BlackBerry tablet could be called BlackPad

Now that RIM has registered the BlackPad trademark, things start to fall in place.

CNet News reports the following:

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The tablet will be called the Blackpad, according to Bloomberg. Its touch screen will measure 9.7 inches, similar to the iPad, and the price will be “in line” with Apple’s tablet, the cheapest model starting at $499.

As earlier reports said, RIM’s tablet won’t have its own 3G cellular connection, but will rely on Wi-Fi and Bluetooth to access the Web. It could be, as implied earlier, that the Blackpad will be a type of companion device for BlackBerry,

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To me, this concept looks a lot like Palm’s Foleo. Given RIM’s past history, it should not take too long until we will see our first leaked images – stay tuned…

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