RIM TV? Blackberry Maker Rumored To Be Developing Apple TV Rival

Research In Motion (RIM), makers of the Blackberry line of devices is rumored to be creating a media box to rival Apple TV. According to the rumor the device would be a mixture of a basic BlackBerry Presenter and a media hub along the lines of the Apple device.

It’s also rumored that the box will feature the same hardware as a mobile device, specially the same type of processor, while operating on a QNX-based OS, the same one used in the BlackBerry PlayBook.

Electronista reports that the device will more than likely not be a home-based device, but instead bring third-party media services to the game, much like the Apple AirPlay.

With the OS already supporting WiFi file sharing the system could already be on it’s way to quick integration, allowing business presentations and other office based programs to be synced up and shared more quickly, while giving the company an “in” to the TV arena.

The device could ship by late 2011, however it is not currently listed on any RIM roadmaps.