The new Motorola Xoom Android tablet has been announced in Las Vegas with a glut of next-gen technology stuffed inside.
After first being pseudo-debuted by Google, the new Motorola Xoom (odd name aside) features a 10.1-inch (1280×800 resolution) display along with Android 3.0 Honeycomb as well.
As expected, it’s a dual-core beast, running the Nvidia Tegra 2 dual core processor meaning the Xoom can pump out 1080p video with aplomb, according to Motorola.
It also comes with a 5MP rear camera, and a 2MP forward-facing sensor for video chat, as it appears Apple seems to have actually re-ignited interest in video calling, although it makes far more sense on a tablet.
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The rear camera is also capable of 720p HD video capture, and with 32GB of onboard memory and SD card support (curiously after a feature update), the Motorola Xoom should be able to deal with all the media you can throw at it.
It can work using 3G or Wi-Fi (up to 802.11n standard) and also comes with the latest in Google’s 3D Maps application and access to the new Google eBook library.
The only annoying thing about the Motorola Xoom is the lack of UK release date – we’re sure it’s going to pop over to our shores, but it’s only been given a Q1 release date for the US at the moment.
The good news is Motorola PR team has announced the product on our shores as well, so we should be getting our very own release date any time soon.
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I have a feeling that google and verizon are going to push this tablet and apple really needs to make sure that they accept flash in some capacity. According to reports that the Ipad2 will have a Sd card there.. so thats cool but if they dont accept flash – that will be giving nothing but ammunition to google.
The new Zune browser is surprisingly good, but not as good as the iPod’s. It works well, but isn’t as fast as Safari, and has a clunkier interface. If you occasionally plan on using the web browser that’s not an issue, but if you’re planning to browse the web alot from your PMP then the iPod’s larger screen and better browser may be important.