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RIM has announced the launch of Playbook (slate/touchpad or whatever you may want to call it) during the developers conference Yesterday in SFO. And despite of all the speculations on the name and domain registration on blackpad.com by RIM, they have succeeded in fooling every one around and name it “playbook”.

The resources claim that the device will be available from 2nd quarter onwards (next year). Cant wait to have hands on experience !

Following will be the technical specifications of the device.

1.      1 GHz dual-core processor

2.      1GB RAM

3.      Symmetrical dual-core processing

4.      7″ LCD display, 1024 x 600 screen resolution

5.      5.1″ x 7.6″ x 0.4″ (130mm x 194mm x 10mm)

6.      0.9 lbs (400g)

7.      Built-in microUSB connector

8.      Multi-touch capacitive screen

9.      Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n

10.  3G access via existing BlackBerry smartphone service plan

11.  Powerful, user-friendly QNX technology,

12.  On-screen keyboard

13.  Supports POSIX OS, SMP, Open GL, BlackBerry® 6, WebKit, Adobe® Flash®, Java® and Adobe Mobile AIR

14.  Pairs with the phone using secure Bluetooth

15.  Codec support for superior media playback, creation and video calling.

16.  1080p HD video; H.264, MPEG4, WMV HDMI (industry std, non-proprietary) video output

17.  Stereo sound

18.  Micro USB, Micro HDMI, and DLNA media streaming

19.  16GB & 32 GB versions shown on display