Sitting at Gate A4 at Berlin’s Tegel Airport this afternoon, I spotted a young chap playing with a BlackBerry PlayBook. Apart from the various BlackBerry and mobile events I’ve attended recently, this is the first time I’ve seen a civilian actually using a PlayBook.
I spotted it across the gate — the chap was playing (I presume) Need for Speed, tipping the PlayBook left and right, his face filled with concentration. There were quite a few folk watching over his shoulders. I didn’t take a picture. I could have done, but you know what folk are like now in airports. I didn’t want anyone screaming ‘terrorist’ because I was snapping a photo.
Anyay, this is good news. It’s good to see the tablet being used out-and-about. Given the fact the company’s apparently been shipping some pretty healthy numbers, I hope to see more of them around. I have not yet seen any other tablets (beyond the obvious iPad) in the wild at, for example, an airport or on the train.
What about you? Seen any PlayBooks around yet?
I saw a chap using an ODM 7″ Android tablet on the Metro in Paris, as he left the train he held it up to his ear to answer a call. Very comical.
Oh that’s a good spot, Najeeb!
He held a 7″ ‘phone’ up to his ear? Heh!
Do Kindle’s count?! 😉
Hmmm. Only if you are *outside* North America!
Well I see my own Playbook every day on the train, does that count? 😉
The only other tablet I have seen until now in the public here in Austria is the iPad. But even this one is very rare here, I have only seen it two or three times on the train and one in Rome where the user actually tried to snap a photo. Looked quite funny actually. And I think one Galaxy Tab on my trip to Prague.
If you live in Devon keep them peeled next time you see a Doctor on duty as they’re using Playbooks on house calls etc…
Now that is very cool!