1 00:00:00,480 --> 00:00:06,960 All right, guys. So, I already did an overview of the BlackBerry Playbook, but 2 00:00:04,960 --> 00:00:10,960 I had not actually done an unboxing yet. So, this is going to be uh pretty much a 3 00:00:08,960 --> 00:00:14,880 pure unboxing. The BlackBerry Playbook comes in a variety of different 4 00:00:12,160 --> 00:00:21,199 capacities. This is a 32 gig version. Of note is the fact that the PlayBook is 5 00:00:17,119 --> 00:00:22,560 not expandable via SD uh SD card. So, 6 00:00:21,199 --> 00:00:26,400 you're pretty much stuck with the capacity that you have. So, that is 7 00:00:24,960 --> 00:00:30,240 something to bear in mind. Although, if you're anything like me, if you're using 8 00:00:28,160 --> 00:00:34,800 a tablet device, you're probably going to be accessing a lot of your content 9 00:00:32,480 --> 00:00:38,960 over a network, whether it is the internet or whether it is your home 10 00:00:36,840 --> 00:00:46,000 network. And I'm just going to use my handy dandy multi-use NCIX pen to break 11 00:00:43,360 --> 00:00:50,399 the seal on here. And we can have a look at 12 00:00:47,399 --> 00:00:53,399 the ah, there we go. At the BlackBerry 13 00:00:50,399 --> 00:00:55,680 Playbook and what it 14 00:00:53,399 --> 00:01:03,280 includes. All right. So the first thing we find inside the box is a kind of 15 00:01:00,280 --> 00:01:05,199 neoprene sheath for the playbook. Okay, 16 00:01:03,280 --> 00:01:10,080 you can see the top of it is accessible. So you can at least reach your uh play, 17 00:01:07,760 --> 00:01:13,680 pause, and volume buttons as well as the power button. So you do have access to 18 00:01:11,600 --> 00:01:19,920 your media controls. The next thing you find inside 19 00:01:17,159 --> 00:01:22,479 is cryptically hard to open. Make sure you're in an area with Wi-Fi coverage. 20 00:01:21,439 --> 00:01:28,560 There's your power button. Press the power button. Follow the steps on the screen. So, this appears to be some kind 21 00:01:26,000 --> 00:01:31,680 of a quick start guide. Oh, and it comes with complimentary technical support for 22 00:01:30,080 --> 00:01:38,400 90 days after the potato's purchase. All right. Available in a few different languages. Exciting. Next, we have a 23 00:01:36,000 --> 00:01:43,280 piece of blue plastic. And then we've got a pretty slick looking package. This 24 00:01:40,079 --> 00:01:46,399 is almost razoresque in terms of its uh 25 00:01:43,280 --> 00:01:48,320 style and flare. And it's sealed. What's 26 00:01:46,399 --> 00:01:52,880 the point of sealing packages on the inside of the sealed pack? I left my 27 00:01:50,560 --> 00:01:57,280 knife somewhere. And uh I don't have it on me at this. So 28 00:01:55,680 --> 00:02:02,799 there is another way to open packages. You can peel back the tape which I never 29 00:01:59,079 --> 00:02:04,280 do. All right. In here we will find a 30 00:02:02,799 --> 00:02:12,800 USB data cable. We will also find a power cable 31 00:02:09,360 --> 00:02:14,959 that plugs into the same USB data cable 32 00:02:12,800 --> 00:02:19,200 jack. So you can either do just power or you can do power and data. I believe the 33 00:02:17,280 --> 00:02:22,800 BlackBerry Playbook charges off of your computer if it can provide enough power 34 00:02:20,720 --> 00:02:26,000 through the USB port. It comes with a cleaning cloth which says BlackBerry 35 00:02:24,720 --> 00:02:30,959 Playbook on it. I don't know if you can see that. There you go. Now you can. All 36 00:02:27,920 --> 00:02:33,239 right. And then also comes with safety 37 00:02:30,959 --> 00:02:37,120 and product information 38 00:02:34,840 --> 00:02:41,680 booklet in a variety of languages as well as limited warranty. All right. So, 39 00:02:39,840 --> 00:02:45,040 electrical safety, battery safety. So, pretty much there's not a whole lot in 40 00:02:42,959 --> 00:02:48,239 terms of instructions included with the BlackBerry Playbook. Let's have a look 41 00:02:46,239 --> 00:02:52,760 at the device itself. though if you want to have a more thorough look at it, I 42 00:02:50,239 --> 00:02:59,120 would recommend checking out my other video. Okay, so here they explain the 43 00:02:56,239 --> 00:03:02,239 concept of of dragging your menus uh from the top and the bottom of the 44 00:03:00,800 --> 00:03:06,319 screen depending what it is you're trying to do. See if we can turn it on 45 00:03:05,120 --> 00:03:10,480 here. I'm just going to remove the screen 46 00:03:08,120 --> 00:03:13,840 protector. Removing screen protectors is always fun. I don't think we've actually 47 00:03:12,080 --> 00:03:16,480 got enough charge to turn it on. I just tried to press the power button. And I 48 00:03:15,120 --> 00:03:20,480 saw the light go on for a second and then it Oh, maybe we do. Maybe we do. 49 00:03:18,640 --> 00:03:24,879 So, we've got our BlackBerry logo here, the BlackBerry Playbook, as was pointed 50 00:03:22,560 --> 00:03:27,680 out to me. Um, besides the Well, hold on a second. No, that must not be right 51 00:03:26,319 --> 00:03:32,720 then. Well, whatever. We've got our stereo speakers here. And here, 52 00:03:31,519 --> 00:03:37,680 uh, we'll do a quick product tour. It says 32 gig here. There's your USB port. 53 00:03:35,920 --> 00:03:42,239 Um, well, well, okay. No, I think that one is the micro HDMI. There's your USB 54 00:03:40,319 --> 00:03:46,560 port. Here's a few contacts for a docking station. Okay, moving around to 55 00:03:44,720 --> 00:03:51,760 the other side, we find nothing. Moving to the top, we find the media controls 56 00:03:48,560 --> 00:03:54,560 that I showed you before, as well as a 57 00:03:51,760 --> 00:03:57,840 headphone and microphone jack. Moving around to this side, we find nothing. 58 00:03:55,840 --> 00:04:03,920 It's a very simplistic overall design. On the back, you find your rear camera 59 00:04:00,640 --> 00:04:05,519 as well as a BlackBerry logo. And it's 60 00:04:03,920 --> 00:04:10,640 still booting up, so it seems to kind of take a little while to boot up. Although, as with most tablets, you 61 00:04:08,400 --> 00:04:13,360 shouldn't really be booting it down all the way. Why don't you guys have a look 62 00:04:11,680 --> 00:04:17,199 at the viewing angle of the screen? It's actually here. It's really reflective. 63 00:04:15,360 --> 00:04:23,120 So, I'm going to stand here so you can kind of see. Can you see that? You can still read the screen even from that 64 00:04:19,759 --> 00:04:25,199 extreme angle. Very cool. And then I'm 65 00:04:23,120 --> 00:04:28,400 just going to Okay. So, you can kind of see what it looks like from the middle. 66 00:04:26,639 --> 00:04:33,360 You swipe to continue. So, here's the set initial setup. Really, it's that 67 00:04:30,639 --> 00:04:39,199 easy. So, you just Okay. So, I'm going to connect to this, which is an open uh 68 00:04:36,560 --> 00:04:43,600 wireless access point. Way to go, 69 00:04:40,280 --> 00:04:45,240 cameraman. Swipe to continue. All right. 70 00:04:43,600 --> 00:04:49,199 I can set the date and time automatically. I can use 24-hour time 71 00:04:47,919 --> 00:04:52,960 here. I'll do a little bit of setup and then we'll come back, guys. So, now 72 00:04:51,520 --> 00:04:59,520 we're at a point in the setup process that I should talk about that I did not talk about in my product tour, and that 73 00:04:56,320 --> 00:05:01,080 is the BlackBerry ID bit. Um, basically 74 00:04:59,520 --> 00:05:04,800 unless you have a BlackBerry, you're kind of locked out of 75 00:05:03,280 --> 00:05:09,440 some of the functionality in terms of the calendar, like the built-in calendar 76 00:05:06,720 --> 00:05:13,199 app, as well as a couple other things. So, that's the one kind of disadvantage 77 00:05:11,919 --> 00:05:17,600 that a lot of people have talked about to do with the BlackBerry Playbook. Um, 78 00:05:15,919 --> 00:05:22,720 right now I don't have a BlackBerry ID, so we're probably not going to finish booting this one up, but you guys can 79 00:05:20,080 --> 00:05:26,000 check out the usage video in my other video. And don't forget to subscribe to 80 00:05:24,479 --> 00:05:30,120 Linus Tech Tips for more unboxings, reviews, and other computer videos.