RIM unveils 7″ PlayBook with 1GB Ram and 2 HD cameras

Research in Motion has announced the “PlayBook,” a 7-inch multi-touch tablet. We are still to see how it performs in the wild but some technical aspects of it are impressive:

• 7-inch 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)

More specs to be shared on or before the date this product is launched in retail outlets. RIM intends to also offer 3G and 4G models in the future.

Wataniya Airways Portal Graphical User Interface Design

Rossul Design has been chosen to develop GUI for a new version of Wataniya Airways portal. Wataniya Wataniya Airways is Kuwait’s new premium service airline, with point to point connections across the Middle East.