Brought to my attention by Micheal @BlackBerryfan10–if we go back to 2010 we got a great preview of a TAT Cascades powered 2D/3D Map Application showing off crazy cool transitions from 2D to 3D maps achievable via the Cascades UI. See video after the break. Low and behold TAT (Now RIM Sweden) licensed the 3D Map Meshes from another [...]
Speculation: Where did iOS 6 Maps Go Wrong? They didn’t have Cascades
December 16, 2012 By 1 Comment
QNX sought out RIM, not the other way around
November 20, 2012 By 1 Comment
Not enough credit is given to Mike and Jim the (old) CEOs of RIM. True they lead the company and it’s shareholders to lose upward of 70 billion dollars as shares drowned 82%. And that’s only between 2008-2011. But what they were doing was a balancing game. One the consumer doesn’t truly appreciate. Those who believe in in the [...]
New BlackBerry 10 App Icons Show Up on Video!
November 14, 2012 By 1 Comment
Mobile Link Recently, RIM made changes to the Visual Style associated with BB10 icons, with these new icons, they have been scaled down from their previous 150×150 size to 114×14. This new change would make the new icons for BlackBerry 10 look much more like the BlackBerry PlayBook icons and focus on a transparent background. In any event, the [...]
RIMM still a viable player in the telecom space, and its stock is dirt cheap
November 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment
I bought 300$ worth of shares in RIMM back when stock was below 6 dollars. Today it’s floating with just under 9 dollars. And it’s been up in the low 9s recently. Which for me means even without BlackBerry 10 I’ve nearly doubled my investment. And when BB10 does release I can bet my investment [...]
RIM makes changes to App Icon Grid for BB10
November 5, 2012 By 2 Comments
A few days ago RIM made changes to the Visual Style associated with BB10 icons. The icons have been scaled down from their previous 150×150 size to 114×14. This comes as a welcome change to some developers who’ve been ardent that the icons needed to be smaller and less rectangular. In true RIM fashion they’ve [...]
Hampus Jakobsson Founder of TAT, Leaving RIM
July 31, 2012 By Leave a Comment
In an interesting turn of events The Astonishing Tribe founder Hampus Jakobsson is leaving Research In Motion. TAT is the design company behind the UI and UX improvements we will be seeing in BlackBerry 10. Hampus Jakobsson announced that he was handing over TAT to others in RIM via Twitter.
RIM Webinar: Astonishing UIs using the New Blackberry 10 Framework! Register Now
June 7, 2012 By 1 Comment
If you miss the Blackberry 10 Jam Event in May in Orlando you missed out on some great Cascades presentations, well your in luck on June 19th RIM is hosting a webinar which will help give you an understanding of Cascades and provide you with the information needed to get started developing using the new SDK: Astonishing UIs using [...]
Scrapbook for PlayBook Receives a 3D Theme Pack!
May 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Scrapbook for PlayBook has received a new theme pack. This new 3D theme brings four new backgrounds and nine new old school 3D images. The 3D theme pack can be downloaded right from within the Scrapbook application for free. With Scrapbook for PlayBook you can Create Scrapbooks from wallpapers, photos and stickers with playful multi-touch [...]
TAT Demos PitchRocket at MWC2012
February 28, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Yesterday we saw for the first time TAT’s “Confetti” application for the BlackBerry PlayBook Today BBNews.pl has posted an very interesting video another TAT project PitchRocket!
TAT Shows Off Awesome Doc Sharing App on the PlayBook
February 27, 2012 By 1 Comment
Mobile World Congress 2012 is really sending out some great new devices for Android, and not too much from RIM until now! TAT is on hand showing off an awesome document sharing application on the PlayBook . Hit the break and check out the videos!
Cascades UI Engine and Qt Application Framework Previewed at DevCon Europe
February 7, 2012 By Leave a Comment
TAT, The Astonishing Tribe was acquired by RIM and with the future of Blackberry Tablet OS which powers the Blackberry Playbook as well as the new Blackberry 10 OS. At DevCon Europe keynote TAT shows off even more applications for developers to use and that shall be soon available on the Blackberry Playbook. Check out the video!
Playbook OS 2.0 Print To Go App Seen On Video From CES
January 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Looks like there is going to be a Print To Go app on the Playbook OS 2.0. RIM showed off the app at CES 2012 and someone was smart to film it. hit the break to see the video and the app in action!
Video: The Astonishing Tribe (TAT) demos New Apps for BlackBerry Tablet OS (BBX)
October 18, 2011 By Leave a Comment
TAT, The Astonishing Tribe was acquired by RIM and with the future of Blackberry Tablet OS which powers Blackberry Playbook and then new BBX OS. At DevCon Americas keynote TAT shows off even more applications that shall be soon available on the Blackberry Playbook. Check out the video!
The Astonishing Tribe Shows How Scrapbook for BlackBerry PlayBook was made
July 20, 2011 By 2 Comments
mobile link TAT, The Astonishing Tribe was acquired by RIM and showcased Scrapbook in the beginning, was originally just a demo, used toshow the power of the Blackberry Playbook. Our intention was to create a fun, comprehensive and visually impressive demo that communicates the power and potential of the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet. [...]
Video: TAT technology implemented into 3rd party apps for Blackberry PlayBook
May 4, 2011 By Leave a Comment
YouTube Mobile Link In this video TAT shows how their 3D technology will be implemented onto 3rd party apps. This was recorded at Blackberry World 2011. I like the spinning globe with the newsreel at the 1:04 mark. Source
TAT presents 3D apps for Blackberry PlayBook at Blackberry World
May 3, 2011 By Leave a Comment
TAT is showcasing their 3D apps at Blackberry App World. Apparently the demo is close to this video. Click the link to see what TAT has to offer for the Blackberry PlayBook.
Who is behind the BlackBerry PlayBook UI?
April 11, 2011 By 1 Comment
Well I am not sure what to think here. Everyone around us has just assumed that with RIM acquiring The Astonishing Tribe (AKA TAT) they were the ones behind the PlayBook’s awesome UI. Well we all know what the meaning of assume means. Teknision has now come forth on their website claiming that they have [...]
Video: The Astonishing Tribe shows off more Apps running on the BlackBerry PlayBook
February 17, 2011 By 1 Comment
Mobile Link The Astonishing Tribe (TAT) has been had at work on applications running on the BlackBerry PlayBook. We have already seen Aura Weather and Scrapbook running on the PlayBook and I must add that they look awesome. Simon over at IntoMobile was able to get a great hands on video with the PlayBook connected [...]
Is RIM working on a 3D device? Is this why they acquired TAT?
December 8, 2010 By 1 Comment
Mobile Link Is RIM working on a 3D device? Is this why they acquired TAT? So many questions without answers… RIM recently announced that they have acquired The Astonishing Tribe (TAT) to help with their QNX OS interface and that is all we know. The rumor mill is hard at work now that TechRadarcame across the below videos from TAT. [...]
RIM acquiring The Astonishing Tribe (AKA TAT)
December 2, 2010 By 3 Comments
RIM announced today on a blog posting they they have acquired a firm Called The Astonishing Tribe or TAT for short. For those of you who don’t know they have made some of the most innovative user interfaces available today. This groups is responsible for the intuitive interface that was used in 2008 on the [...]
