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Old Nov 20, 2013 | 4:25 am
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What is this gadget?

10 seconds into this ad for United Airlines wifi, there's a guy holding some sort of gadget in landscape mode. I can't make out what's on the screen.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0VyA...youtu.be&t=10s

Anyone got any idea what it is?
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Old Nov 20, 2013 | 5:30 am
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Originally Posted by psychokilla
10 seconds into this ad for United Airlines wifi, there's a guy holding some sort of gadget in landscape mode. I can't make out what's on the screen.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0VyA...youtu.be&t=10s

Anyone got any idea what it is?
What it is? Some 7'' tablet, my guess would be the BlackBerry PlayBook or the Nexus 7...
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Old Nov 20, 2013 | 9:48 am
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What it is? Some 7'' tablet, my guess would be the BlackBerry PlayBook or the Nexus 7...
It looks too thick to be a Nexus 7. Maybe the BB Playbook or some no name tablet.
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Old Nov 20, 2013 | 3:31 pm
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Tks both, definitely too thick for a Nexus 7, but could well be the BB, not a product I'm familiar with over here.
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Old Nov 20, 2013 | 8:12 pm
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The thickness and rounded corners match the playbook. I can't see the front facing camera to be sure.
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Old Nov 21, 2013 | 7:45 am
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Its a playbook. they use it as a prop because there's no chance it will be stolen.
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Old Nov 21, 2013 | 3:36 pm
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Originally Posted by skofarrell
Its a playbook. they use it as a prop because there's no chance it will be stolen.
Hahaha
I never seen a pb in the wild.
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Old Nov 22, 2013 | 7:54 am
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Originally Posted by skofarrell
Its a playbook. they use it as a prop because there's no chance it will be stolen.
thanks for the laugh ^
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