Today is the official release date for the PlayBook from BlackBerry maker RIM. The 7-inch (1024 x 600) touchscreen tablet runs the new BlackBerry Tablet OS on a1GHz dual-core processor with 1GB of RAM. The PlayBook supports Wi-Fi and Flash. It weighs less than one pound.
The BlackBerry PlayBook costs $499.99 for the 16GB model, $599.99/32GB and $699.99/64GB.
It is available from Best Buy and other retailers.
It can tether to a BlackBerry smartphone. Features include user-friendly QNX technology, true simultaneous multitasking - apps run simultaneously and in real time, accelerometer, 6-axis motion sensing (gyroscope) and digital compass (magnetometer), GPS and micro USB port.
There's a new launch video showing reviews and users that follows.