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Today at Research In Motion’s annual BlackBerry Developer Conference, CEO Mike Lazaridis announced the company’s new tablet, The PlayBook. This tablet will run a new OS called “The BlackBerry tablet OS”. The 7 inch tablet has a 3 mega pixel front facing camera for video conferencing and a 5 mega pixel rear facing camera capable of shooting full 1080p video. Yes, it’s able to handle Flash content via Flash 10.1, and it’s Cortex A9-based with dual-core 1GHz CPU, 1GB of RAM, equipped with an HDMI port as well as a microUSB jack, 802.11a/b/g/n WiFi, and Bluetooh 2.1. They’re calling it the fastest tablet ever. The device is also a tiny 5.1 by 7.6 inches, is only 0.4-inches thick, and weighs just 400g, about 0.9 pounds. That is one sleek device but, BlackBerry did not announce the PlayBook’s battery life. When it comes to interface, the tablet looks to be a mix of webOS and BlackBerry OS. RIM didn’t hand out any solid launch dates beyond “Early 2011,” and of course, there was no mention of retail price. With that “monster” of a tablet, will the iPad be affected? More…

Google Instant, the new way to make a search on Google is already catching many people’s attention. They’re claiming that it will cut down your search by 2-5 seconds. When you start typing something into the search box it it automatically begins showing results from what it thinks you’re looking for. For example if you type “Your” it will show results with the word “Your” in them. If you type “YourTech” everything with those words will appear. If what you want still isn’t there, you type “YourTechStop” and the website link will be right in front of you. During typing, there are also grey letters in front of what you’re typing to suggest what you are looking for. If what Google guesses is right, you’re done! Visit Google to try it out for yourself. Don’t forget to watch Reed give us a demo video of how it works.

With so many iPad folio cases out there, it’s really hard to find one that’s actually worth the price. Luckily I’ve come across the Roadster Folio Case by Logiix. It’s strong and well built while maintaining a thin, sleek and professional looking design. The exterior is a nice simple carbon fibre pattern. As soon as you open the case you’ll find well stitched pockets on the interior of the cover great for keeping credit cards or notes. Unlike other folio cases which simply hold the iPad inside with cheap straps that even cover some controls, the roadster folio features a full iPad cover while keeping all controls accessible at the same time. The interior of the case where the iPad is secured is soft fabric keeping it safe from scratches or marks. The biggest highlight of the case for me is it’s incline. Simply flipping the top cover to the back of the case and attaching it to a fold out holder will allow you to view your iPad on a slight angle perfect for typing and also straight up great for watching movies etc. If you’d like to find out more about the roadster iPad folio visit the Logiix website and follow them on twitter. Don’t forget to watch our video unboxing and review of the case.

Today at Apple’s annual September iPod event they unveiled a full new line of iPods. Before I get into detail about those I also want to mention that iOS 4.1 for the iPhone and iPod touch will be available this week. Other than Game Centre being added it’s mostly bug fixes. 4.2 is coming in November for the iPad with all of the new features like multitasking. First Apple introduced the new iPod shuffle. The original buttons have been re added and of course voice over is still their as well. The iPod nano has been literally cut in half. The click wheel is gone and has been replaced with an incredible multitouch screen with icons which you can interact with much like and iOS device. The new iPod nano is only slightly larger than the iPod shuffle. Apple also introduced its new iPod touch which by popular demand has been suited up with an HD camera on the back as well as a front facing camera for FaceTime. As far as looks, it’s still the same silver back and now has the incredible retina display and is much thinner. We thought that was all but it wasn’t. More…