Motorola XOOM tablet announced

By on Jan 5, 2011 at 8:14 PM
CES January 5, 2011

Motorola Mobility on Wednesday announced the tablet countless Android fans have been waiting for. The Motorola XOOM is a 10.1-inch full touchscreen device with specs that look like they’ll line up pretty well with the rest of the Android slates we’ll be seeing at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show. Highlights include:

  • Android 3.0 Honeycomb OS
  • 10.1-inch widescreen HD display
  • Dual-core 1GHz processor
  • Full 1080p HD support with HDMI-out port
  • 5-megapixel rear camera with 720p video capture
  • 2-megapixel front-facing camera for video chat
  • Wi-Fi and 3G connectivity (Verizon Wireless)
  • 4G LTE compatibility with external modem attachment
  • Available Bluetooth keyboard and dock accessories

The Motorola XOOM tablet will launch in the first quarter of 2011 in the U.S. Pricing has not yet been disclosed. Hit the break for Motorola’s full press release.

Verizon Wireless and Motorola Mobility Announce Motorola XOOMâ„¢ Tablet on Nation’s Largest and Most Reliable 3G Network

10.1-inch HD Tablet Offers Dual-Core Processing, Google’s Honeycomb Platform, and 1080p HD Video Content Support

LAS VEGAS and BASKING RIDGE, N.J. – CES –Jan. 5, 2011 – Verizon Wireless and Motorola Mobility, Inc. (NYSE: MMI), today unveiled the innovative new tablet Motorola XOOMâ„¢ − the first device on Google’s new Android 3.0 Honeycomb operating system designed from the ground up for tablets. The Honeycomb user experience improves on Android favorites such as widgets, multi-tasking, browsing, notifications and customization and features the latest Google Mobile innovations. Boasting a dual core processor with each core running at 1 GHz, delivering up to two GHz of processing power, and 10.1-inch widescreen HD display, Motorola XOOM gives Verizon Wireless customers a new type of mobile computing experience on a stylishly thin device that is 4G LTE upgradeable.

Motorola XOOM redefines the tablet device category by providing more ways to have fun, connect with friends and stay productive on the go. It allows consumers to experience HD content right on the device, supports 1080p HD video and HDMI output to display content on larger HD screens, and plays video and other rich web content seamlessly with Adobe® Flash® Player. Motorola XOOM features a front-facing 2-megapixel camera for video chats over Wi-Fi or 3G/4G LTE, as well as a rear-facing 5-megapixel camera that captures video in 720p HD. It delivers console-like gaming performance on its 1280×800 display, and features a built-in gyroscope, barometer, e-compass, accelerometer and adaptive lighting for new types of applications. It also features Google Maps 5.0 with 3D interaction and delivers access to over 3 million Google eBooks and thousands of apps from Android Marketâ„¢.

For working on the go, Motorola XOOM provides constant connectivity − including connecting to Gmail or Exchange email; opening and editing documents, spreadsheets and presentations; and viewing calendars and sending out appointments or meeting notices – with mobile broadband speeds. Its mobile hotspot capability provides an online connection for up to five other Wi-Fi-enabled devices.

“Motorola XOOM is a powerful addition to Verizon’s product lineup and builds on our combined leadership with Motorola to deliver innovative mobile devices and service on the Android platform,” said Marni Walden, vice president and chief marketing officer for Verizon Wireless. “Motorola XOOM gives consumers complete access and control of their favorite personal content and work files whether through our nationwide 3G network, or through our lightning-fast 4G LTE network as it rolls out around the country.”

“Light, powerful and fundamentally different than anything else on the market, Motorola XOOM leverages the very best technology available today to redefine what a tablet experience can be,” said Bill Ogle, chief marketing officer of Motorola Mobility. “The first device to feature software designed specifically for tablets, Motorola XOOM goes everywhere you do and delivers everything you need.”

The Motorola XOOM device will launch as a 3G/Wi-Fi-enabled device in Q1 2011 with an upgrade to 4G LTE in Q2. Starting in Q2 2011 the Motorola XOOM will be a 4G LTE/Wi-Fi- enabled device.

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  • DaHarder

    The ‘naysayers’ (aka haters) will predictably proclaim otherwise, but what Google appears to have accomplished here is a complete re-imagining of the tablet/slate/touch interface, and along with hardware manufacturers like Motorola, stand a good chance of leading the way to the future of (larger-screened) mobile computing.

    I look forward to seeing what the competition will bring to Android 3.0/Honeycomb… but things are looking mighty ‘tasty’ so far.

    Additionally: Bravo for having a full-sized SDHC card slot (they’re less expensive, faster, and readily available in higher capacities), more tablets need to go this route.

    • http://twitter.com/mfg68 Matt Galo

      Where do you see the SD slot?

  • http://twitter.com/mfg68 Matt Galo

    FUCK YES.

    DO we think it’ll have expandable storage? Micro SD/SD?

    • http://twitter.com/HeathBeaudry Heath Beaudry

      Might skip ipad2 for this one.

      • http://twitter.com/VDubb722 Vic Webb

        I wish I could, but all my digital copies of my Blu-Ray movies are in iTunes…

      • http://twitter.com/blaquekyd Charles Gibbs

        they are stored on your computer being accessed through itunes. you can use them on other non I-Devices.

    • Anonymous

      No WiFi only model, no deal. Hopefully they understand this

      • DaHarder

        They’re all ‘WiFi Only’ if you choose not to use the cellular connectivity… (Potential) Problem = Solved.

      • Anonymous

        not really, that implies there is still a sim card slot and a data reciever, hence making it much more than wifi only. We can;t forget the data price tg verizon will be charging either….

  • Fernbach29

    Eat his ipad ha

  • SKINNI

    WI-FI only version please???

  • http://twitter.com/Likeabite Nana Boateng

    can’t wait!!

  • Anonymous

    Dual core and a front facing camera are great!

    A HDMI port is not necessary, as I should be able to stream to my TV. To notice 1080p I need to be viewing the screen further than I would a XOOM/iPad screen. LTE? again not necessary, on my smartphone yes, but on a XOOM no. Most people use XOOM’s and iPad’s where there is WIFI, not walking down the street like they do with their smartphones. Of what I seen of Honeycomb today, well disappointing…

    We need more spec info. How heavy and thick is it? It looks thick in the picture. We also need a price. It should be released about the same time as the iPad 2. It will be interesting to compare the two then.

    I will leave you all to continue jizzing in your pants over it…

    • Anonymous

      Honeycomb is disappointing? What were YOU hoping for? Please enlighten us.

      And thile Xoom will probably come out before the iPad since that’ll come out in April, like the first one. The Xoom is supposed to hit Q1.

      • Anonymous

        As you say the Xoom is “supposed” to be released in Q1. At last years CES we were told there was a lot of tablet like devices supposed to be released some time last year. We were left waiting…

        Honeycombs looks cluttered. There is nothing original about it from the video posted today. It’s basically a mixture of other OS’s. The UI is unimpressive.

        I wanted something original, not just a variation of what already exists.

        It will be interesting to see it in the real world.

      • Anonymous

        Xoom is to compete with Ipad. From that standpoint, it’s heading in the right direction, provided that it’s cheaper than Ipad.

        Is it a ground breaking new technology? No, but it will cut into Apple’s earnings. Which is not easy to do.

  • MicroNix

    Moto sure knows how to do Android right. Bravo!

  • Anonymous

    Nice! Some proper competition for Apple!

  • Anonymous

    any videos?

  • JOE BLUMPKIN

    I will never get another Motorola product again until they allow me to remove all the bloat (especially BANKRUPT blockbuster!!!!) without rooting.

  • JM

    Nice! I’m guessing it will be priced at $500 to $700. Anyone agree?

  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiQmQhA-OrM Walter Sobchak

    I love the idea of this new tablet UI, with one exception. Moving the 4 buttons on-screen is cool so they always stay bottom left regardless of how you orient the device, but I would still love a fixed search button. 80% of the time when I use my phone I longpress the search button to do a web-search, write an email, or use navigate/maps, listen to pandora, set alarm etc. I don’t have faith that the search button is going to be able to do voice actions from anywhere but the homescreen.
    Either way this looks awesome, and as much as it pains me to say so, I had no interest in the tablet form factor until recently sitting down with an iPad. It was fun/frustrating to use at the same time. I just want to be able to download a file from the internet, and this will allow me to do so.

  • Goofan (aka Apple Hater)

    Very nice. Now, more than ever, I know Apple’s GONE baby! Gone!!!!

  • http://www.BriefEpisode.com/ Gib Wallis

    What’s the external modem attachment needed for?

  • http://twitter.com/aylak Bektas Akkaya

    I can’t imagine myself taking pictures or recording video with any of these slate devices. I think it would look so silly. Is it just me?

    • Anonymous

      No, it’s not. I just think the whole camera thing is so standard now that they have to include them.

    • Us61252

      2cameras are more useful for business apps. I talk to you,switch camera to let you see item I am talking about, then I can see how you like it then switch cameras to resume conversation. Also in grocery store…”I’m sorry dear, what item did you want? Here let me switch cameras so you can see shelf to find item for me…since I can’t find it.” Lots of situations where you need to have somebody looking at what you see and simultaneous viewing of their reaction.

  • http://www.vgchartz.com SuperChunk

    so want this…. This is what a tablet should be, good size, good OS, good connections/features.

    If its less than $500, I’ll pick it up as a real laptop replacement. Hopefully, it will have some sort of docking station for usb keyboard/mouse.

  • Anonymous

    Motorola seriously owes their life to android. They were about a dollar away from fishing with Blockbuster before the Droid released.

  • Anonymous

    Oh wow, OK dude I like that idea!

    http://www.anon-web-tools.edu.tc

  • http://qtp.blogspot.com/ sachxn

    It has not impressed the …the teaser was too good but what has come out is still to impress me…….

  • Us61252

    I guess there will be a 3g data charge..teired not unlimited. Due to. Vzw wanting net neutrality . I thought 4g would be built in? Now we have to buy a seperate modem? Will there be higher cost and less 4g data tiers than 3G? A separate contract? As it stands now : $60 =5GB $80=10GB on 3g.

    Earlier articles made 4G upgrade ability seem like it will launch as a 4G device with the radio turned off using 3 G until OTA download to turn 4G radio on. That’s how they switched from 1X to 3G rev.0 and rev.0 to Rev.A.

    If 4G requires a separate external device and a no unlimited data option with seperate modem contract I would not bother with 4G. I think vzw would lose a lot of customers. For last 2 years vzw reps told me 4G was designed for unlimited highspeed data due to high 3g demand for video and lots of people requesting to tether game consoles to game anywhere wirelessly.

    As a trucker that’s why I became interested in 4G…UNLIMITED HIGH SPEED DATA. Now vzw tells me that nobody wants unlimited data for a fixed price of $59.95/mo.? That’s why they want net neutrality. Because too many people are using their networks for data not calling,so no customer wants unlimited data.

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