RIM Unveils Video Chat App for PlayBook

02.05.2011

RIM could have developed the PlayBook to be able to if it had chosen to. Apple created FaceTime as an open standard for video chat, and third-parties like RIM are welcome to use it.

The Video Chat app seems to have some nice features, and PlayBook owners will surely welcome a chance to put the front-facing camera to some productive use. But, I think RIM missed an opportunity by not embracing FaceTime and letting the PlayBook connect with the millions of iPhones, iPad 2s, and Macs out there.