Research in Motion is sponsoring AppMaster South Africa as it prepares for the release of BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet – its highly-anticipated tablet that delivers professional-grade, consumer-friendly experiences that redefine the possibilities of mobile computing. This ultra-portable tablet looks and feels great, measuring less than half an inch thick and weighing less than a pound. It features a vivid 7-inch high-resolution display that is highly-responsive with a fluid touch screen experience. It also offers industry leading performance, uncompromised web browsing with support for Adobe® Flash® Player 10.1, true multitasking, HD multimedia, advanced security features, out-of-the-box enterprise support and a robust development environment.
Key Specifications:
Following are the specifications of the BlackBerry PlayBook:
- Dimensions: 5.1″x7.6″x0.4″ (130mm x 194mm x 10 mm)
- Weight: Weighs less than a pound (approximately 0.9 lb or 425g)
- Display: 7.0″ LCD, 1024 x 600, WSVGA: Touch screen: Full Multi touch capacitive and gesture support
- OS: BlackBerry Tablet OS Platform based on QNX® Technology with support for symmetric multiprocessing
- CPU: 1Ghz Dual Core processor (TI OMAP4430 Processor)
- System Memory: 1GB RAM
- Storage: 16, 32 or 64 GB Flash
- Audio: MP3, AAC 5.1, WMA 5.1 audio playback
- Wi-Fi: 802.11 a/b/g/n
- Camera: Dual 1080p HD cameras (3 MP front facing, 5 MP rear facing), can capture HD video
- Video: Support for high resolution video playback(H.264, MPEG4, WMV) (1080p HDMI output)
- GPS, Orientation Sensor (Accelerometer), 6-Axis Motion Sensor (Gyroscope), Digital Compass (Magnetometer)
- Stereo speakers and stereo microphones
- Bluetooth: 2.1 + EDR
- Battery: 5300 mAhr
- Connectors: microHDMI (HDMI out), microUSB, charging contacts
- Development platform: Open, flexible application platform with support for WebKit/HTML-5, Adobe Flash Player, Adobe Mobile AIR, Adobe Reader, POSIX, OpenGL, Java
The AppMaster South Africa will make it to the Devcon 2011 – BB preeminent developer conference in California USA this October.