RIM Unveils Tethered Tablet, the BlackBerry PlayBook | Lots of coverage in tech and business world

The playbook may turn out to be a serious contender to the iPad. It is getting lots of coverage on the tech sites, but also the major news and business sites. It is also getting coverage on the major cable news channels. The 2011 availability is bad news both for Rim and Samsung`s Galaxy Tab; people may hold off buying a Galaxy Tab until they see the Playbook. In the meantime the Apple iPad will continue to rack up sales. The tables has a great feature set, and the decision to tether for 3G makes the tablet easy to lock down in a business environment -- the market with the big money.

 

RIM Unveils Tethered Tablet, the BlackBerry PlayBook | Gadget Lab | Wired.com

SAN FRANCISCO — BlackBerry maker Research In Motion is jumping into the tablet arena with the PlayBook. It will have a 7-inch screen and is designed for both personal and business users.

“This is an ultramobile, always on, ultrathin device,” Mike Lazaridis, co-CEO of Research In Motion told attendees at the ongoing BlackBerry developer conference. “The first time you hold it, it just feels right and you want to take it everywhere you go.”

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