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I love my PlayBook! Betty(my PB's name) is always with me, by my side or by my bum (she fits in most of my pants' back pockets) and so it's no suprise that I am always asked if my Playbook(Betty) is "one of those iPad thingies". Although I'm sure it doesn't happen to everyone, I'm equally sure it does happen to some of you. Now, some people could get angry if said question was always asked to them, over and over again, but I take this time and seize the opportunity to instruct, and teach, what a Blackberry Playbook is and what it can do. I usually meet this curious bunch on the public transit to and from work or in the cafeteria at my place of work. Most of the time, I have a quick 3 to 5 minutes with them and I always find myself repeating the same thing. Here is a quick run through of the 5 ways I present and show off my BlackberryPlaybook:
1 - I always begin by telling people the device is called a Playbook and it is made by RIM (the makers of Blackberry) I tell them it's like an iPad in the way that it's a tablet, but that it works a little differently.
2 - The second thing I do is open a few apps like the video app, the bridge cal, news app and maybe a game like deadspace. I then proceed to show off the multitasking power of the hardware, as well as the gestures side of things. I always call Betty my little workhorse that could. People are usually amazed at how quickly the devices allows the user to quickly transition from one app to the next.
3 - While showing off the multitasking and gestures, I cycle to my video app and show off a video I took with the rear-facing camera. People are always impressed by not only the quality of the image captured, but also the quality of the screen. If deadspace is up, i'll go to that for a few seconds to show them how smoothly it runs.
4 - I usually only do this at work or in a more controlled environment ; I let people hold the device and let them get a feel for the quality of this tablet. I show them how easily it fits in my coat or back pocket and how it can be brought with me almost anywhere. It funny because on the few times I did this, people were already getting the hang of the intuitive bezel/gestures features.
5 - When I have internet access, I will often show off flash capabilities and the browser. Someone had posted a really cool NASA flash website for one of the Apollo missions in the CB forums once and I used that same site to convince a guy at work that this should be his next birthday present. Recently I've also told people about the great rebates available for the device.
So that's that. I just thought I'd share this with you all seeing as I find myself demo'ing Betty on an almost daily basis. I'm still super enthusiastic about this device and I like sharing that energy with other about a devices that hasn't received all the love and attention it deserves. Btw, this post was all done through the bridge broswer on some down time. I love my Playbook!!!!
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com09-24-11 07:56 PM - Thanks
You may also open some novelty apps - like the "Piano" (AberrantApps) to demo the multi-touch or "Drums" (Jared Costal or "jeflemon")...maybe just to show them it can be just as cool and fun and responsive as the ipad thingy
And the speakers ....nice
Bubble Level Pro is also very impressive to demo the sensors. Don't remember if it's free but a quality app..
I always download the piano app at best buy since its free so at least ONE cool app is on it.Last edited by blackjack93117; 09-24-11 at 08:22 PM.
09-24-11 08:17 PM - I was watching the Habs (a.k.a. the Montreal Canadians) pre-season game tonight with my brother-in-law and between the 1st and 2nd period, I figured I'd demo my Playbook and show him precisely what the PB is capable of. We ended up missing most of the 2nd and 3rd period, it's just pre-season anyways. After reading your thread, I did use some of your pointers and blew his mind. Not really knowing what to expect, I put it in his hands and 5 minutes later he was already hooked. He's pickin' one up first thing tomorrow.
Thanks for the great thread.09-24-11 10:11 PM - Haha, never had somebody to ask is this an iPod.
Usually my answer is - no, no, this not for games, its professional, a work tool, for doing a job on it, its a BlackBerry tablet ... and then give them to play with it a bit, showing navigation and multitasking functionality, demo video, and ... in the end NFS09-24-11 10:19 PM - sorry my bad!Haha, never had somebody to ask is this an iPod.
Usually my answer is - no, no, this not for games, its professional, a work tool, for doing a job on it, its a BlackBerry tablet ... and then give them to play with it a bit, showing navigation and multitasking functionality, demo video, and ... in the end NFS
fixed!09-24-11 10:38 PM - She does! Bed Buzz allows Betty to call me whatever I like and tell me the time of day and even the weather! She'll even wake me up if I ask her*!Ummm.... Does Betty sometimes talk to you even when your hand is not in her back pulling the string?
*By ask, I meam program her.
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com09-25-11 02:46 AM - lI was watching the Habs (a.k.a. the Montreal Canadians) pre-season game tonight with my brother-in-law and between the 1st and 2nd period, I figured I'd demo my Playbook and show him precisely what the PB is capable of. We ended up missing most of the 2nd and 3rd period, it's just pre-season anyways. After reading your thread, I did use some of your pointers and blew his mind. Not really knowing what to expect, I put it in his hands and 5 minutes later he was already hooked. He's pickin' one up first thing tomorrow.
Thanks for the great thread.
This is awesome!! Yeah can't wait for some good old Hab's Hockey to start! Montreal is crazy(fun) during hockey season!
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com09-25-11 02:47 AM - I was watching the Habs (a.k.a. the Montreal Canadians) pre-season game tonight with my brother-in-law and between the 1st and 2nd period, I figured I'd demo my Playbook and show him precisely what the PB is capable of. We ended up missing most of the 2nd and 3rd period, it's just pre-season anyways. After reading your thread, I did use some of your pointers and blew his mind. Not really knowing what to expect, I put it in his hands and 5 minutes later he was already hooked. He's pickin' one up first thing tomorrow.
Thanks for the great thread.Hab fans huh? You'll probably enjoy this then:
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09-25-11 09:08 AM - Wow leave Canadians in a room together too long and the conversation always switches to hockey.. in the States football ... further south ... futbol (soccer)
Not to change the subject, but what do you cold people think of your Sheepdogs?
Just discovered them the other day... classic!
Havent heard such a good band out of Canada since the Guess Who?
Love tapping along with my DRUM APP
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