Cruising through the forums today, I came across this post from TheJelen with an interesting BlackBerry PlayBook 2 design. The concept here is a big ol' beast packing plenty of processing power, more than enough RAM, a huge battery and a 10" screen. It would of course be running BlackBerry 10 as well and have plenty of customization options at the ready. There would even be two headphone jacks and four speakers for amazing sound. Overall quite the concept if you ask me.
While it's unlikely that we'll be seeing another BlackBerry tablet anytime in the near future, it did get me thinking about just what I would put in my ultimate BlackBerry PlayBook 2. I quite like the size of the original PlayBook, but I'd maybe get it a bit thinner, throw in BlackBerry 10, some good speakers and a better battery — then I'd be good to go.
What about you? If you could have things your way, what would you want to see in your PlayBook 2? Better camera? Expandable storage? More outputs Think on it a bit and hit up the comments with your vision!
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What features would your ultimate BlackBerry PlayBook 2 have?
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I would like to order one. can i have it before Christmas? :-)
I would have a 7 inch screen 3.0 GHz quad core processor with 8 GB of ram with 64 mp camera 8 mp camera in the front 128 GB of storage with a microsd expansion up to an extra 128 GB of storage with beats Audio
Must have
Blue tooth keyboard and video support
SD card slot
4 gb ram
80 gb hard drive
BB10
Then I could do away with my laptop and home PC for good.
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I want it!
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Have the space for a SIM slot as standard and would be sure to get operators on side rather than focusing on Wifi only model
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Come with QWERTY key pad put in the case as standard as well as BB10
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Yeah, waste of time .....
Doesn't need to have all the spec and bells and whistles (processor, memory, etc.) - just a proper fully functional bridge similar to Miracast with display and sound but with a bi-directional input so you could control the functionality of your phone from the screen on the tablet, using the tablet as a touch display and keeping the processor, memory, etc. in the handset.
It should have aspect ratio of 16:9 (mirroring the z30 format but with a minimum resolution of 1920x1080 - is 4k a possibility at this stage or is the cost too prohibitive?
The same great speakers / sound we have with PB1 and the Z30.
They would have to keep that awesome rubber rim around the front perimeter. This makes it easy to grab without dropping. No one else has anything like that, I think. I still love grabbing it by pinching it between two fingers at the rim piece.
A lot of comments about this so I think many people want a new BB tablet.
I'd be happy if we could just keep the BOX app updated.
A epub reader that worked as well as iBook.
A- Should be available in both sizes - 7 and 10 inches. I prefer 7 inches - very portable.
B- I am happy with the current speaker quality but better is always welcome.
C- Should have the best in-built Voice to text app on the planet - BlackBerry lacks this at the moment. Documentation will then become easy for millions of us..
D- Should have the best handwriting app - again, this is missing in BlackBerry PlayBook as well as the phones.
E- No leather please! It will lose thousands of vegan/vegetarian customers otherwise. Artificial leather is welcome. Porsche design version could have leather.
G- In-built stand such as Surface Pro will be great!
H- Of course, better processor and more memory will be there so not mentioning them here.
I- a more obvious power button.
J- a convenience key function.
K- obviously more apps.
Looking forward to it!
This would be awesome, I will buy one on the first day it's released. I love this spec :*:*
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Blackberry os 10 needs one big step
Real multi tasking devide screan and use two app same times. Pls bring this feture
I liked Blackbook rather than playbook
With Good price tag.
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1: Slim bazel. Good design
2: Very good battery life.
3: Good ram min 4gb.
4: 8'inch god size to hold.
5: 64 and more storage.
6: Real multi task Os. Run 2 or 3 app same screan.
7: Then real Blackberry customers show loyalty. Other wise ceo will sad from saling numbers
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It needs the Nvidia Tegra K1! We need more Tegra powered mobile devices.
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I still use my Playbook all the time. If I were to improve upon it I would like to see some great pen support with an on board pen silo. I can imagine what a BlackBerry made stylus would feel like.
I would also like to see full featured Bridge with features similar to Ubuntu Touch's side stage.
8" screen. I'm pretty sure an 8" screen could be squeezed into the current Playbook if they took some of the bezel real estate.
Large battery and BB10. Give me all of those and I would be very happy. I would settle for a new BB10 tablet, but the above would be awesome!
I will add that while it would be awesome to see a new tablet, I would like for them to get a rocking BB10 experience first(not that it isn't already rocking). Create an amazing feature set that has value proposition on the phone and then it will translate well to a new tablet. If they ever do release a tablet I would like to see them optimize BB10 for the larger screen. For example: instead of Active Frames make them full featured widgets.
Native BBM, not dependent on phone. Replaceable battery on a tablet would be a rare commodity. And things already said like BB10, expandable storage, thinner, lighter.
Also a secure wireless keyboard encrypted like bridge, not the standard weak Bluetooth.
Docking station with power, video and full size USB ports.
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playbook not going to happen. We have to make the phone the brain and then either make it project or have it very easy to connect to anything. maybe make it so it can connect to another tablet? The whole tablet thing is a dead market. nice thought but doesnt make sense. i like the high powered phone idea plug it in anywhere and then bluetooth a keyboard to it. instant laptop without carrying a laptop. easy access to the cloud for your files so you dont have to have huge hard drive. The phone as the centerpiece makes so much sense if you can use it for everything it would be so much easier for travel, business and even as a wallet. Thats why the focus on mobility Do we really want to be carrying around these extra pieces? you have to have a seperate way to carry them. Then you have to charge them up as well. you have to do up seperate software confiigurations due to the dimensions plus the pricing on tablets is already down to the danger level where its hard to even make money. i just dont see wasting a whole pile of development time and money on something that will not be a reality. Stick to working on high end phones and forget the tablet idea. IF you want bigger just make a bigger phone.
I'd be game for:
- 7" screen (I'm a small tablet guy)
- "Retina" level display. It does make a difference for some aspects ... with coresponding GPU jump
- 2 GB RAM
- quad core processor ... I used mine as a gaming device a lot when I had it
- Fixed USB port where cables aren't plugged in upside down accidentally
- BlackBerry 10
- $250 for 64 GB
It would be awesome to be able to answer incoming calls ESPECIALLY when BT'd to earbuds with that feature.
I'm sure 10.2.1 goes without saying...
Burn me once, shame on you, burn me twice, shame on me. Not jumping on that bandwagon again.
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The speakers on the first tablet are great already Idk why your complaining?
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I luv my Playbook, and would luv a new one... 8 inch screen, 4-6 gigs of RAM, 32 and 64 gb of hard drive space. The ability to run Windows and/or android in a virtual machine would be nice. Expanded Bridge features a must, i.e. ability to answer calls, screen mirroring of phone-ands phone's camera!!! 3.0 USB(micro if you can make it.) expandable memory. Better Enterprise integration... Its a lot, but sometimes you have to smash the competition if you want a place at the table...
I was one if the people that probably didn't want BlackBerry 10 on my PlayBook... the reason being I love the fully rotational OS, the swipe gestures and layout of PlayBook OS 2.1 - it suits a tablet. BlackBerry 10. Doesn't have these. I know I'm not the only one! When bb10 was first out I would have rather had a PlayBook phone! Lol. Don't feel the same now about the phone. If the best if BlackBerry 10 could be merged with the best of PlayBook OS 2.1. With a slightly bigger screen and integrated BBM, that'd be my ideal PlayBook 2! Ideally I would like to keep the build quality and good battery (or better) of the current PlayBook! I actually have a surface RT... I thought BlackBerry would have made something similar.
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I thought I read somewhere that Blackberry is officially done making Playbooks and there will not be a Playbook2 or any other Blackberry tablet. They effed up not having Netflix and all other streaming service abilities (Amazon Prime briefly).
Only thing I'd add is a proper wacom type pen and expandable microsd slot.
1. Full size USB to plug in an external hdd.
2. Full size SDHC slot so I can pull a card from my camera and slide it into the PB
On second thought, I'd just like to have a 10" BB Laptop that has all the functions of a Windows and Apple laptop. Call it the Blacktop.
Well ive written a rather long post about this.
http://forums.crackberry.com/blackberry-playbook-f222/next-generation-pl...
also important is the BB Bridge
http://forums.crackberry.com/blackberry-playbook-f222/blackberry-bridge-...
I'd get one if it had specs like that no doubt. even a 1080P screen would be amazing. My mouth is watering. Lol ha
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SD AND USB slots would be amazing (added competition to the Surface tablet). Is there someway of making the screen resistant to glare when reading (I have no idea how this would be possible but not having to have say the awesome new Kindle and a tablet would be amazing) that you could change when reading ebooks then off when inside etc.
Carbon fibre body....
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7" screen. 10" is nice to look at but too unwieldy for hauling around. Tabs should be very easily carry-able. It's getting to the point that devices like a Lenovo Yoga are competing with 10" tabs. I also want a better display and a faster processor. Otherwise the PB is pretty good as-is.
Make it indestructible. Not some flimsy toy for a purse etc. :) ..... of course add all the latest and greatest features, apps and capabilities ( available globally ) that everyone dreams of having for whatever reason. Then once available, market pricing would be acceptable. Good luck. :)
Would NEVER go down the tablet route with BlackBerry again!!! They abandoned us after very little time. I paid full price for something that NEVER equated in value. Won't make that mistake again.
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I haven't touch a tablet for a long time since the phones are starting to get bigger. You have your phone with you all the time and it is away connected, why carry another device and spread your email and accounts all over the place.
What would be cool would be for Blackberry to build an app than transform any tablet (iOS, Android, Win) into a BB10 tablet by linking it wirelessly to your BB10 phone. No different than CarPlay with QNX in cars. With all the connectivity that BB10 devices like my Z30 have, Blackberry can have one device that can do and rule all.
I'd honestly love just a big screen to wirelessly mirror my phone in "desktop-mode" UI, for those times I want to sit on the couch and surf, or for those times when I need a mouse and keyboard road-warrior style . It would have some cameras and speakers, but that's it. It would be very thin and have no processing power - all of that would come from the phone.
It would have an optional thin case like Microsoft's surface for keyboard and mouse entry.
You would be able to easily pair the unit with your phone and it could be used with any device that had the capability to mirror.
As a bonus, you would also be able to use the screen as a charger for your phone in times of need.
What do you think? Would you buy it if it was priced at say $150?
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The only thing Playbook 1 really needed was app development. (Once BB got around to updating it with all the things it should have shipped with in the first place.) I got mine late - well after they were discounted down to $150. I use it every day. So what they built was great stuff. But most of what I run on it are Android apps.
If BB really wants to make an attractive tablet, they'll partner with Amazon Appstore so those apps load seamlessly onto it. There's no way it will ever succeed if users have to know what a .bar file is.
I have to agree with Adam. Same size as the original PB, maybe just a little lighter. Put BB10 on it, maybe better BB Bridge, and I would by one in a heartbeat.
I still use my PlayBook and I think my favorite feature is being able to swipe between apps. Talking about efficiency. I wish bb10 had that.
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If BlackBerry could somehow put the missing PBOS navigation capabilities (in-app application switcher, corner swipes, top-bottom/bottom-up wakeup swipes, etc...) into BB10 on the old PlayBook form factor with bigger screen and upgraded specs, that would be my ultimate all touch screen tablet device.
Just do what ever you want, but please don't think about making her an another device dependent beauty, just like PlayBook with a BlackBerry.
You want people, well, make her something which would bring people to her not the contrary.
Just my views, there are more too, but kinda lazy to write.
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Name it the BlackBerry "PortFolio", make it an edge to edge screen roughly 8", load it with BB10 features and you can have my money. I have an iPad Air and a Galaxy Tab 3 and my 3 year old PlayBook is still my tablet of choice. I have a 16GB for the office and a 64GB for home. I wish the made it 2GB of Ram so it would support the switch to BB10 but it's still a solid tablet after all these years. I would love to see what BlackBerry does with an the tablet world next... However, they should be focusing on building back the brand before making anymore tablets.
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Only feature I would like would be a BlackBerry Company that is committed to it's PlayBook unlike the current company. It was the hardest decision I had to make.
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That's never happening
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I'm happy with the size and thickness as is, but not tied to it either. One of the ways BB falls short IMO is they make things for now, take too long to get to market so that when its launched it falls behind right from the start. Strom 1 & 2, the processor and memory in the PB, they were for right now not tomorrow. The Z10 so has handled all the software upgrades to the software, but should have had the hardware for the listening to radio, for example, every other BB10 phone has it so far I think, seem lacking somehow without it.
Would be very nice!!!
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Same apps you would get as ipad or android tablets
It's too big. Let all the specs there but decrease the screen to 7.9 inches. It's the ideal format. Please note that all gesture will have long trance on this 10 inch screen and people will be tired swiping left and right....up and down, etc.
And let the same thickness but the screen must be close near the bezel.
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Apart from having killer specs, I would like the following, irrespective if it's even possible.
1. To have the playbook (pb) function as an external monitor via hdmi connection so it functions exactly like it does with my TV. To watch any video or listen to any content on my BB on the PB.
2. The fastest browser available on any mobile device
3. A video player that plays all popular formats without the finicky requirements...ie, avoid no sound issue without having to reformat file.
4. Continue with being able to tether to bb devices seamlessly.
5. To have the most important apps included from the get go...Netflix, Skype...and fundamental business apps and tools.
6. To be able to plug in USB storage devices and access/exchange data freely.
7. Run/install android or windows apps...ms office a must.
Just a few ideas off the top of my head. I have an iPad mini and couldn't care less about the thousands of games or bloat ware available on iTunes.
10" screen. Mobile network so I could use it as a phone, then I could just carry one device.
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I wanted to have 8" screen, 10 is too big for my taste. plus with 8" is easier to take it everywhere not just most of the times at home. And it must have 10.2.1 and small bezels and the backside ot the Z10.
Sdcard is a must....
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I would for blackberry to not forget the owners of a PB and to support there devixes 100%
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I like the current 7" size of the PlayBook for extra portability but, would happily take a 10" BB10 tablet if that's what gets offered. They need to have all of the latest hardware aspects we're seeing and hearing about - octacore processing, latest USB, support USB OTG and include an adapter for that functionality in the box OR have both a micro and regular USB port, miracast (and all that jazz), expandable memory (largest available), MORE than enough RAM and flash memory, etc. I'm not a fan of 10" devices used for pictures that frequently. However, leave it a 7" tablet and give me the works on mega pixels for front and back cameras, flash, and lenses that do well in the dark (with and without flash) and for motion shots. Add a stylist that can be attached to securely to the device (pull it out of a corner slot or slot from the back) and either allow the bezel to be used as a track pad, give me an actual track pad, or give me a virtual track pad I can cut on and off at will.
It needs to be a hardware masterpiece so it won't "feel" outdated in just a couple of years. BB10 will ensure it won't feel outdated from a software standpoint for years with the right hardware behind it.
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Just look around and make it better
HDMI-in.
A future!
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Just want an update for the current PlayBook for bug fixes and better browser.....
And the concept looks like a stretched z30.
In landscape mode??@
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I think 10. Inch would be too big, the original playbook size was perfect but the screen would have to be edge to edge. That would be awesome to see. And keep the amazing stereo sound!
I would love the feature of it not being on sales life support the second it comes out...
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Full size USB port, BBM video with screen share, BB10 Platform with BB10 apps.
Implement the USB port, as well as the rest, and you have a best selling tablet.
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WOW! I would definitely sell my iPad and buy this new beast. With BB10, good battery, great speakers, APK support, Miracast(!), 802.11ac, 3 or 4G, USB on the go ... it would be the best tablet on the market.
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On topic, I would love to by a Playbook but it would have to have this specs.
Screen resolution : 1920 x 1080
Storage: 128Gb
RAM: 2GB
Battery: 6,000 mAh (10 hours + video play back)
Camera: don't need one (have my BlackBerry for that)
NOOOOOO! It misses the point, the original Playbook was just the right size for toting around. If they could, keep the same physical size and stretch the screen to 8" and up the resolution.
The other must-have features:
- external SD card slot
- USB host capability
- Higher resolution screen, much higher, more than 1280x1024
- More processing power, of course...
That playbook looks sexy I would definitely buy it, make it reasonably priced.
The BlackBerry 10 OS really looks great on that resolution.
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SAPPHIRE GLASS
that's an ipad mini with BB logo on it!
8" screen, same footprint as PlayBook 1 with Customized Android Kit Kat 4.5.
Get a NEXUS?
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You know what I want? I want the PlayBook to be able to mirror my phone while connected via blue tooth so I can mount it on my dash for hands free gps,calling etc
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I would be all over a new PlayBook like that one!
I like a PlayBook that can run all apps from different platform like iOS, windows and androids. But this will be too expensive...
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All I know is I want one!
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Definitely will buy it!!!
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Ten inch screen is good.
Dual Oct a core 1 for work and1 for graphics.
16+mp camera rear and 8 front.
External memory to 128 is fine especially if internal can be a terabyte (think portable external hard drive)
Screen should be 1080p or better.
MINIMUM AT LAUNCH : 4G LTE OS 10.2.1 or better with picture password.
BlackBerry should exceed current specs of market in this category of devices if it wants to sell. Matching specs shows no desire to get ahead.
Do that or better and I would consider donating my iPad to a gun range.
Name? Blackbook implies illicit relationship or an affair. Phoenix would be good, Black Phoenix maybe even better.
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8" . screen size the rest is awesome.
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Finish first the current PlayBook and we can discuss the next PlayBook then...
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7" tablet w/BB10 is all I need.
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my ONLY complaint with the current PB is the lack of BB10......thats all i'd really want/need
I would grow the screen within the current frame which is a great size, I would have killer front facing speakers and some amazing microphones. BlackBerry 10 in one amazingly thing sleek and sexy profile and I'd be good to go. Throw in some good cameras, NFC as well as a HDMI port and I'll buy 3 of them.
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A tablet is nothing more than a phone with a large screen, not necessary when you have such great laptops available now.
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1 flash for the camera
2 better browse
3 microSD slot
4 regular USB port would be so cool
5 compatible with android apps is a must
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I want to be able to connect it via USB to a printer, and print away!!
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Bigger. Make it 12", and do a nice keyboard case a la surface pro. Allow it to do multi-display devices. Basically make it capable of being an ultralight laptop replacement. Include the ability to send apps to and from a "bridged" device like a z10.
Lastly, and this is a stretch, let it share resources like qnx was designed to do. Need to covert a 1000 page .doc to pdf? Let your phone's CPU and memory help (and vice versa).
While you're at it, if you do a smaller tablet, pair up with a company to make a double din automotive tray to replace a factory stereo.
No, no, no! The current Playbook is still a solid piece of hardware. It may not have all the latest features but is there a necessity for new features? I had just been thinking if the Playbook is still part of the BlackBerry ecosystem. If there are thoughts about Playbook 2 then there can be and should be support in place for the Playbook. It just needs an updated web browser... Last time I heard this complaint was... nevermind.
First of all we must look at Demand side.
Tablet market is ever expanding against all odds, especially between Enterprises ( due to its easy carry advantage ) though still laptop and Desktop (atleast with gamers) is still in the race. It should be noted that 86% of Tablet market is control by iPAD only and rest majorly by NEXUS. The fall in its share was due increase in market not fall/switching of users. Many airlines company depends on ipad for there operations! So is there is space for BLACKBERRY PLAYBOOK 2 ?? Why not ?? There are many Non iPAD NON NEXUS users .Apart from this corporate still believe in BLACKBERRY ( whether young or old ) i seen many people still using there iphone with BB OS7 !! They just don't want to give up blackberry. Playbook was very cheap compare to iPAD and price similar to NEXUS , the only reason it don't run was EX CEO decisions. So playbook can safely assume it can grap Max 10 % market of Tablet ( not getting too optimistic ).
Now focus on the product. Playbook as far as possible must run on BB10. It should further emphasis to to bring BB10 app to Tablet with atleast 50% apps optimize for the same. The product must come under 3 options 7 , 9, 13 inch with Memory option 16/32, 32/64, 64/128. Customers target : TEEN, SME, CORPORATE respectively. Expandables memory is not require as ipad and Nexus don't have . Memory connectivety option : WIFI or WIFI AND CELLULAR. It depends on markets which option should be emphasis upon , if develop then WIFI , if emerging then WIFI and Cellular. Bring more games to PLAYBOOK 2 because TEEN loves heavy duties games. Rest of specs like RAM must be left to BB itself they would know what will be the best. BB must changes its Tablet name to something else because its predecessor shall have bad impact on its sales. BB can give best gaming option. The product must have shell life of 3 years with fully upgradeable position of OS this will bring more sales. Please sell it through ONLINE only because retailers will not like to sell a product with high shell life , they love lenovo and Samsung with low shell life. Put option of Accessories like KEYBOARD also so that it can easy become a alternative to laptop.
I'd like to see the same form factor. Even if there is a slight increase in screen size, the outer dimensions should remain the same. From a hardware standpoint, I'd also like to see USB OTG, USB 3.1, 802.11ac WiFi, Miracast, and an LED flash for the rear facing camera. I would hope that this new tablet would have the same or more power than the rumored 64-bit, octo-core phone. The tablet should offer compatibility with class compliant USB devices such as input devices, printers, and audio interfaces/ sound devices.
On the software side, I'd like to see a realization of the continued development of BlackBerry's first party software, such as a full featured internet browser, Docs To Go becoming a full featured office suite, and native BBM/ BBM Channel Manager. I'd also like elements of QNX Car baked in for better functionality within the car.
Someone mentioned "Blackbook" as a name for the new tablet. I like that very much.
I'll tell you what I want in a revamped PlayBook: I want a Xenon flash and an auto focusing camera at least as good as the old Nokia N8, but preferably as good as the Lumia 1020 or old Nokia 808. And instead of making a wart like camera island, smooth out the contours and use the volume for more battery. That's what I want.
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How about a $75.00 gift certificate and a letter of apology for selling me the Blackberry 1?
I don't think it is a good idea to have two headphone jacks. I'd love a partnership with someone like Amazon to make the BlackBerry Kindle executive line.
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Why are we doing this (again)?
Talk about stirring up a hornets nest!
;))
I for sure would buy one, even though it is outdated I use my playbook all the time.
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reading this post make me sick and laugh. i do have 32g blackberry playbook wifi. yes i do love my playbook but before diving in playbook 2. please update our native apps on playbook first. stop imagining on playbook 2
This sleek design would sit handsomely next to the latest generation of devices.
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I like the idea but:
- 7" would be fine
- 2560 X 1440 resolution would be great
- front-facing camera only would be all i'd need, but I can see how some would want a rear-facing camera
all the rest rocks... just make sure the CPU and GPU can push pixels for totally smooth flick scrolling.
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I like it :)
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I need this in my life!!!!!
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I'm interested. 100%.
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Netflix.
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Just wish I could pull the bb10 browser out of my z10 and put it on my PlayBook and have expandable memory
I am on the verge of purchasing a 10" tablet and this would truly definitely make up my mind. The list of features I see here would be perfect long as it also has a fully functional bridge feature. Being BlackBerry would make it even all the better.
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My PlayBook still runs good. I bought the BB keyboard and use it daily. I only do limited work with it but it gets by very well. I read books on it every night so the size is good, anything bigger will be unwieldy while layout down.
Need more bridge components, min the same as my 9900, it was disappointing to go to a bB10 phone and lose email on the PB. Might not hurt to be able to take phone calls on it too. Like now when the phone rings, I can answer from the PB, would be nice to talk into the PB and use it like a BT device.
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I would buy one if I could log in with the same BlackBerry ID on both devices (the other being my Q10).
And if it run awesome office apps. A build dedicated educational apps would also be a smart move...
I ll never buy a playbook ever again, except if they give me a credit for that piece of shit. PlayBook wasn't so bad when we were running bbos7 phones, but know, bridge is shit, tablet feels super slow, camera is shit, browser is nasty, really upset how blackberry drop it, lack of respect for the buyers!!
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I want below 400 gram weight, graphic that can play game like Tank Domination
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Bring it on!!!!!!! Give it bb10 and 8core processing with the ability to have videos etc playing in the active frames as the first playbook did
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Would be my ultimate device the key one would be battery a truly portable work and play tool
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7" with narrow bezel
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Wow, that concept looks quite sexy. I'm sold! If they add something like the S-Pen or stylus support for activities such as PDF annotation, drawing or taking notes. The S-pen alone attracts me to the Galaxy Note 10.1 but Touchwiz turns me off so I am SOL.
Awesome....Yessss!!!. would buy it in a heartbeat, but we know we'll never see it, but it has the makings of a POWERFUL Zzzz.
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Will buy two for me any my wife. However I think they should have 2 versions of tablets, one high end for enterprises with lots of features or consumers who wants to pay more and one low end for people who don't want to spend too much on tablets.
Isn't it too much? Or maybe I'm not just into tablets and apps. :))
My 1st choice of smartphone, BlackBerry.
The next playbook should have Windows 8 pro and wacom pen.
Until then, I'll keep using tabled as they were originally invented in 2001: full PC experience.
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I JUST LOVE THE SPECS! WOULD DEFINITELY BUY!
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Wow! Wow! Awsome! If this comes out one day, I'll bought it right the way!! No chance to espace! :D
Please update the old PB with BB 10.2.1, so we can install some android apps into it.... Please please please....
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Yes! A new playbook with BB10 on it would be fantastic. Same speakers,DAC chip would work fine, USB OTG, miracast, that. Would be enough for me. Cannot Foxconn make one? BlackBerry problem is they still live off the past, yes Playbook was not well hatched but with the smoothness of BB10 now, it would work. No need to try and sell Millions but enterprise does need this as a business tool. BlackBerry needs to get beyond the individual device mentality and start to think more in terms of integration and ease of use.
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Oh and to heck with bigger and thinner.
Stop, drop, and roll.
Better processor and a fatass battery. Other than that, I'd be happy with a similar product.
Stop, drop, and roll.
PlayBook 2 is not gonna happen for a loooooong time.
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My ideal Playbook 2 would have the following earth-shattering features:
1. Be able to run BlackBerry phone apps
2. Be updated more than once a year
3.Blackberry would remember it exists.
4. Run a modern operating system like, let's see... BB10!
I know it's too much to ask so I don't expect to ever see one.
Pity!
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Connectivity!! Torstein claimed that with a Z10 you did not need a PC. We need a dual boot Surface 2 +++ without the Apple idiosyncrasies to control how you use it.
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I would get one as soon as it was available, I use mine everyday and wish it was BlackBerry 10. But it still is awesome.
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BlackBerry isn't out of the woods yet and doesn't need the distraction.
Get the core mobile products bug free and marketing right before you start messing around with tablets.
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I have to agree with you Adam, I love the size of the playbook, but a little thinner and lighter would be just ideal, and make that bezel a little smaller. I really do love the playbook, use it everyday for work, it's always with me!
But when I'm at home it just doesn't have the consumer interest, but really I don't like watching films on tablets, I could buy a decent laptop for the cost of a tablet!
So I wouldn't change too much, maybe an inch larger and a little thinner but all with BB10!
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Like to see z10 specs in a tablet with 4x the battery from (z30) 2880 and 8 inch with just 32 GB and sd slot for another 128GB
This will be the most awsome table because people love GB and battery.
Blackberry could ask foxconn to build it
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A camera that works. My PB camera is pooched!
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Love the rendering. Still loving the PlayBook but do want to see an updated version. BB10 of course plus the ability to expand the memory like the BB10 phones (Z10, Q5, etc...), great battery life, HDMI outlet, BlackBerry Bridge and an increase in screen size (10 inches). The usual things I guess. It would be great to see a new BlackBerry tablet (or maybe "BlackBerry Tablet" as a new name which keeps it simple. So please Mr. Chen, put it on your list if your reading this.
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I just want a awesome new version of the PlayBook so I can do everything within my BB10 the PlayBook and other electronic devices!!
This is something that I been dying for BlackBerry to keep it and I really wish that they don't dump this out of their plans.
Please BlackBerry make it happen!
#BB10Believe #BlackBerryNation #BB10Army #BB10Freak #KeepMoving #TeamBlackberry #BBMCrossPlatform #BBM4All #IChooseBlackBerry10
I'm MongezaurioBerry
Needs a free tube of lube. When it fails to deliver and users are ripped off again. I highly doubt many users are stupid enough to go down the playbook 2 rabbit hole again.
It will be just that a concept that will never see the light of day. Needs a wireless charging pad for sure and more ram for the future.. The micro charging connector design is purr shit! Hell a magnetic one like apple would be better than the abortion they put on the pb. Almost all damaged playbooks are they cheap connector failing from wrong insertion..
You know the Playbook has the Rapid Charger which works magnetically right? It's what I use.
Umm, the playbook does have a magnetic charging connector, right next to the other one, albeit unused by most, since no charger that takes advantage of it was bundled with the device. (Is something whooshing rapidly over my head, here?)
The micro USB thing is a standard, agreed upon by many manifacturers, to get rid of the jungle of non-interchangeable wall warts that (still) plagues consumer electronics.
(I have a bit of a problem with the magnet, incidently -- I bring the PB to all sorts of places, and frequently have to clean out short-circuiting iron filings. :P)
Ouch, my PlayBook from amazon.com came with the magnetic charger. I was kinda chuffed, but also sad I couldn't rapid charge the Z10 with it.
"No Q10?" -> "Buy from Chen... "
Be more like the surface pro 2
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In addition to the obvious pressure-sensitive digitizing pen, for things like art and CAD on the field, I'd like to see one particular niche interest (...although with a wide array of potential "under the bonnet" consumer grade use cases) catered to, in form of a camera in each corner - synchronised (scan/focus/exposure) and calibrated, for real-time, orientation-independent, 3D capture/reconstruction.
That would likely put it well out of my budget, mind. :9
(EDIT: Kind of fond of the uniform bezel width of the original PlayBook, by the way, as far as aesthetics go. Wouldn't mind seeing them reduced, but... well, the "asymmetric" style isn't for everyone... :7)
Definitely like the specs listed on the concept PlayBook 2, but I'll be honest, I'm not sold on the 10' screen size. I prefer the 7' tablets.
I do not want to schlep around a humongous tablet . I've had my PlayBook for almost 2 years now and in all that time it's never left my apartment. Since I got the Z10 that is even less of a possibility!
Cartman says: Screw you guys I'm going home!
The Nexus 7 is really nice for slipping in your pocket. The screen resolution is incredible and it is blazing fast. The screen is rated "7 inches" but its a little smaller than the PB. I wish it were a notch bigger, but you can take it anywhere.
I like the new Dell 7' Windows 8 tablet. Problem is, I'm not a huge fan of the Windows platform/OS.
It's well priced, good specs, enough memory (also expandable) etc.
What kills it for me is the OS interface. Compared to BB10 the Windows OS looks and feels awkward and not very user friendly. Still miles better than that awful Android crap and definitely a step above the shittiest of them all the IOS...
For now, I think I'll hold off from buying a new tablet.
Cartman says: Screw you guys I'm going home!
Same size and design as the current PlayBook, but with a bigger screen and updated internals, with crazy audio.
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Truly replace the laptop ie:
Drive dual external monitors (ie hub on one screen the other can be for apps)
Multitasking - keeping multiple apps open and usable
That would be amazing!!!!
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I'll definitely buy a playbook 2 to go with my BB10 device.
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Playbook love :)
C0038297E Quote of the Day (BBM Channel)
Blackberry bridge - done better. Make it feel like the same device.
Omg that'd be effin' ILL!! I want it!
From my White Z30
***SICK, dude!***
Come on, cunning FoxBerry!
"No Q10?" -> "Buy from Chen... "
So ready to ditch my ipad hat that thing already.
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Still using my Playbook, runs great. However I would buy a new one like the rendering by Jelen in a heartbeat. :)
I'd prefer BlackBerry leave tablets to others that actually know how to market them.
We don't need more fragmentation.
I have had the PB for almost 2 years now. Love it to this day, except for the broken LCD screen. Just wondering if I should wait for the PB2 or repair this one now?
Otherwise the size that it is now is just perfect. But maybe a little bit bigger and lighter.
I would like an icon to push while on the web that turns your touch into a cursor. You would be able to use drop down menus and allow for hovering over icons to get descriptions of what they do
Thinner and lighter and I'd buy one. Imagine 10.2.1 running on that baby.
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absolutely. would be nice.
You hit the nail on the head!!!!!!!!!!!
That playbook 2 specs are great! :)
Sent From my brand new Q10 :D
Everything same and, yes, even the ram. Only add BlackBerry 10. I don't care about performance, just making up for a lie.
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I'm thinking 10.2.1 or better, stereo speakers, full Bridge+, ans the ability to mirror our phones and/or use them as controllers for tablet. That would make me a very happy camper :)
Posted while peeking and flowing on my incredible BBQ10!
I was hoping it would look something like BlackBerry previous concept video. Screen from end to end looks awesome.
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MicroSD, great specs and BB10 and I'll buy one
Can I use that PlayBook as mother ship? I will dock my z10 into it, would be super cool. :D
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Front and back cameras both be 16 MP with flash and 1080 HD recording.
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Two micro SD expansion slots each supporting 128 gb, support for external HDDs, HDMI out supporting 5.1 Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD, wireless recharging, snap on keyboard, AMOLED screen, min 4 gb RAM, min 4 cores, BB10.3 with full bridge support. You build it, I buy it.
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Not what I want. Update os and give us in the UK a proper video store. This brilliant 7" device has been neglected by BlackBerry and does not need replacing. There are too many other in the market. Addition of android runtime would help. Foxconn could produce a cheaper version.
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Put me down for one of them
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8" screen
App frames like PlayBook 1.0
USB Host support for files and media
NFC
Bridge Support including bridge apps for ios and android. Figure it out haha.
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To not be a piece of crap like the last one
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I don't know why people are asking for 7-8.9 and 10-12 in screens... my note 10.1 is absolutely perfect. anything bigger is obnoxious and anything smaller is kinda pointless. A 7in screen isn't a tablet in my opinion.
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Guess you've never held a Toshiba Excite 13"?
BB10 on my existing PlayBook.
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That one is perfect
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How about a return envelope and $600 AMEX gift card for the first PlayBook?
I want a new PlayBook, I'd buy it in a minute. Would like it waterproof, gorilla glass, and cheaper than the I pad so the schools would want to use them instead of I pad. Oh, and i would call it the blackberry blackjack 10.
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I like the original PlayBook, but being realistic I would not buy another PlayBook for full price. There is no app and game development for the PlayBook. I see no reason to buy another tablet just to browse the web, view pdfs, and edit some documents.
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I don't need another tablet, I just need a portable screen for my BlackBerry Z30. :D
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GeChic On-Lap 2501M 15.6" Battery-powered Monitor. Done. Or the 1502I if you want 1080p.
OMG. Love the PlayBook and calling it 2 or Phoenix is fine. Same size as BlackBerry was the first to do 7". But would not argue in a little larger. Same glass as my Z30. 4 gigs memory. Expandable memory with the base line 32 them 64 and 128. Then expand from there. Maybe but not necessary on the cell phone network. BB10 essential. Love and still use my PlayBook. Close to the front of the line for a new one. Also love USB storage
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Best feature we want?
Commitment from BlackBerry that they won't ditch us again like before
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Amazing responses above 98% or so in favour. Bring it on once the new phones are settled in.Love my PB but the browser,PDF reader and startup are an issue.
The ability to run Windows programs directly and I'll pay one grand for it.
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1. The same screen size as the most popular android tablet so apps can be ported or side loaded.
2. Expandable memory a must
3. Higher specs than any thing out
4. Magnetic keyboard similar to M$ Surface and stylus
5. A complete productivity office suite.
6. All the features on the Z30 minimum.
7. Lightest weight available
8. And of course a complete BlackBerry Bridge
Posted via the best communication device ever invented my Z10
Mine would basically be the Sony Xperia Tablet Z with BB10
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I would just care about a 10inch full HD screen and a monster battery. :)
I would MOST DEFINITELY purchase a new Playbook 2. My wish list would include:
7 inch form factor (which is perfect for my needs), 1080p AMOLED screen, a bigger battery, Full Blackberry10 OS with the Jelly bean runtime, a better camera sense (for focus, clarity, and low light situations, USB host capabilities, and a micro SD card slot
I'd be good with that. I'd buy it day one.
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A behemoth on specs, I'd buy on or, as close to release as possible. Such a cool concept.
.1925 bangingest version, so frickin' good. Zeddy approves.
If it would be true i should buy 10 of these playbooks!
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Infrared on the back next to the camera and a flash this time. Of course miracast, natural sound, fm radio and USB host mode.
A BB10 slider with the power of the Squircle
Integrated smart card reader for military application
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I must admit that since getting a Z30, I hardly use my PlayBook anymore, and it's hardly worth turning on anymore when I already have five inches of screen. A lot of people seem to like the seven inch size though. Maybe Foxconn could spit out two sizes for us? I wouldn't bother getting another one unless it was minimum nine inches, the concept is nice.
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No larger than 8 inch
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Keep the name PlayBook up, don't let that slip away. " I like to know what's in your PlayBook huh" I hope it comes with Standalone VOIP so we can bypass these carriers.
Bring on the real beast, wow!
Z30 ™ Best mobile platform.
Intel powered, strong battery, USB and hdmi ports. Basically a tablet that has the power of an average home computer.
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i still use my playbook every day. the origami browser has really helped.
i like the size. maybe make the bezel thinner to fit more screen real estate.
a bit lighter? even though it's great that the playbook feels built like a tank and takes lots of abuse/drops
snap on keyboard like surface
SD card slot
2nd line out would be amazing
killer feature would be line in for recording.
they should put a line in on their phones too.
First put BB10 on current Playbook. Then release PB2.. !!
It needs to have the best specs, a thin bezel, lighter than iPad Air and Android appstore so no one complains about apps.
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The fact that BB brought out the PlayBook and then immediately abandoned it means that I would not trust BB with another version! My PlayBook has been collecting dust for months now. I prefer to use my Galaxy S4 until I buy a Galaxy Tab!
Battery on the current playbook it's still ridiculously amazing!! I've gone for the weekend and the Playbook would stay on for daysssss with no problems! Love my pb
Z10 my baby...
I love my playbook. So just have BB10 on a new playbook 2 would be perfect...What else ?
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I like the 7 inch size better. Lighter and much faster than the original one would be on my wish list. The browser and start up were very slow.
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I haven't had the chance to buy a PlayBook but I was dying to buy one even before. I hope they could still sell PlayBook in the Philippines.. :(
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This is easy.
1. Get Foxconn to build it to remove inventory risk
2. Keep form factor
3. Slight upgrades to screen, battery and camera will go a long way
4. RAM (even if only to 2 from 1) and processor upgrades to allow 10.2.x (+)
5. All necessary port and protocol upgrades
6. Keep great speakers and add proprietary speaker and antenna technology
7. Make it weigh less - even if using old housing to reduce cost
8. Incentivize providers of educational and kids games to build native apps or port
9. Incentivize providers of profession specific software to build native or port
10. DO NOT BE AFRAID to cover some of the costs of #8 and #9 into price of playbook**
** for example: I would happily pay an extra $5-10 for my playbook if I knew that all the key pharmacy databases were available on Blackberry product (and I am not a pharmacist)
I love my playbook.
I do not need a "better than Apple/Samsung" spec sheet. What I need is a new playbook.
I do not need to be on an "oooo, get a new one every year" upgrade cycle. A 2 or 3 year cycle is just fine.
I recently bought a 2nd generation Nexus 7...I love it...HOWEVER-I really miss the swipe gestures of the Playbook! Swipe is the way to go!!! Here is hoping for a future Playbook! Not to soon though as i would have a hard time convincing my wife that I should buy another tablet so soon after buying my Nexus...
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Same here, wanna swipe my Google Nexus 2 all the time! An upgraded Google Nexus 2, built by Foxconn, with BlackBerry 10 thrown at it, and sold for around 250-300 euro...why not?
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An SD Card slot so it is useful with DSLR cameras. Seriously, with social media the ability to edit and post on the go is a big deal.
I'd rather have a "dumb" tablet with no computing power that I can use as a peripheral to my z10. Would cost nothing to make and can retail for like 200 bucks and still have BlackBerry make a profit.
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The current Playbook is so well made that any improvement would be very welcome. I for one am not using it just as a tablet, but actually working towards a true "Powered by Blackberry". With the USB and HDMI ports, I can plug in external keyboard, mouse, and display. With the MS integration and it already has the power to multi-task with multi-banking apps at the same time, I am almost independent of my of laptop. Basically, to be literally Powered by Blackberry is my goal.
Would be nice if it came with a pen like the Galaxy Note. Being able to write on a tablet is practical.
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I like the 7-inch size, thinner, 128 gb and expandable, the sound technology from the Z30, thinner bevels, utg, 4 or 8 gb of ram, good camera, bb10, longer-lasting battery, hdmi and many of the features of the concept.
No keep it 7" and the same thickness providing an excellent battery and superior specs. FM, AM, Weather radio with an outstanding GPS for outdoor use all in a rugged yet lightweight encasing.
Keep The Faith BlackBerry Q10
I absolutely would buy something like this! I'm still using my PlayBook daily, but this really would be awesome!
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I would be good with just bb10.
Posted using the best phone ever, the Z30!
Playbook 2? or Playbook "Classic"?
LOLOLOL, I crack myself up
This is why I got rid of my ipad is because of the size of it, I don’t like that notebook style tablet, (still don’t like the ipad mini cause it is not better than BlackBerry)
If I was BlackBerry, I would keep the same size as the original one, make it more thinner & pack more storage space in it more ram, 4GLTE network speed/Wifi, the ability to make calls from the tablet.
Add Miracast support as well to it.
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You forgot NFC and BT4.0
I would up the ram if possible to 8GB (might be to hefty for the build cost though.)
Also include a DT/LT replacement dock! so that you can have a truly portable workstation.
work dock would connect to (up to 2) screen and have usb ports for mouse and KB. With the android runtime you can run well pretty much anything you want right on your DT. mainly all of you IM and communications can be run straight from the BB interface with multi tasking.
Run MS office (word excel ppoint) preferably with a pen. printer support.
+ Skype + everything Q10 does
I want SKYPE and blackberry bridge with appworld support. Yaaaaayaa. Bring it on 4g ram , 2.3ghz. 10".
I'll buy one too, and I'll go for even higher screen resolution with the same Z10 aspect, off course with latest BBOS10
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The ability to run windows desktop apps. This way I'll replace my desktop and laptop.
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How about a browser that doesn't take 9 years to load
As long as it runs BB 10 then I'm in. I'd prefer the spec on the post for myself and one for my wife and one the same size as the original PlayBook for my daughter.
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Since I got the Z10, and now the Z30; I haven’t felt the need to use my PlayBook at all anymore. It just sits on my desk in its nice BlackBerry bluetooth keyboard case that my wife got me a month before the Z10 was released. It might have seen a total of 6 hours of use since then.. If that!
That being said; rather than another tablet, I'd prefer to see BlackBerry release a dock for my Z30 that pulls up a desktop-like version of BB10 on my computer monitor.
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Playbook 2 on steroid and light like the iPad Air and I'm in!!!
Stick wit th 8inch octa core 64 bit good batter life 5mp rear cam n 2mp front wit the latest android emulator or wit an equally matched BlackBerry World
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I use my playbook daily and would buy a new BlackBerry tablet in a heart beat!!!
Posted with the brilliance of my Z10
They should consider making it just an I/O device that can connect to the various BlackBerry phones wirelessly.
This would make it less expensive and we would only need one main device.
I wonder if Chen agrees with Heins about tablets being dead.
This as a feasible yet perfect for my needs. Instead of loading it with chips, make a range of 7 to 13" HD LED punchy screens with a secondary GPU and dedicated memory for graphics. Pinch some USB, BT,wifi and Mirrorlink and I'm in love instantly.
Price them from $100 to $150.
Thank you, add me to the pre-order list for all of them.
+1 this. I would have these devices all over my house and one at work.
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I would love to have one . . . but I'm scared . . . I think if BB goes into tablet, before phones are stabilized, they might bleed another pile of moneyz
As long as it wasn't released at $700+
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Paratek technology in the PlayBook 2 with an anti glare coating on the screen.
Double encryption for all BlackBerry 10 devices and tablets.
But the price has to be right.
Everything else has been covered.
BlackBerry...Get it MADE!!!!
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Something that doesn't take 3 days to boot up would be nice.
LOL !!!
It should have rapid charger/dock with mini HDMI as a minimum.
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There's only one feature that ANY future BlackBerry product requires to be successful: third party developer support. Until we solve that at the most basic level of an ecosystem, this product's specifications won't matter. However, I've seem some great ideas on this thread and this is a great step in the right direction with regards to style and features. Perhaps BB10.3 can unite the platforms. So many times I have an app on the PB that is lacking on my z10 and vice versa. So frustrating.
Well, in theory the Android app support would cover this but you have made a point I strongly agree with.
BB10 first;
I'd love it and the fist one in France will be for me!
Hey
Minimum 8.9" screen, prefer 10". I would like it to have an FM Tuner and expandable memory - either an SD or Micro SD slot. Oh and BB10 OS of course. Use my PB regularly and I would buy a bigger upgraded one in a heart beat!
To be honest I'm not sure I'd buy another tablet. I had the playbook and now the Nexus 7 and loved them both but since I got my Z30 I don't use them any more. With a 5" screen I can use RDP/VNC/Web etc. etc. and the tablets just sit there. Although the Nexus is good for downloading apps for the Z30.
I would buy, if just for the BB10 browser on a bigger screen.
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I'd say the one thing I would look forward to would be the new BlackBerry 10 bridge. Bridge on the current PlayBook isn't the greatest. If BlackBerry can integrate their tablet with the phone well then I'll absolutely love it. Something like sending an active frame from your phone to the PlayBook so you can play your game/app on the 10" screen would be awesome.
One thing liked about the original PlayBook was that the speakers were in the front of the device. Please keep it that way!
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I like the concept! Wow I wish this would be on the market right now! I would buy one for sure! Maybe more option of storage though, like 128Gb maybe?
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