Where are the TAT-powered apps?
I've been going over some of the old (mostly pre-launch) video reviews of the Playbook. What I see is a huge promise that the Playbook had. One of the aspects of the Playbook that had an immediate "WOW!" effect was the demo apps (Cascades, Aura, etc.) that were supposed to be built on The Astonishing Tribe (TAT) technology/design. Here are a few examples:
TAT BlackBerry PlayBook apps blow us away - YouTube
BlackBerry BBX Cascade Advanced Graphics Demo on the Playbook - YouTube
BlackBerry PlayBook WebWorks Demo - YouTube
BlackBerry DevCon 2011: TAT demonstrates Photos & Contacts Apps for BBX - YouTube
BlackBerry DevCon Americas 2011 TAT note app - YouTube
BlackBerry DevCon Americas 2011 TAT "Trail" - YouTube
RIM PlayBook TAT developer tools - Check out this amazing UI - YouTube
BlackBerry PlayBook Stereoscopic Demo - YouTube
(1) Does anyone know why we haven't seen apps like these implemented (except for Scrapbook and a few features in the native interface/apps)? Is it a technical problem (e.g. no NDK)?
(2) Do you expect that we will see more TAT-based apps coming with OS 2.0?
I personally hope that we will get many such apps. They look amazing and are a huge "COOLNESS" factor and will definitely sway some potential tablet owners to buy a Playbook. They will definitely help differentiate the Playbook from the crowd.