Dubbed by Research In Motion CEO Mike Lazaridis as the "first professional tablet", the BlackBerry PlayBook is 9.7 mm thin, has a 7" widescreen display, both front and rear-facing built-in HD cameras, HDMI and USB connections, and the ability to play 1080p High Definition Video. The new device was revealed on stage today in San Francisco during the company's annual developer's conference.

Although no release date or pricing information was shared, the company did expand to confirm that the PlayBook will have a 1 GHz Dual Core symmetrical multiprocessing with 1 GB RAM. It will also be Enterprise ready for corporations who have made that investment.

Unlike Apple's iPad, the PlayBook will include support for both HTML5 and Flash 10.1. Lazaridis also made a commitment towards stimulating the creation of new apps for both BlackBerry phones and the PlayBook with a new WebWorks package that will make it easy for anyone who can write HTML code to create apps and announced that BlackBerry Apps will be able to make use of the BBM social network, include in-app purchases, and include ads. 

Update - Additional specs announced as follows: 

7" Multi-touch LCD Display,  1024 x 600 resolution

5.1" x 7.6" 0.4" in size

0.9 lbs in weight

Built-in micro-USB connector

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n

Runs on BlackBerry Tablet Operating System, QNX-based software

On-Screen keyboard

Multitasking

Stereo sound

3 MP forward-facing HD camera

5 MP rear-facing HD camera

Support for media playback, creation, and video calling

Micro-USB, Micro-HDMI, and DLNA streaming

1080p HD video, H.264, MPEG, WMV HDMI video output

Can be paired bis Bluetooth with BlackBerry device for full access to Push Technology, Email, Calendar, BBM, tasks, documents, and more. 

Out-of-the-box compatibility with BlackBerry Enterprise Server

3G access via existing BlackBerry smartphone service plan

Corporate data access

Using BlackBerry Messenger 

Navigator mode

 

 

E-mail 

 

 

Photo Gallery

 

 

Video Conferencing