In a deal that will see people receiving the tablet even if they don’t particularly want it, Research In Motion is now giving away a free PlayBook to buyers of the latest version of its BlackBerry Enterprise Server software. It’s the latest move by RIM in its attempt to get its troubled tablet into the hands of users.
When we say Research In Motion (RIM) is now giving away its struggling PlayBook tablet for free, we don’t mean that Mike Lazaridis has taken to standing outside his office in Waterloo, Ontario handing out the device to passers-by (no, it hasn’t quite come to that).
The latest offer is aimed at business users, and sees RIM throwing in a free 16GB PlayBook for anyone that upgrades to RIM’s BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) v5 between now and the end of December. BES i
The Quantum Phantom is a prototype program that allows users to manipulate their desktops with a simple webcam. Its also expanded the concept to smartphones that effectively turns any camera-equipped handset into a wireless mouse. This is steps to change a smartphone into a wireless mouse from benwu232s blog:
or give you access to — a service similar to Amazon’s Cloud Player or Apple’s iTunes Match that lets you store and access you’re music library from its servers.