BlackBerry PlayBook To Be Available In Hong Kong In Early July

Although already mentioned in their press release from last week, RIM today sent out a separate press release for the launch of the BlackBerry PlayBook in Hong Kong. Not much new mentioned in this press release except for an approximate launch of early July, something that wasn’t mentioned in last week’s release which said the PlayBook would be available in 16 more markets within the next 30 days. The press release goes on to mention the PlayBook’s features and specifications so if you haven’t gone through them yet you can check them out below or go to RIM’s Hong Kong PlayBook page at blackberry.com/hk/playbook for more info.

Press Release

Hong Kong – Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today announced plans to launch its much-anticipated BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet in Hong Kong. The BlackBerry PlayBook is scheduled to be released in early July through authorized carrier partners and retail channels in Hong Kong.

Ideal for both businesses and individuals, the BlackBerry PlayBook features an ultra-portable design and delivers industry leading performance, uncompromised web browsing, true multitasking, HD multimedia, advanced security features, out-of-the-box enterprise support and a robust development environment.

With support for Adobe® Flash®, Adobe® Mobile AIR® and HTML-5, the BlackBerry PlayBook provides customers with an uncompromised, high-fidelity web experience and offers them the ability to enjoy all of the sites, games and media on the web.

The BlackBerry PlayBook supports high-quality multimedia features. It includes dual HD cameras for picture and video capture and video chatting. The BlackBerry PlayBook offers a vivid display that presents crystal clear pictures and movies. With its rich stereo sound and a powerful media player, the BlackBerry PlayBook rivals the best in the industry. The BlackBerry PlayBook can also be connected to external displays via HDMI allowing presentation, viewing of documents and files and sharing photos and videos on larger screens, making the BlackBerry PlayBook a prefect tool to show one’s creations for work and fun.

Key features of the BlackBerry PlayBook include:

For more information, please visit www.blackberry.com/hk/playbook.>