PlayBook ^^

let's hope WalMart will get them too and sell them cheaper.

Personally I would not get the Playbook when it comes out, I'll rather wait until the second gen comes out and the problems with it are fixed.

The Ipad has an endless array of problems which are going to be fixed for the next gen, IMO the next gen Ipad is going to be way better than the first Gen playbook... i guess their is nothing left to say but... let the cat and mouse game begin!

So, nothing really new here....

Can't wait!

Cant wait for awesome bb tablet

so hopefully we do have to sign up for a contract for 3 years just for the 600 price.

I hope it is 600 for 32GB no contract. Any more details bla1ze?

No pricing information was released. Saw a pretty good demo of the playbook running high def video, watching another internet video, and browsing photos all at the same time. Claim was that the device still hasn't been optimized, but multi-tasking looked pretty slick

In the above video he said that Rogers will be carrying it 'next year' and not 'EARLY next year' like the header of this article states.

So when is it? Early next year or just sometime next year?

There has been rumor on pricing -

http://forums.crackberry.com/f222/rumor-playbook-pricing-556292/

I hoping Robbers doesn't make us sign to get good pricing.

WILL be obsolete as soon you guys open that box.

The important news here is the PlayBook will be coming out with 3G capabilities early in the new year, not later as some have speculated. So, we'll see a WiFi and 3G PlayBook! Hippee!!!

Also, with the carriers on board, we can see some discounted pricing with 2-3 year commitments with that carrier.

Is Rogers going to sell these bundled with a wireless hotspot like Verizon and the ipad? Seems like the only way they could get a new data contract for a wifi only device.

Ouch, nothing like timing the release of a new product a few weeks AFTER the biggest shopping season of the year. Let's see how it goes.

I hope the Playbook won't be only sold by carriers, especially Rogers. Rogers will probably make you buy a separate data plan for your cellphone and the Playbook, probably LOCKED to Rogers only. Why would I want a separate data plan when i can tether it to my BB?

Hopefully Futureshop, Bestbuy etc will also carry the Playbook.

Here's the video from the event for those who haven't seen it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RMwZdG7Fr4&feature=youtu.be

I wonder if this means that the PB will be released "early early" next year, seeing as that past device roll outs almost always hit the US market before the Canadian. I'm getting pretty excited folks! Can't wait to get my PlayBook... Hey? Anyone wanna by a HP mini off of me? - LoL

Ooh, look! Yet another tablet with yet another OS, offering us more new ways of buying yet another set of Apps, yet, perversely, capable of doing less than we really would like tablets to do with less connectivity.

All this while still ignoring some of the very real challenges and issues that current users have with the millions of BBs already out there. Clearly, they really are learning from Apple.

Where is everyone hearing "early next year". I just hear him say "next year".
That could be December 2011. This little video says nothing other than Roger's will carry it in 2011 it confirms nothing about a release date...
EDIT: I listened again and this is the exact quote: "As a long standing partner of Research In Motion we are also excited to announce that we'll be carrying the Research In Motion Playbook next year. We'll start with the wifi and roll out the 3G when it is available."

I have not yet figured out the need for an Ipad. But I do see where I could buy the Playbook. Playbook just seems like it has the features I need. Plus, the 7" screen would definitely be more portable and a great ereader.
I see the day where BB will be releasing a 10" tablet also for those who need something bigger. I'm looking forward to the release and I'll probably be buying one.

I know I'm really going to want a PB. I stare at my 9700 so many hours a day that I feel like I'm going blind with the small screen. But what advantage really would there be in a PB over tethering my Rogers 9700 to a $200 netbook? Portability and slickness? But at some point value for money has to factor for me.

I wonder if AT&T will be selling the PlayBook when it 1st comes out.

RIM has become a follower in all aspects! PLaybook?? WTF! I love the way RIM operates, they anounce a device and then you wait for approx 1 year for it to arrive to the end consumer. By the time they start selling the playbook they will be eating dust and wondering why they failed... Other companies announce a product and they start selling it in a matter of days....

Hey folks...I think something is up here!

Watch the end of the Rogers video announcement again...he definitely "smirks" at the mention of the 3G release of PlayBook. Small details I know, however, I think something is developing here. I don't think RIM released all it's info...why should it. Save some for upside surprises.

Many have underestimated RIM...there is definitely more than meets the eye here!!

So it will launch right as the millions of people who got iPads for Christmas are falling in love with them...nice work RIM.