I REALLY hope the BoyGenius is wrong on this one. He claims that his sources have confirmed that the BlackBerry tablet will be a companion smartphone device not a standalone device coming to us sometime in December or sooner. In short think of the megafail Palm Foleo that was the death knell of Palm OS. It looks like RIM might be going right down that road. The tablet will either tether with your BlackBerry over Bluetooth or connect over Wi-Fi.
That is one of the biggest issues I always had with tablets. They tend to be either a closed garden limited device like the iPad or a totally dummy device like the Redfly which is just a bigger screen and keyboard for your BlackBerry. I really don’t see the point of either since they don’t address a specific need but I really hope RIM is not going down this route. If you are already trying to play catch up at least make something good!
What do you think? Would you care for a BlackBerry companion? I can see it now. Carrying a Laptop, BlackBerry, and a companion BlackBerry… The reason a BlackBerry works is that it gives you mobile access to your email and PIM when you don’t have your laptop. If you already have your laptop then why would you want a more limited tablet…
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