Blackberry Playbook - Want a free one!?!

That's right! RIM is giving away free Playbooks! What better way to promote a brand new device than to give them away for free! Of course, not just anyone can grab one of these toys. In order to get one of these nifty little gadgets you have to be a Blackberry Developer. So to get yours, you have to Develope a Blackberry App for the Playbook and have it accepted for Appworld. If you can accomplish this, you will get a Playbook for free!

Sure would be nice if there was another way to get one, but RIM is killing two birds with one stone here. By using such a promotion, they are not only re-igniting the Developers and putting a fire in their rear, but they are getting some much needed recognition for the Playbook. Of course Apple did a good job of that themselves by talkin smack about the device. But RIM will take all it can get. Any new device can always use some promotional help to get some units out there. Keep an eye out for these hitting the ground soon. I don't think it will take all too long for RIM to get these out there and gain some market share away from the Ipad. We will have to watch and see what happens. Especially with the Holiday season fast approaching.