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The Astonishing Tribe (TAT) demoed some applications for the future of BlackBerry Tablet OS which is on the BlackBerry PlayBook and will be BBX in the future here at the DevCon keynote. The contacts application gives you quite a bit of info about who you have there including demographics, topics and more.  As for the photos app, well it speaks for itself.  Check out the video!

Scrapbook is the application we saw way back when with TAT (The Astonishing Tribe) demonstrated before the launch of the PlayBook.  It officially launched during BlackBerry World this year free in BlackBerry App World.  It signed to RIM obviously since they acquired TAT.  So any way, the app just went through an update to version 1.1.0.4.  Here’s the change log:

• Share Scrapbooks on your Facebook wall
• New postcard and summer themes
• Multitasking
• Delete Scrapbooks

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So we’ve seen the Aura Weather and Scrapbook applications by The Astonishing Tribe (TAT) for the BlackBerry PlayBook.  Both were really fascinating to see, and now we see some more action with even cooler applications.  Simon from IntoMobile got a nice hands on with some 3D action with the PlayBook connected via HDMI to a 3D television.  My favorite part is the Rubik’s Cube in 3D.  Although you can’t see things pop out of your screen in this video, you’ll get a good idea of the great things to expect from TAT in the BlackBerry PlayBook.

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We’ve been wanting to see where TAT has been putting its efforts in the BlackBerry PlayBook, and in this video we see a quick demonstration of a weather application they built in less than a week using the all new BlackBerry WebWorks.  It’s pretty cool how the app works with the accelerometer of the PlayBook, but this is just a small example of all the great wonderful things that can be done with WebWorks.

TAT, or The Astonishing Tribe, has posted up on their site that they’re looking to hire people to join the team.  This is the official note:

With us becoming a part of Research in Motion (RIM), there are lots of interesting things ahead! We are looking for more talented co-workers to strengthen our office in Malmö.

So the team is looking to expand, and I’m pretty certain it has to do with BlackBerry, especially since RIM has officially acquired them a few months back.  TAT is very well known for creating incredible mobile user interfaces, and since RIM has taken over, they have been working on the UI within the BlackBerry PlayBook.

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So earlier yesterday morning, it was officially announced that RIM acquired TAT (The Astonishing Tribe), which is a user interface company that specifically deals with mobiles.  After spending a full day of analyzing different videos and demos that TAT has put out, I’ve become really excited to see what’s to come of BlackBerry OS in the future.

In the announcement this morning, we were briefly informed that TAT will be putting in their efforts for the BlackBerry PlayBook and mobiles.  The PlayBook is expected to launch in first quarter of 2011 (we’re expecting it at the very end if that) and no word on any new mobiles rocking out any new OS on it besides 6.0.

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Earlier this morning RIM posted on their blog about their latest acquisition of TAT (The Astonishing Tribe), which specialize is mobile user interfaces.  In this joint effort, TAT will be putting in what they know for UI enhancements in the BlackBerry PlayBook and also smartphone platforms as stated.

This goes back to DEVCON this year where we had confirmation that RIM would be integrating QNX into their mobiles.  So now we’ll perhaps be seeing that along with TAT’s effort in the user interface.  On a shorter note, the BlackBerry PlayBook is expected to make its big debut first quarter of 2011 so we’re definitely excited to see what’s to come of it with the acquisition of TAT.

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