[Momo13Drums]

I was wondering; and, before I begin, I'm not trying to start a flame war or anything. I'm just trying to figure out some things.

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What apps will be available on launch? I haven't heard much besides the normal ones (calculator, browser, fb, calendar, etc) and of course the ones we saw from TAT like the music app.

I know a lot of you will say it doesn't need apps, but I disagree. That's like saying a PC doesn't need applications/programs... and I suppose it doesn't, but without them, it would be just a big, expensive browser.

I'm concerned Playbook will end up being what I just described, if it's appworld isn't up to par...I know the appworld on my Torch leaves a lot to be desired. For a phone this is fine, but for a tablet, it needs functionality.

I'm looking for apps like this:

Music creation apps (something along the lines of logic, protools, **** even simpler like garageband or fruity loops?) Will there be MIDI support if it has something like this?

Netflix

Manga reader / ebook reader

Movie creator

Video chat - I know it has skype, correct? Are there any other known video chat apps?

Note taking app - I need to take notes with a stylus, what kind of app is available for this?

Games ... not super concerned with this, but it would be nice. Besides need for speed and tetris, does Playbook offer any games?

PDF Viewer

Audio editing app? Obviously I mentioned the music creation apps and you can edit audio in some of those, but what about something very simple, such as audacity, for quick edits to email?

Photoshop / photo editing app? Something simple, again, I have a PC for main work.

Along the same lines, possibly a way to hook the playbook to a PC and use it as a tablet IN photoshop?

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These are just a few apps I'm looking for, there are plenty more I would like but I won't continue. Can anyone please tell me if these are available, or for that matter, what apps WILL be available at all?

I mean, I've been watching Playbook since day 1, but how can I (or anyone else) justify throwing down $500+ for a 7" browser, calculator, and calendar?

I've given up on RIM giving us details about tethering fee's, and I'm only focused on being able to use a tablet with wifi now. But come on RIM, or anybody, let us know if the playbook has any functionality!

[dcgore]

We've seen some pictures and vids of some of the apps...i distinctly remember skype.

[BBThemes]

Games ... not super concerned with this, but it would be nice. Besides need for speed and tetris, does Playbook offer any games?

oh yes my game just got approved less than an hour ago (yea im still smiling)

PlayBook Daily has a fair few apps and stuff on there, alot of stuff isnt live yet though, i personally think there will be comments on the ammount of apps in the earnings call tomorrow. i know if i was an investor that would be my question, so it should be worth a listen

[calircr]

skye will be available, but RIM is also developing their own video chat app that was supposed to be on the PB when it launches. as to the other apps, i have no clue. plus if rumors are true, you could supposedly run droid apps on the pb.

[dcgore]

skye will be available, but RIM is also developing their own video chat app that was supposed to be on the PB when it launches. as to the other apps, i have no clue. plus if rumors are true, you could supposedly run droid apps on the pb.

Could it be Video BBM???

[Momo13Drums]

oh yes my game just got approved less than an hour ago (yea im still smiling)

PlayBook Daily has a fair few apps and stuff on there, alot of stuff isnt live yet though, i personally think there will be comments on the ammount of apps in the earnings call tomorrow. i know if i was an investor that would be my question, so it should be worth a listen

This was actually pretty helpful. I hadn't seen this site yet...

I found a couple applications that interested me, mainly the sticky notes one, couple note taking apps, chess, the photo organizer, "smartpark", paper plane game, flashcards, etc.

These things were cool, and definitely something I'd use. But a lot of them looked very immature and there isn't much substance. I hope playbook matures and has better apps.
I've got no problem with sheer amount of apps, I'd rather have quality over quantity any day, but it looked like a lot of them were lacking in substance.

I'm confused at this point, the playbook is something I wanted but seeing a galaxy tab, the screen was tiny, and PB is the same size. Factoring in that it looks like it won't have a better selection of apps (both in quality and quantity) than the current appworld, and definitely not music creation apps, movie stuff, photo editing,etc... how can I justify spending $500+ on a browser and tip calculator when I already have my torch?

Does anyone else feel the same way about this? I mean, I've been waiting since day 1, and it's frustrating enough they make you wait, but they make it sound like a big deal, and when it finally hits.... theres no substance? I thought we were promised all sorts of amazing applications to make use of PB? I really don't need a $500+ screen extension on my torch.

[missing_K-W]

This was actually pretty helpful. I hadn't seen this site yet...

I found a couple applications that interested me, mainly the sticky notes one, couple note taking apps, chess, the photo organizer, "smartpark", paper plane game, flashcards, etc.

These things were cool, and definitely something I'd use. But a lot of them looked very immature and there isn't much substance. I hope playbook matures and has better apps.
I've got no problem with sheer amount of apps, I'd rather have quality over quantity any day, but it looked like a lot of them were lacking in substance.

I'm confused at this point, the playbook is something I wanted but seeing a galaxy tab, the screen was tiny, and PB is the same size. Factoring in that it looks like it won't have a better selection of apps (both in quality and quantity) than the current appworld, and definitely not music creation apps, movie stuff, photo editing,etc... how can I justify spending $500+ on a browser and tip calculator when I already have my torch?

Does anyone else feel the same way about this? I mean, I've been waiting since day 1, and it's frustrating enough they make you wait, but they make it sound like a big deal, and when it finally hits.... theres no substance? I thought we were promised all sorts of amazing applications to make use of PB? I really don't need a $500+ screen extension on my torch.

PB has support for media content creation....that's been on the PB page at www.blackberrry.com for months now!

As far as app potential...the PB OS is way more advanced then the competition...QNX>ios/android...wait until PB's are in the hands of dev's and the SDK's come out of beta....there should be no concern at all....

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[mookish]

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[sam_b77]

why do you need apps?
The OS seems robust enough to run full fledged programs, and internet access is not dumbed down..
Here's a question: How many "apps" do you have on your PC or Macbook?

[Innerchild]

oh yes my game just got approved less than an hour ago (yea im still smiling)

PlayBook Daily has a fair few apps and stuff on there, alot of stuff isnt live yet though, i personally think there will be comments on the ammount of apps in the earnings call tomorrow. i know if i was an investor that would be my question, so it should be worth a listen

Wow! Congrats to you!!!

I have faith that there will be loads of great apps very soon so I'm not worried about that. Can't wait to download my Kindle library to the PlayBook and have a same-size-as-Kindle ereader that is backlit!

And with the fuller web experience, we won't need an app for everything!

[barrist]

didn't you make the exact same thread twice already?

i think in your last one you said you hated the form factor of the galaxy tab (which is the same as the PB). why are you still interested in it?

[missing_K-W]

why do you need apps?
The OS seems robust enough to run full fledged programs, and internet access is not dumbed down..
Here's a question: How many "apps" do you have on your PC or Macbook?

Ahmen brother....remember!........drum roll please........this thing is POSIX compliant and not only that...but POSIX certified....LOOK OUT.....because what 99.5% of people tend to forget is we are going to have desktop programs ported!!! That's freakn' huge!

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[BBThemes]

I found a couple applications that interested me, mainly the sticky notes one, couple note taking apps, chess, the photo organizer, "smartpark", paper plane game, flashcards, etc.

haha i didnty know my game was on there, its come a long way since that vid

Wow! Congrats to you!!!

thanks just got my order thru for my playbook!! its definitley `good news week` as far as im concerned

[Chrisjohn1990]

I"m pretty sure it comes with a pdf viewer out of the box, it mentions it on the apps section of the blackberry website (it's been updated a bit since the 21st i believe)

[sam_b77]

BTW on the question of apps, does anyone here play Medieval Kings Chess 2 on the BB?
Would be great if that is ported on the PB

[missing_K-W]

I"m pretty sure it comes with a pdf viewer out of the box, it mentions it on the apps section of the blackberry website (it's been updated a bit since the 21st i believe)

As far as Adobe offerings go....QNX has been a partner with Adobe for 7 years I believe...not only that...they are strategic partners...so if Adobe offers it...it's pretty safe to say it'll be on the PB!

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[drjay868]

oh yes my game just got approved less than an hour ago (yea im still smiling)

Congrats! I'm not super interested in a lot of games for the PB, BUT that was one that I definitely was interested in! I'll gladly give you a few of my hard earned dollars.

[mlb13]

This was actually pretty helpful. I hadn't seen this site yet...

I found a couple applications that interested me, mainly the sticky notes one, couple note taking apps, chess, the photo organizer, "smartpark", paper plane game, flashcards, etc.

These things were cool, and definitely something I'd use. But a lot of them looked very immature and there isn't much substance. I hope playbook matures and has better apps.
I've got no problem with sheer amount of apps, I'd rather have quality over quantity any day, but it looked like a lot of them were lacking in substance.

I'm confused at this point, the playbook is something I wanted but seeing a galaxy tab, the screen was tiny, and PB is the same size. Factoring in that it looks like it won't have a better selection of apps (both in quality and quantity) than the current appworld, and definitely not music creation apps, movie stuff, photo editing,etc... how can I justify spending $500+ on a browser and tip calculator when I already have my torch?

Does anyone else feel the same way about this? I mean, I've been waiting since day 1, and it's frustrating enough they make you wait, but they make it sound like a big deal, and when it finally hits.... theres no substance? I thought we were promised all sorts of amazing applications to make use of PB? I really don't need a $500+ screen extension on my torch.

I went through the same thought process when I was trying to decide what to do. It sounds like you want the productivity of a full computer in a portable package. I ended up getting a slate style computer because I needed the ports, and it fit my needs best, but I still want a playbook (eventually) because I think it will be fun. I agree with some of the other posters in here, that as developers get it in their hands, the range of applications it can do will increase. It might be worth it to hold off a few months to further evaluate the mobile computing market in regards to your needs.

[howarmat]

why do you need apps?
The OS seems robust enough to run full fledged programs, and internet access is not dumbed down..
Here's a question: How many "apps" do you have on your PC or Macbook?

you do realize that "apps" and applications are the same in reality. I am sure people have quite a few applications installed on their PC/Macs. your browser is an app, bbm is an app, photo and video editing would all be apps. i have full web browsing on the PC/laptop but i still have probably 100-150 "apps" on my pc/laptop.

[sam_b77]

Is it just me or has anyone else also noted the deathly silence from the apple trolls since the PB released date got announced?

[anon(728548)]

Is it just me or has anyone else also noted the deathly silence from the apple trolls since the PB released date got announced?

There's one in here


insisting his ipad can watch youtube videos on the desktop site and stuff about the PB being terrible

[missing_K-W]

Is it just me or has anyone else also noted the deathly silence from the apple trolls since the PB released date got announced?

Lol...yep..so true...the PB trumps the ipad2 by a light year! And everyone knows it!

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[Stonedicator]

I am hoping there will be plenty of PB apps available at launch. I am REALLY hoping that it will support android apps as that will be a big selling point (at least for me it is).

[sam_b77]

I am hoping there will be plenty of PB apps available at launch. I am REALLY hoping that it will support android apps as that will be a big selling point (at least for me it is).

See here's the thing with PB supporting Android Apps. If that were true then RIM would be killing the PB platform on their own.
Why would Devs make a special effort to make Applications for the PB, when they can make it for Android and sell to the PB crowd as well.
Don't forget the Android apps will be dumbed down cos it's still pretty much a phone OS.
I know you want Angry Birds on PB, so does everyone else. But not at the cost of dumbing down the offerings and then have a dumbed down PB 2.0.

[mjlin2002]

Here is a partial list (356 apps) of BlackBerry PlayBook Apps compiled from using Google Advanced Search options and also Apps seen on PlayBookdaily. Excludes "ebooks" and "metro" names.

[Edit] - If you want more info on an App, you can go on your computer to App World. Type in the name of the App to try and search for it.

Name of App /Cost /Description

(Na - App World info page not available. Vendor probably took it down.)

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3D Booklet
4 Aces
5-Letter Words
Abacus Free ancient calc
AirWaves
Aislee Flash Card
AnesthesiaICUInfusion Na
Angular Triangulator $0.99 protractor
Animal Sounds $0.99 play animal sounds
Annie’s Memory Game
Any Beer ABV 0.99 2,000+ beers and their ABV content
aoPilot
Applauz Plinko Free plinko game
Apple Catch
AppleWorm
Arabic LetterBox
Archimedes’ Bathtime Free math game
ARTPAD
Asteroid Blast HD
AusWeather
Avalanche NA
Awesome Timer Free timer
Baby Names
BalanceBook
Ball-TRaCK Free game
Balloon Touch
BallZ Free game
Battery Assistant NA
Billaboard
Binary Clock for BlackBerry PlayBook $0.99 clock
Binary Clock for BlackBerry PlayBook $3.99 3-in-1 game
BlackFeed NA
BlackJack
BlackPaper
Blob Chorus Ear Training
Blokker
Blox
BluePad NA
Book Keeper
Bored Room Bingo
Braille Alphabet Board
Bubblewrap Deluxe $0.99 pop bubblewrap
Buddy CRM for BlackBerry PlayBook Free sales management tool
Business Analysis Toolbox Free Collection of business analysis tools
C.R.A.S.H. –Car Report Accident Search Help
Calc by Iancio
CalConvert
Calculator Free calc
Catholic Prayers
Checkers
Checklist App $1.99 make a list
CheckMy Trip
Chess Clock Free
Chicken Coop Fractions
Children’s Piano
Chinese Calendar and Zodiac
Classic Timer
Coaster
Cogimap $1.99 brainstorm
Colour Picker V1.0
Com Calc Pro $0.99 real estate agent calc
CommuniPix Mobile
Compass $3.99 search, navigate, bookmark GPS
Console-Spot Reader for BlackBerry PlayBook Free access articles on Console-spot.com
Contraction Coach
Converter
Converter Pro for BlackBerry PlayBook $0.99 unit converter
ConvertPro
Cooking Calc NA
Countdown Timer Free timer
Couples Biorythms for BlackBerry PlayBook Free rhythmic biological cycles
Cowbell
CrazyEights
Cricket Terms
Cronometro Free
Crystal Ball for BlackBerry PlayBook $0.99 will answer all ur ???s
Cubing Timer
CurlBoard
Currency NA
Currency Gizmo
DailyHoroscope
Dbase NA
Depth Quest
Desi
Desktop Calculator Free calc
Desktop Web Analytics Free vizualize Piwik stats
Digital CiDian(Chinese-English dictionary) Lite for PlayBook Free chinese-english dictionary
DoubanDesktop
Droids for BlackBerry PlayBook Free game avoid the droids
Droplets $1.99 puzzle game
Dungeon Joe
e-Mobile Color Pearl $1.99 background color changer
Easy Tipper
easyTrans translator for PlayBook $0.99 translate btwn 22 lang
eXpresso for Starbucks� Coffee $1.99 beverage creator
FaceWrap Free manipulate picture
Fart Button
Fast Dx
Fifteens
FillErUp
FindMyTweet
Finger Magic
Finger Painting For Babies
FIRC Free flash IRC
FireWorks Free/Paid entertainment
First Aid
Flash Remote Free control mac & windows media
Flashcards $1.99 make ur own flash cards
FlashKids
Flashlight Free make PB a flashlight
FlightArc
FlockConnect LIVE Viewer
Focal Range Calculator
Food Journal
Four In a Row Free 1 or 2 player game
Freemote Control
Frog Game
Front Runner
Fun Web Cam
fxChange Currency
GeeReader Free google reader
Glow Pong
Golf Quiz
GraphIt
Gravity Burst $0.99 2D shoot'em game
Gravity Burst Lite Free game
Gugu Guesser
HDB Converter
Health and Beauty
HexReader 0xB
Hockey DrillBook 1.85 EUR hockey drill book
Horoscope Clock
Horse Play
HR Music Calendar
HT Mobile Ticker Free fast match viewer for Hattrick
HyperBible Free 12versions of the Bible
iConverter
IdeaList
iGoalie
IndonesiaInYourHand Free tourism directory
Interceptr
Inverse Square Law Calculator Free lighting app calc
Jakarta Busway Map $0.99
Jigsaw Puzzle: Mosques
Juniper Green
JupiterX 3000
JustDict
KBlackJack
KeepUp
Kitchn Timer
Kunvertr Free Unit Converter
Lecture Notes $1.99 take notes. Handwrite, type, sound record
Letter Rain $0.99 learn to type on PB AHazDesigns
Lexitron
License Plate Game
LifeCruncher
Lights Off
Little Man Computer
Live water
Lonely Turret
LPlayer Free stream music for last.fm
Lux Convert Free lighting conversion app
Macro Light
Magic Fortune Cookie
Magic Guess Ball
Mancala
Mandelbrot Free entertainment
MapPlan Free edit/plan routes trips
Marbles
Masters of Mayhem
Math Quiz
Math Reference
MathBook
Mathemind
MaxPlanner
Memorina Na
Memory Jungle $0.99 puzzle game
Memory4Kidz
meStudying: Algebra I
meStudying: Frog Dissection
Mimic $0.99 simon like game
Mindmaps $1.99 brainstorm
MoneyConvert
Monkey and Banana
Monster Match
Morse Code Generator
Morse Tapper
MousePad Na
mSudoku
My Black-List! Free put'em on your blacklist
My Expenses
My Grade Tracker
My Grocery Book
My Notes
My Portfolio
MyFlashCards! 0.99
MyStopWatch
NabazBero
News and Weather
NFL Scoreboard
NiXiE Thai Dict
No Frills Sudoku
Operators
Papillon Converter $0.99 unit converter
ParkoMinder Free parking meter timer
Pashto Alphabet
Peg Solitaire $0.99 game by starwood labs
Percussion
Perfect Ricochet
Periodic Table
Photo Importer
PhotoConnect Free Free photo app
Piano
picco Gallery
Picture Puzzle Free game
Picture Slider
Pill Reminder
Pixel Idols
Pixelated Plus
Pizza Stuff Calculator
PlaneRace
Platinum for BlackBerry PlayBook Free periodic table
PlayCreator
Pocket Portrait Lighting $1.99 photography
Pong 0.95 EUR game
PriorityFeed
Programming Calculator
Project Time Tracker Free utility
Psychrometrics Deluxe
Pulsr Free create music loops
Puzzle Slider $0.99 3-D puzzle game
Puzzle Timer
Puzzler
QE Mortgage Calculator $0.99
Qrossfire
Quadratic Free solve quadratic for roots
Quadratic Equation Solver Free
Quest
Queue Manager
Quicknotes
Quran Navigator
Rabbit Chase
Rack’Em NA
Radiant Design Utilites
Ragalahari
Read It Now
Reading Birds
Record On Time
Remote for Roku Free for now control Roku player
REST Bed
Retirement Countdown for BlackbErry PB NA
RIDGID Digital Level
Rock-Paper-Scissors-Lizard-Spock $0.99 game
Romanian weather Free
RPNCalc NA
Rss text Reader for PlayBook Free RSS reader
Ruler Free ruler
Run Hamster Run
RutasMty
Safety Talks - Construction Volume 1 $11.99 training aid
Safety Talks - Construction Volume 2 $11.99 training aid
Safety Talks - Fire Safety $11.99 training aid
Safety Talks - First Aid $11.99 training aid
Safety Talks - Health and Safety $11.99 training aid
Safety Talks - Working at Heights $11.99 training aid
SandDrops Na
Save My Cheese $0.99 game
SavingGoals
SCC Prospectus Free
Scientific Calculator $0.99 sci calc
Scribbler
Sea Diving
Secret Cod3s
Sense of Time
sequenced
ServerMin
SGF Viewer Free game/SGF file viewer
SHDaily HD Free English window to news of China
ShortenThis! Free url shortening
shrinkBit
ShuffleMeter
Siddur $0.99 Shaharis,Mincha, Maariv
Simon Plus
Simple Money Manager
simpleEMS Free ambulance call report solution
Sketch Block
Sketch-N-Save $0.99 canvas for sketches
Smith Chart Calculator
Space Trek
SparkChess
StackOplay
StakeholdersASSIST 4.99 Stakeholders analysis tool for project managers
Steady-Tick Metronome $0.99 tempo
StoryMasher $0.99 interactive stories
StoryMasher Christmas $0.99 interactive stories
StoryMasher Free Free story maker
Strong Password Generator
Students
Sum It Up
Summer Garden Na
Super Air Hockey Free game
Super Bible Trivia 0.99 game
Swear Pig Touch $0.99 curses! Pay the pig
Talk Clock $1.99 talking alarm
Task Scheduler Free utility
Ted
Telicost Mobile Free Telicost account, realtime reports
Telnet Client
Testsstore Free do Free tests
The Adventure of Beatrice: Coloring Book $1.99
the Art of War
The Bible Trivia Game Free game
The Big Package Free package tracking
The Nap App Na
Tic Tac
Tic Tac Toe (21043)
Tic Tac Toe (21868)
Tic Tac Toe (25329)
TicTacToe (28571)
TicTacToe Kids
Tilebreaker X $1.99 brickbreaker like game
Time Calculator
Timer
Times table cloud click game
TimeZones Free up to 8clocks
Tins Free simon like game
Tiny Memory
Toast Timer Free timer
Today in History
ToDo
Toothy Adventures
Touch Painter $0.99 paint/draw
Transient Recorder $0.99 record, preview, trans-code
Turn Out The Light!
Turtle Converter Free unit converter
TweetFind Free
Twit Trends
UConverter
Uk Income Tax Calculator
Ultimate maps for Blackberry PLayBook $3.99 map app
Unit Converter $0.99 200 units 16 catagories
UnitConverter Free converter
url it
uTrack Lite
VDE Scoreboard $3.99 scoreboard
Weather Calendar Free display date/weather US only
Whaxi Free Hail a taxi to your location
Wheel of Life
Whiteboard
Whiteboard+ Free jot notes or whatever
WordPower
WordSearch XL
World Clocks
xCalc $2.99 sci calc
Xlator Free 52 language translator
zaWeather Free weather app