RIM's co-CEO Lazaridis has described the Playbook as “the first professional tablet”. It is expected to be released in the US in early 2011 and in international markets later. However, RIM also plans to release 3G and 4G versions of Playbook in the future.

Check out the Playbook's Specs below.

BalckBerry Playbook : Specs and Price
 
    *  Screen : 7″ LCD, 1024 x 600, WSVGA, capacitive touch screen with full multi-touch and gesture support
    *  OS : BlackBerry Tablet OS with multiprocessing
    *  Processor : 1 GHz dual-core processor
    *  RAM : 1 GB
    *  Camera : Dual HD cameras (3 MP front facing, 5 MP rear facing), supports 1080p HD                     video recording
    *  Video playback : 1080p HD Video, H.264, MPEG, DivX, WMV
    *  Audio playback : MP3, AAC, WMA
    *  Wi-Fi : 802.11 a/b/g/n
    *  Bluetooth : Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
    *  Connectors : microHDMI, microUSB
    *  Dimensions : 5.1″x7.6″x0.4″ (130mm x 193mm x 10mm)
    *  Weight : 0.9 lb or 400g
    *  Additional support : WebKit/HTML-5, Adobe Flash Player 10.1, Adobe Mobile AIR, Adobe Reader, POSIX, OpenGL, Java
    *  Additional feature : HDMI video output
    *  Price : RIM hasn't disclosed the price yet.

Playbook will also be able to connect to wireless networks through a BlackBerry smartphone, which is missing  in the Apple's iPad.

RIM has released a video to promote their upcoming device:




What do you think? Will it prove to be a iPad Killer or iPad will kill it. Let us know your opinion on the BlackBerry Playbook in the comments section below.