The BlackBerry PlayBook tablet is a good-looking piece of hardware. Like the proto-humans in 2001: A Space Odyssey , you'll be eager to touch the monolithic object's black, buttonless visage. But once you do, things get a little more complicated.
Sexy design appeals to the Mies in you; Media is a joy with a brilliant display, great sound and an HDMI output; Two cameras: one on the front, a better one on the back; Supports tethering to BlackBerry phones; Comes with office-productivity apps that can read and edit MS Office files.
RIM's WebKit-based browser is about as stable as your bipolar uncle; No native e-mail, calendar or contacts apps; App ecosystem is lacking; You'll need to install a driver before you can connect it to your PC or Mac; Runs Flash, sorta