The BlackBerry PlayBook and it's effect on Computer Sciences

What is the BlackBerry PlayBook?:


  The BlackBerry Playbook is soon to be introduced into the market by BlackBerry.  It is a high speed tablet computer similar to the iPad but different in many ways.  The PlayBook provides professional performance, effective and fast web browsing with HTML5 capabilities, high speed connections, 4G network and even the ability to use your BlackBerry smartphone as a modem to run 3G network.  Not only does it supply fast networking capabilities you can also sync it with your BlackBerry smartphone and use email, calender, address book, tasks and BlackBerry Messenger.  This amazing new piece of technology also comes with video-conferencing capabilities, in-class media and is 7" and 0.9 pounds large enough to use, but smaller and lighter then the apple iPad.



Comparison to the Apple iPad:

 With it's 1GHZ Dual-Core processor it can load web pages at even higher speeds then the apple iPad.  The PlayBook also has support for HTML5 something which the iPad lacks, because of the PlayBook's high quality animations appear smoother and faster then the iPad this is because of the speed at which Javascript and HTML5 can work on the PlayBook.



How the BlackBerry Playbook will impact the Computer Sciences field:

  The BlackBerry PlayBook will have a very positive influence on Computer Sciences because a) It provides a new technology which, many people who are being introduced into a Computer Science program can study and learn from b) It sets the bar high for any company wishing to create a new tablet and c) It provides a fast and effective tablet for anyone working within the Computer Science industry to record notes, keep calenders and research information on the go.  It is a convenient size and stores plenty of information which is useful when you are recording notes and ideas down all the time.