Research In Motion today announced that the BlackBerry PlayBook will launch on April 19th. It will be available in more than 20,000 retail outlets in Canada and the US. In Canada, it will be available from nearly all major carriers (Bell, Mobilicity, MTS Allstream, Rogers, Sasktel, TELUS, Videotron, and WIND Mobile) as well as a number of retailers (Best Buy, Chapters/Indigo, Future Shop, Sears, and WIRELESSWAVE among others). In the US, it will also be available from major carriers and retailers (including AT&T, Sprint, Verizon, Best Buy, Office Depot, and Staples among others).
The BlackBerry PlayBook with Wi-Fi will be available in three models. These will be identical except for the onboard storage: 16GB ($499.99), 32GB ($599.99) and 64GB ($699.99).