Re:The BlackBerry PlayBook Review
by thought_alarm on Thursday April 14, 2011 @06:29PM
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It's an obvious v1.0 product, but the free tethering and pairing makes it look pretty compelling if you're already a Blackberry user (which I am).
Judging from the videos, the performance of the software is much better than I would have guessed. I'm assuming most of the bundled software is written in Adobe Air. The prospect of being a 1st-class citizen on the OS should be appealing to existing Flash developers.
I'm not yet sold on a 7" screen size for a "tablet", although it would be more luggable; the only way my iPad leaves the house is in my laptop bag. However, I am absolutely sure that the iPad's 4:3 screen ratio is the only way to go. The only time 16:10 doesn't cripple you is when you're watching a movie.
Judging from the videos, the performance of the software is much better than I would have guessed. I'm assuming most of the bundled software is written in Adobe Air. The prospect of being a 1st-class citizen on the OS should be appealing to existing Flash developers.
I'm not yet sold on a 7" screen size for a "tablet", although it would be more luggable; the only way my iPad leaves the house is in my laptop bag. However, I am absolutely sure that the iPad's 4:3 screen ratio is the only way to go. The only time 16:10 doesn't cripple you is when you're watching a movie.
Anyway, I'm curious to see this thing in person.