Here it is, kiddies. The BlackBerry Tablet. Apparently the name BlackPad didn’t make the cut because this one comes with the clever name of Playbook. Details are still developing as it was just announced, but here’s what we know right now: multi-touch capacitive 7-inch display, 1GHz dual-core CPU, 1GB of RAM, an e-reader app, and the rumored ability to tether to a BlackBerry phone — all set to drop starting in early 2011 for the US and internationally in Q2.

There’s a lot to like here. The PlayBook runs Flash 10.1 and HTML 5 along with supporting 1080p hardware accelerated video. There’s Micro HDMI and Micro USB connections, along with a 3MP front and 5MP rear-facing camera. That HDMI connection can even output video to dual displays. There’s no doubt that the PlayBook rocks some impressive hardware, but that’s only a small part of what makes a tablet great. Its future lies in the hands of what seems to be a totally revamped OS.

Once again, this is still breaking so there isn’t a lot to go off of just yet. However, RIM did make it clear the that PlayBook is fully compatable with BlackBerry Enterprise Servers right out of the box. This is of course the bread and butter of RIM’s products. The tablet can also tether directly with a BlackBerry device via Bluetooth. More on that will likely drop shortly.

Of course we’re missing one very important factoid: price. There’s no mention of it yet. Any guess?

One last note: why would you call the first “professional-grade” tablet the PlayBook?