CHICAGO, April 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Significant
technological advances and the emergence of portable tech tools
continue to redefine day-to-day productivity of businesses
everywhere. OfficeMax® Incorporated (NYSE: OMX), a leader in
office supplies and services, recently announced it is expanding
its tablet offerings by adding the new BlackBerry® PlayBook™ to its
suite of technology products beginning on April 19, 2011. OfficeMax will allow customers to
pre-order a new 16 GB BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet (retail price:
$499) through www.officemax.com now
through April 19, 2011.
Beginning on April 19, 2011 the
BlackBerry PlayBook with Wi-Fi® will be available in three models,
retail price: $499 (16GB),
$599 (32GB)* and $699 (64GB)* at any OfficeMax retail location or
online* starting April 19, 2011.
Pre-orders will ship directly from OfficeMax's warehouse after
April 19, 2011. Limited quantities
will be available.
Positioned by RIM as the world's first professional-grade
tablet, BlackBerry PlayBook features an ultra-portable design and
delivers industry leading performance, uncompromised web browsing
with support for Adobe® Flash® Player 10.1, true multitasking, HD
multimedia, advanced security features, out-of-the-box enterprise
support and a robust development environment.
BlackBerry PlayBook specifications:
- 7" 1024x600 WSVGA capacitive LCD touch screen
- Ultra-portable at less than a pound and less than one-half inch
thick: 0.9 lbs (425g) and 5.1" x 7.6" x 0.4" (130mm x 194mm x
10mm)
- 1 GHz dual-core processor
- BlackBerry® Tablet OS with support for symmetric
multiprocessing
- MP3, AAC and WMA audio playback
- Support for high resolution video playback (H.264, MPEG4,
WMV)
- 1080p HDMI output
- Dual 1080p HD cameras for video conferencing and video capture
(3MP front and 5MP rear)
- 1 GB RAM memory
- Up to 64 GB internal storage (16, 32 and 64 GB models)
- GPS, Orientation Sensor (Accelerometer), 6-Axis Motion Sensor
(Gyroscope), Digital Compass (Magnetometer)
- Stereo speakers and stereo microphones
- Wi-Fi® (802.11 a/b/g/n) connectivity
- Bluetooth® 2.1+EDR support
Please click on the following link to learn more about the
BlackBerry PlayBook tablet available at OfficeMax beginning on
April 19, 2011.
*The 32GB and 64GB models will be available for special order
only (in store or by phone) and will not be available online
through www.officemax.com.
About OfficeMax
OfficeMax Incorporated (NYSE: OMX) is a leader in both
business-to-business office products solutions and retail office
products. The OfficeMax mission is simple. We help our
customers do their best work. The company provides office
supplies and paper, in-store print and document services through
OfficeMax ImPress®, technology products and solutions, and
furniture to businesses and individual consumers. OfficeMax
customers are served by approximately 30,000 associates through
direct sales, catalogs, e-commerce and approximately 1,000 stores.
To find the nearest OfficeMax, call 1-877-OFFICEMAX.
For more information, visit www.officemax.com.
All trademarks, service marks and trade names of OfficeMax
Incorporated used herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of
OfficeMax Incorporated. The BlackBerry and RIM families of related
marks, images and symbols are the exclusive properties and
trademarks of Research In Motion Limited. Any other product or
company names mentioned herein are the trademarks of their
respective owners.
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