近日RIM公司联合CEO巴尔西利表示，公司将于明年第一季度起在北美地区以低于500美元（约3322元人民币）的价格，销售黑莓Playbook平板电脑。
在采访中巴尔西利还补充道，明年第二季度黑莓Playbook将登陆全球其他地区市场。据了解，黑莓的Playbook平板配置7英寸电容式多点触屏，搭 载Cortex A9双核处理器，标配1GB RAM内存，采用BlackBerry Tablet OS系统。借助大容量电池，可连续观看影音7小时。
据悉，在iPad平板电脑的巨大成功下，目前已有惠普、三星、摩托罗拉、谷歌等公司纷纷加入平板计划，2010年因此也被称为“平板年”。
Full specifications:
7" LCD, 1024 x 600, WSVGA, capacitive touch screen with full multi-touch and gesture support
BlackBerry Tablet OS with support for symmetric multiprocessing
1 GHz dual-core processor
1 GB RAM
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
HDMI video output
Wi-Fi - 802.11 a/b/g/n
Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
Connectors: microHDMI, microUSB, charging contacts
Open, flexible application platform with support for WebKit/HTML-5, Adobe Flash Player 10.1, Adobe Mobile AIR, Adobe Reader, POSIX, OpenGL, Java
Ultra thin and portable:
Measures 5.1"x7.6"x0.4" (130mm x 193mm x 10mm)
Weighs less than a pound (approximately 0.9 lb or 400g)
RIM intends to also offer 3G and 4G models in the future