As a wise man once told me, "Shit just got real."

Nice demo. Though I did think it seemed like the PB lagged a tad playing those flash pieces from the Adidas website. But, clearly, of more importance is the fact that it is playing flash and the iPad cannot.

This will only get better as we get closer to release.....

I just a little too excited... I may have ruin my underwear watching this video. In the words of my neice, ohh maaaannnn (via swiper the fox)

If I'm carrying around a portable device that won't fit in my pocket, I'd rather have the ipad screen, not to mention access to thousands of apps. For God sake's, Gorillaz next album is being made entirely on an ipad.

I have a Blackberry which I love, but if I'm paying, I'm getting an ipad.

Very impressive, but I do think a larger screen option would be nice! Its just a bit too small to replace my laptop.

Wow the smaller size really is nice. I like that and it will be perfect for my line of work in the field. As clunky and bloated flash is. Your stupid if you can't support it at least for the time being. Really can't wait!! So Q1 maybe?

I liked, but I would prefer in a larger screen, it's seems to small

Give the Devil his Due.....Jobs is right, a 7" screen is too small. At least one version of the PB should be iPad-sized.Otherwise the PlayBook looks like the hands-down winner!

So, RIM is the new Apple and Apple is the new RIM?

RIM = innovation and advancements
Apple = Can't let go of the past and admit their mistakes?

If R.I.M decides to release this around the same time the IPAD2 drops then it's going to be D.O.A....flash is exciting but i want to see APPS for it....

Thank You #RIM / #Blackberry for this simple but oooooooh so truthful demonstration. Remember 'They'took the first shot..:-)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fact:

The word fact derives from the Latin Factum, and was first used in English with the same meaning: "a thing done or performed", a use that is now obsolete.[3] The common usage of, "something that has really occurred or is the case", dates from the middle of the sixteenth century.[4]

Im not sold on the ipad. No flash, front facing camera, weak internals (in comparison to the Playbook), not as portable as a playbook.

Basically I am going with the playbook. No questions. Apple may innovate great products but they cheat you with obvious additions (flash, front facing camera, etc.)

Then they (Apple) have a press release about these things and people go crazy. I don't get it. lol. Blackberry takes there time to make sure everything is included, they come up with the best solution. That's how it should be done.

Im done. peace!

I can see RIM's marketing now... ipad user looking over a plabbook users shoulder playing on a flash enabled web page...

iPad user: "Wow! That's cool! What app is that?"

PlayBook user: "It's not an app... it's the web."
"It just... works..."

However when the PlayBook was first announced, my initial thought was "meh I'd still choose the iPad over it", but I changed my mind until I read more about it.

Personally I think the iPad is a little too big, you see people using it while commuting and trying to hold it with one hand and using it with the other which looks quite awkward.

Specs wise the PlayBook is also more powerful, but yes it is newer than the iPad. I don't care about the dual camera but I guess it's better than nothing, dual core processor is sweet, tethering off your BlackBerry for connection is nice, not like the iPad 3G you need a separate data plan or WIFI only. What I love the most is how you can use the PlayBook in conjunction to your BlackBerry, as if it's an extention, or like having a dual screen BlackBerry!

The truth speaks for itself. Hats off to RIM for posting this awesome video! It just makes me want one so bad! I can't wait to get my grubby paws one :)

The whole screen size argument really depends on what you use it for.

I use my ipad for reading, blogs, and comic books. So i prefer the largest screen possible. In my case I am comfortable trading portability.

apple is planning on releasing multiple sizes of ipads.

I would have been all over a 10" or 11" playbook (perfect size for comic books).

This is a nice video, now delivery them already. In my opinion a huge error on RIM's part to not have this out for the holidays. APPLE continues to cement clients in with proper marketing and well timed product released.

Steve pulled a douche move mud slinging in antenna-gate, and that looks like it'll be his new MO going forward, on anything related to the competition.

I don't own an iPad, nor do I plan on owning one... And I'm impressed by the PlayBook's browsing speed...

I just don't care about the "it doesn't have flash" argument. As someone who seriously notices a battery life drop when using flash on my laptop, I can only imagine how much of an impact this would have on a mobile device. Until Flash becomes much less CPU intensive and efficient, I'd rather have battery life.

This is especially true because a lot of sites use flash in places you don't even realize they're using it, and all those elements use CPU cycles whether you realize it or not. I only realized this when I installed FlashBlock on Firefox.

If they insist on including flash, then there better be an off switch. That's all I'm saying.

Like the video a lot, and as Kevin said, I like how they're showing some "attitude" and not just bending over to Apple. Of course, the Playbook will never come close to selling as many as the iPad did b/c they're up against the Apple PR and cultural "machine". But if you can create a niche product that convinces the technically savvy that they're getting a superior technology (kind of like how Android has done on some of their Motorola and HTC devices), that's a strong foothold.

My concern continues to be how people will treat the keyboard. Because of its "tweener" size, people will either treat this like a "giant HTC Evo" (using both thumbs) or a mini-iPad (trying to type like a keyboard). I don't think you can type on this thing like a traditional keyboard. Then again, I don't think you could do that on iPad either, and the smaller size could be much more convenient (and portable). What Apple is missing is that a tablet is still supposed to be portable in ways that laptop computers are not, yet it's not really clear to me how an iPad is any more portable than a MacBook Air or any number of slim laptops on the market nowadays.

I love the performance of this device. I think it was a great show of what it can do with graphical processing and UI. I did notice how small it was compared to the Ipad but I think that was just because I, as we have, got used to the Ipad dimensions. I'm really hoping that this hits the market soon. As for the DOA issue with Ipad2, I think that's more Jobs idolatry than a basis on the next Ipad being that much better than the current model. I've had Mac Book Pros and ipods for awhile, if there is one thing I know about apple, it'll take three renditions of a product before real progress is made(ie. Iphone4, Ipod 3rd Gen, multiple note book and PC revisions) Don't get me wrong I like apple products, definitely spent enough on them, but this time I much prefer the playbook.

As times goes by the playbook seems less relevant. As competition is so tight these days, showing the product but releasing it so far from today can be counter productive for the company. I feel RIM has shown its hand and will get punished but its competitors not to far from today. If there's is anything RIM should adopt from Apple is the availability of its products once officially announced.

I have a bad feeling about the playbook. It just doesnt seem like it has a real "point". Dont get me wrong, I am a loyal RIM fan but a tablet, at least in the first few years, is going to be more oriented towards entertainment rather than business. I think tablets have business potential, but I cannot see myself carrying one around to get all my work done because it simply doesnt have the capabilities of a computer (although its getting close).

I hope RIM takes the opposite route of apple and lets real development occur. And by real development I mean open up the API for the developer to do potentially anything on it, i.e. lets apps run in the background (100% multitasking, not apple's method), allow extensions within the OS so the functionality can be expanded, access to the file system, etc. Otherwise they are in the same boat as apple, and truth be told, apple has the advantage and RIM will have a hard time catching up with.

Love it, I do wish that they offered different sizes, though. The ipad feels too big and think this might be too small, have to wait and see. 7" and 9" might be the perfect combo.

Like xtremesniper said, I do hope that you can turn flash off, I'm sure you can.

The REAL question IMHO is: Who(m) will #RIM be targeting? Business and / or Consumers. It's nice 2 have thousands & thousands of APPS but when a large percentage (assumption here..:-)) cannot and never will be verified what's the use? True ANY & EVERYone is jumping on the iXXXX Band-wagon because the #PlayBook is only recently becoming available to / for Developers and before that ALL one had was the iPad. It is believe it or not good Marketing Strategy.

@xgm541 Very well said!I agree with you COMPLETELY. Me #RIM #BlackBerry #FanBoy too...:D

So by the time this thing comes out, Apple will have released version 2 iPad and it will rock. People will buy it. RIM will look like Zune compared to iPod.

but I can't really get excited until I see a phone that can keep up with iOS or Android. I hope the Storm 3 is as groundbreaking as the Playbook.

Paybook screen looks smaller then it actually is because of the top black bar.

That video made the ipad look like an xbox and the playbook look like an xbox360!

If the iPad 2 is going to be 7 inch... Then Steve Jobs must shut up!

Could the 7 inch tablets kill the large 4 inch touchscreen phones? If you do decide in favor of carrying a 7 inch tablet, why would you want a 4 inch phone as well?

The screen is too small on the playbook, no 3G versions available until later, and who knows what kind of apps it will have. This video is nice and all by the PB has a long ways to go to show that in can compete with the iPad among consumers.

why isn't this application on Macs?

WOW. what a huge difference

Very impressive, and I may have missed it in the video.
I'm assuming the Playbook is using WiFi, but is the iPad also using WiFi or AT&T's 3G network in the video?

The ability to not need apps > having an app for everything
A device that can't either deliver full featured web or make phone calls is a failure. I don't like to say much based on manufacturers' videos, so Playbook might prove to be crappy too, but iPad is worthless to me. Not sure WTF all Apple's anti-Flash stance is all about. Everything works just fine on my $200 netbook. Don't give me some BS about battery life or instability; not after I watch hours of Hulu on one battery, without paying extra, and on a device that was significantly cheaper.

People keep talking about Apps. Drives me crazy. Every App store has to start from scratch at some point. And let's be honest, more than half the apps out there are a waste of space. I don't need 20,000 apps that all do the same thing, I need 1 App that does it well or well enough and free.

As for specs, Ipad 2 specs haven't been released. And this will probably be a story of one upmanship. Apples come out with a product, RIM counters, then apple counters and so on and so fourth. Thats assuming Apple get's it straight in it's counter. But I'm not holding my breath. I want flash, and I don't want some douche telling me what I want and don't want. But this is the oldest argument of PC vs MAC debate. Open vs Closed. And I for one will always opt for Open. Because let's be honest, the best hardware is always on the open platform first.

good thing they're not comparing my tour's browser to anything in any commercials. because it would be a white screen with a half full loading bar for an hour followed by me angrily closing the browser and bookmarking the link to check when I'm in front of an actual computer.

and this coming from a long time mac user/apple supporter.

And I dont care how good rims new tablet is. They are putting the screws to me and my bold 9700 when it comes to an official OS6 so I am dome with RIM after this fiasco. Thanks for treating a high end buyer like I am disposable. Guess you are right, I am. Later

by the looks of things RIM has stepped up its game face and has made a real player to take on ipad and since it does flash I wont need an app for that while browsing the web. LOL- it looks better runs faster and ok the screen is small by ipad standards but I think when we see it and play with it hands on the 7" screen won't seem all bad it will be easier to hadle remember bigger isnt always better its the magic in the wand!!! Besides if you need 10" get a damm laptop

The biggest risk to RIM I think is waiting to long to release it. I know they have to get it stable and try and develop app support so it launches as much as a 'complete' device as possible, but the more they show and the more they delay, the more Apple gets a chance for their iPad 2 and competitors get a slice of the pie.

Just hope they are fast tracking everything around this so they can show people the right way to do a tablet and not a re-hashed over grown iPod touch ala iPad.

I will refrain from saying "SUCK IT STEVE"

But I know we all really want to say it

I like the playbook. I like it for integrating my BlackBerry in it's system, so i don't have to get an extra umts contract like you would for the ipad. So i can read my stuff fast and easily and in addition i have a great multimedia device.
Flash on the other hand isn't worth it in my opinion. I got used to choose different websites and mobile sites. Nevertheless Flash seems to be quite laggy in this test..

Will the tethering be wireless, or will I be required to carry around a cord?

looks cool
Does society need any of these ? no imo.

People need to start seeing the Playbook in their hands!
The longer it takes the closer the release of the iPad 2 will regulate the Playbook to page 3 or farther.
Many more BB shops are looking into going with alternate platforms and will have invested $$ on new platforms by the time the Playbook is released.

Cheers RIM!!

Wooooo RIMs gonna kick ass with this new product!!! Even if ipad2 is coming... My bet is RIM will always beat apple...

We all know what happens it apples when their ripe...right? They fall.. They fall from their tree and hit the rock bottom fast.. This day will come soon apple!! Fall already!!

At the rate its going ipad 2 will be out first in which case... I'm not saying DOA, just most of the above won't be valid anymore!

Great video, is RIM ever going to let anyone touch one of these? And by the time they get their first version out, iPad II will be out -- if it doesn't beat the Playbook.

I liked the demo. I thought it did a good job comparing the two with the different websites & for all those complaining about the lack of apps for the Playbook, just relax I mean it's not even released yet, I'm sure there are people working on them as we speak. I'm not an apple fan by any means & the only way an ipad is making its way into my household is by winning one because I'm not wasting my money on that big toy but I'm definitely putting away what I can for a Playbook, I think it'll make a nice addition to my 9700. The ONLY thing I'd like to see happen more like apple is app/game pricing because we all know that we're getting the shaft when it comes to that & I'm sure it will continue with the Playbook too.

Go RIM!

Peace...

I see the Playbook going very far in the tablet world. Yes they may come out with an iPad 2 but without Flash support, it's pretty much an easy win for RIM in retrospect to the web browser.

looking at the video, i can pretty much say that of course the playbook would out do the ipad since the uploader and person who is doing a review of this is a blackberry employee/user.

the same rule applies when it comes down to the ipad vs playbook on the apple user.

im sure they each have their ups and down, but it will take a 3rd person who is neither a fanboy of blackberry or iphone to do a constructive review on these two tablets to convince me which is better.

of course, what you use each tablet for plays a major role but again, i would like to hear a review from a non fanboy of either company.

I'm getting the playbook as soon as it comes out
#TEAMBB4LIFE!

I'm so excited to see this much competition with blackberry! Rim is stepping their game up <3

That video is funny. Since getting abandoned by RIM with OS 6 less than a year after purchasing my Storm 2 no way am I risking another penny on an undersized tablet. It also looks under-powered. Does it even pinch to zoom, cause I didn't see it in this video? Oh wait, I did...on the iPad.

Sorry, this video just confirms my initial impression. I'll wait till it comes out to see what its really like but given RIM's track record for innovation I'm not holding my breath

iPad will wipe the the floor with Playbook, at the end of the day it is all down to support, yes I know there is a lot of crap for the iPad, however over 250000 apps at a much cheaper, or free price compared to Blackberry, sorry the Playbook hasnt got a chance unless they give it away to mack up for its lack of support

This comment on the video on the YouTube site from an Apple fanboy kind of says it all:

"Even though playbook shows better speed and performance, i'll still by the iPad because its from Apple.
But can't wait for ipad 2nd gen with RETINA DISPLAY."

It is really sad and pathetic (and frustrating) that people are so sucked in by marketing that event though they see another product is better they won't buy it.

I might see something like this with a car. Yes X is better but I like the styling of Y. Or even Phones Yes IPhone looks cooler but we like the features of Blackberry such as they keyboards. But people, here we have two pieces of glass. One clearly better than the other, but "I go with the worse one because Apple makes it." God :(

And to other apple fanboys who argue about screen size face it in your hearts you are just really saying what this person is saying, you are sticking with your shittier product because it has Apple on it.

The Playbook kind of made the iPad look like Apple-sauce.

Wow impressive video but fix your phones to work this good!

I wouldn't purchase any more crap from RIM if it was free. After the last two years of experience with my BBs I'm going Android - and not soon enough.

P'owned. At least for now but I have no doubt that Apple will try to push through a second generation Ipad with equal or greater specs sometime in Q1 to compete.

BOOYAH

I love RIM don't get me wrong; but I wonder on the strategy to release all these "features" and advantages over Apple's iPad.

By doing this, they're really just giving their competitor a nice "to-do list" for the next development. I get that this is good marketing - look at the hype it creates, and for someone in RIM's current position with consumers, its a good way to go - but I just can't get over how it might turn around and bite them in the ass when if they don't have anything that will still help them win some competitive advantage.

We all know iPad2 will have some good improvements; as much as I hate the culture that Apple has created, they do think forward and now that they actually have a competitor in the tablet market (iPad virtually had none), they will push harder to differentiate themselves.

Where can I get a Playbook, oh yeah, you can't, and you can't till several months into next year. Come back when it hits the shelves.

But to be fair, so far so good.

my laptop browser (chrome) only goes 98/100.
i guess i better switch to a playbook quick.
any word on if there will be a canadian release delay?

This is way cooler then any ipad or playbook:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iki2ohoVyeI

Sales mean everything. Don't know why rim wanna try and compete with apple. At the end of the day it's all about sales. Not who has a bigger screen or flash or apps but sales. I have the S2 and the apps suuuuuuuuuuuuck. Look at the number one selling app. A fucking disco light. Hurry up upgrade date.

Fricken wawsome!

ok..apple fanboys think they have something... ok first.. it took or has taken Apple to come out with a product that does something as easy as cut and paste... the iphone 3.. now the phone 4 .. now an Ipad....

what exactly can the ipad do? and to all those saying ppl are buying the playbook bc of flash.. no thats not it.. The only thing apple prides itself on with the stupid fanny pad is what?? the processor chip? the screen? is there anything else?? ok Now look at the specs on the playbook.... it beats the ipad in speed.. so what it doesnt have a 32in screen.. I dont want to watch tv.. i want mobility.. and thats what Rim is bringing to the table. Rim has been on the market (phones) for how long.... and now Steve Jobs of fruit cake company comes along and taps into the mobile market and thinks hes a mobile phone expert???? Well heres some 411 for all you fruit followers.... Windows is used in business and will continue to be... (business world steve job doesnt have) Blackberry will and has been in the business AND consumer market for how long????? I will always support MS and RIM..but steve jobs arrogant ways will be the fall of him... and i want to be there when it happens..... now thats proof...Keep doing what you do best Rim... now come out with a touch screen for sprint...LOL!!

In Australia everyone is under the belief that i-anything is the best. We need more comparison videos like this to convert the misguided.

What seems very funny to me is that people that really like Apple products are very quick to compare their current devices with other underpowered devices like the BlackBerry. But when it comes to comparing a device that has double the everything (PlayBook) to Apple's device (iPad) they say wait until the #2 comes out :D hahahaha!!

LOVE IT!!!. and i thought i would never get a tab

Ever notice how when there is a major update to the iPhone or some Apple product Jobs has a keynote address? Like when multi-tasking was announced and the crowd went wild like Apple had just invented it? I kid you not, he will announce that the iPhone/iPad now features Flash 15 and they will scream with delight as if Jobs/Apple had produced Flash themselves.

Cell phones in the 80's are bigger than the playbook. But the Ipad is a proven monster that does what it says. This could be the 2011 version of the black berry storm. Looked like an Iphone killer too back then, you gotta be proven these days. And this proved nothing

:)

I thought it was kind of funny that they refused to use the .com key on the iPad lol

Live long and prosper!

double post

yes it is true

yes but the Ipad is available now and im bloody impatiant BB need to pull their finger out and start shipping worldwide or im going to give in and buy an Ipad

yes but the Ipad is available to buy now and im bloody impatiant if BB dont pull their finger out i will give in and buy an Ipad