WEBVTT 00:00:00.480 --> 00:00:06.960 All right, guys. So, I already did an overview of the BlackBerry Playbook, but 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 00:00:08.960 --> 00:00:14.880 pure unboxing. The BlackBerry Playbook comes in a variety of different 00:00:12.160 --> 00:00:21.199 capacities. This is a 32 gig version. Of note is the fact that the PlayBook is 00:00:17.119 --> 00:00:22.560 not expandable via SD uh SD card. So, 00:00:21.199 --> 00:00:26.400 you're pretty much stuck with the capacity that you have. So, that is 00:00:24.960 --> 00:00:30.240 something to bear in mind. Although, if you're anything like me, if you're using 00:00:28.160 --> 00:00:34.800 a tablet device, you're probably going to be accessing a lot of your content 00:00:32.480 --> 00:00:38.960 over a network, whether it is the internet or whether it is your home 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 00:00:43.360 --> 00:00:50.399 the seal on here. And we can have a look at 00:00:47.399 --> 00:00:53.399 the ah, there we go. At the BlackBerry 00:00:50.399 --> 00:00:55.680 Playbook and what it 00:00:53.399 --> 00:01:03.280 includes. All right. So the first thing we find inside the box is a kind of 00:01:00.280 --> 00:01:05.199 neoprene sheath for the playbook. Okay, 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, 00:01:07.760 --> 00:01:13.680 pause, and volume buttons as well as the power button. So you do have access to 00:01:11.600 --> 00:01:19.920 your media controls. The next thing you find inside 00:01:17.159 --> 00:01:22.479 is cryptically hard to open. Make sure you're in an area with Wi-Fi coverage. 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 00:01:26.000 --> 00:01:31.680 of a quick start guide. Oh, and it comes with complimentary technical support for 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 00:01:36.000 --> 00:01:43.280 piece of blue plastic. And then we've got a pretty slick looking package. This 00:01:40.079 --> 00:01:46.399 is almost razoresque in terms of its uh 00:01:43.280 --> 00:01:48.320 style and flare. And it's sealed. What's 00:01:46.399 --> 00:01:52.880 the point of sealing packages on the inside of the sealed pack? I left my 00:01:50.560 --> 00:01:57.280 knife somewhere. And uh I don't have it on me at this. So 00:01:55.680 --> 00:02:02.799 there is another way to open packages. You can peel back the tape which I never 00:01:59.079 --> 00:02:04.280 do. All right. In here we will find a 00:02:02.799 --> 00:02:12.800 USB data cable. We will also find a power cable 00:02:09.360 --> 00:02:14.959 that plugs into the same USB data cable 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 00:02:17.280 --> 00:02:22.800 BlackBerry Playbook charges off of your computer if it can provide enough power 00:02:20.720 --> 00:02:26.000 through the USB port. It comes with a cleaning cloth which says BlackBerry 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 00:02:27.920 --> 00:02:33.239 right. And then also comes with safety 00:02:30.959 --> 00:02:37.120 and product information 00:02:34.840 --> 00:02:41.680 booklet in a variety of languages as well as limited warranty. All right. So, 00:02:39.840 --> 00:02:45.040 electrical safety, battery safety. So, pretty much there's not a whole lot in 00:02:42.959 --> 00:02:48.239 terms of instructions included with the BlackBerry Playbook. Let's have a look 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 00:02:50.239 --> 00:02:59.120 would recommend checking out my other video. Okay, so here they explain the 00:02:56.239 --> 00:03:02.239 concept of of dragging your menus uh from the top and the bottom of the 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 00:03:05.120 --> 00:03:10.480 here. I'm just going to remove the screen 00:03:08.120 --> 00:03:13.840 protector. Removing screen protectors is always fun. I don't think we've actually 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 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. 00:03:18.640 --> 00:03:24.879 So, we've got our BlackBerry logo here, the BlackBerry Playbook, as was pointed 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 00:03:26.319 --> 00:03:32.720 then. Well, whatever. We've got our stereo speakers here. And here, 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. 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 00:03:40.319 --> 00:03:46.560 port. Here's a few contacts for a docking station. Okay, moving around to 00:03:44.720 --> 00:03:51.760 the other side, we find nothing. Moving to the top, we find the media controls 00:03:48.560 --> 00:03:54.560 that I showed you before, as well as a 00:03:51.760 --> 00:03:57.840 headphone and microphone jack. Moving around to this side, we find nothing. 00:03:55.840 --> 00:04:03.920 It's a very simplistic overall design. On the back, you find your rear camera 00:04:00.640 --> 00:04:05.519 as well as a BlackBerry logo. And it's 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 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 00:04:11.680 --> 00:04:17.199 at the viewing angle of the screen? It's actually here. It's really reflective. 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 00:04:19.759 --> 00:04:25.199 extreme angle. Very cool. And then I'm 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. 00:04:26.639 --> 00:04:33.360 You swipe to continue. So, here's the set initial setup. Really, it's that 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 00:04:36.560 --> 00:04:43.600 wireless access point. Way to go, 00:04:40.280 --> 00:04:45.240 cameraman. Swipe to continue. All right. 00:04:43.600 --> 00:04:49.199 I can set the date and time automatically. I can use 24-hour time 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 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 00:04:56.320 --> 00:05:01.080 is the BlackBerry ID bit. Um, basically 00:04:59.520 --> 00:05:04.800 unless you have a BlackBerry, you're kind of locked out of 00:05:03.280 --> 00:05:09.440 some of the functionality in terms of the calendar, like the built-in calendar 00:05:06.720 --> 00:05:13.199 app, as well as a couple other things. So, that's the one kind of disadvantage 00:05:11.919 --> 00:05:17.600 that a lot of people have talked about to do with the BlackBerry Playbook. Um, 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 00:05:20.080 --> 00:05:26.000 check out the usage video in my other video. And don't forget to subscribe to 00:05:24.479 --> 00:05:30.120 Linus Tech Tips for more unboxings, reviews, and other computer videos.