? Why did they dance around this? Will it be fast enough to actually stream video if it's a BT PAN link?
a) RIM isn't in charge of carrier pricing. You will get different rates for every carrier.
b) Bluetooth 1.0 caps out around 700 kbps. BT 2.0 has a theor...
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"Because it's not finished yet."
The iPhone's UI wasn't finished in January of 2007, the iPad's wasn't in January of 2010, and the Pre's wasn't in January of 2009, but they were quick to show off how it worked. Both of those devices hit the market 6-7 months after they were introduced.
If RIM's isn't baked enough to show us how it works, I think that speaks for itself.
And if history has taught us anything, it's that RIM has no problem falling to meet its reputation (Storm.)
The iPhone's UI wasn't finished in January of 2007, the iPad's wasn't in January of 2010, and the Pre's wasn't in January of 2009, but they were quick to show off how it worked. Both of those devices hit the market 6-7 months after they were introduced.
If RIM's isn't baked enough to show us how it works, I think that speaks for itself.
And if history has taught us anything, it's that RIM has no problem falling to meet its reputation (Storm.)
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