Hold on to your horses iPad...

Hey guys,


today I bring a bit of tech news that many of you might not be aware of yet. As we all know the market is saturated with smartphones and smart devices all capable of everything short of the really annoying tasks like ironing, dishes and getting up to fetch another cold one.


The endless war between big brands has created some really interesting developments on this front as they fight to outdo each other on practically a monthly basis. Needless to say this is excellent for us, the consumer.

The latest artillery has sprung up in the form of the Blackberry Playbook. Take a look at this demo video:



Let's face it: Apple is just not that big in SA and blackberry handsets abound which would make integration of the playbook into many lives far easier and much more practical - even the guys over at Blackberrysolutions.co.za agree.

Unfortunately there is no official release date (never mind a South African one!), but I suppose we can always be hopeful of a launch sometime this year. Peter from Blackberrysolutions.co.za made the following speculation:

"The playbook has NOT officially launched in the states and is scheduled for launch end of the USA’s 2nd quater. This is the 31 March 2011. Now RIM has also said the blackberry playbook will come in under $400. So analysts say the entry level playbook playbook should be around $399

Now south afirca has a very good blackberry market, so if we would have to take a guestimate as to how and when? You would probably say South Africa should get the Playbook round about 2 months after the officall launch. Which gives us MAY/April 2011.

Again this is all speculation as RIM has not said a single thing on the price and release date of the playbook!"

Let's keep those fingers crossed!
Regards,
WarBrad.