BlackBerry was still a big player in the mobile tech scene -- it's a crying shame that its PlayBook tablet never took off.

Back in 2011, BlackBerry released both its first and last iPad competitor: the PlayBook tablet. The PlayBook was ahead of its time in many ways, shipping with features not available on competing ...

A tablet from BlackBerry. Introduced in 2011, manufacturing ceased in late 2012. The PlayBook had a 7" screen, rear camera for still and HD video recording and front camera for video calling.