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Motorola Xoom
ManufacturerMotorola Mobility
Type Tablet media player/PC
Release dateFebruary 24, 2011
Introductory price$799 GSM & CDMA
$599 Wi-Fi Only
Operating systemAndroid 3.0 (Honeycomb)
CPUNvidia Tegra 2: 1 GHz dual-core processor[1]
Memory1 GB DDR2 RAM
StorageFlash memory: 32 GB, external slot: microSD card after SW update
Display1280x800 px (aspect ratio 16:10), 10.1 in (26 cm) diagonal, appr. 46 in2 (300 cm2) at 150 PPI
InputMulti-touch capacitive touchscreen display
3-Axis Accelerometer
Compass
Proximity Sensor
Ambient Light Sensor
Gyroscope
Barometer
Camera5.0 megapixel rear-facing with 4× Digital Zoom and Auto Focus

720p video capture @ 30fps Dual LED Flash

2.0 megapixel front-facing camera
ConnectivityWi-Fi a/b/g/n
Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
CDMA Version
EVDO Rev. A
GSM Version
GSM/EDGE Class 12
UMTS/HSDPA[2]
Power6500 mAh[3]
Dimensions9.8 in (250 mm) (h)
6.6 in (170 mm) (w)
0.5 in (13 mm) (d)
Mass1.6 lb (730 g)
Websitehttp://www.motorola.com/xoom

The Motorola Xoom is an Android-based tablet computer by Motorola, introduced at CES 2011 on January 5, 2011. It is the first tablet to run Android 3.0 Honeycomb. It was released on February 24, 2011. It was launched with 3 other products: the Motorola Atrix, the Motorola Droid Bionic, and the Motorola Cliq 2.[4]

CNET.com named it the "Best of the CES" 2011.[5]

Features

The Xoom supports up to 1080p video playback. It features a 2 MP front-facing camera for video chatting over Wi-Fi or cellular Internet and a rear-facing 5 MP camera that records 720p video. The Xoom has a 1280×800 widescreen, 10.1-inch display and 3D graphics acceleration, as well as HDMI-out. It features a variety of sensors, including a gyroscope, a magnetometer, an accelerometer, and a barometer. The Xoom uses Nvidia Tegra 2 SoC. In January it was reported that the Xoom will come in a Wi-Fi only model as well as a 3G model through Verizon Wireless.[6]

Video

The Motorola Xoom has support for the following video (H.263, H.264, MPEG4, VP8), and audio (AAC, AAC+, AMR NB, AMRWB, MP3, XMF) formats.[7]

Software

The Xoom runs Google's Android 3.0 Honeycomb, whose new features include a redesigned, tablet-optimized user interface, a 3D desktop purportedly taken from BumpTop (which Google acquired in April 2010), improved multitasking, a newly redesigned notification system, Google Maps 5 in 3D and browser enhancements including tabs, form auto-fill and bookmark syncing.[8]

On February 23rd Motorola Mobility announced that the Motorola Xoom would break its policy of locking down its devices by providing the gadget with an "unlockable/relockable bootloader that will enable developers to access hardware for development."[9]

Accessories

The Motorola Xoom supports docking stations for charging and as a stand for viewing video. It also features Bluetooth keyboard support.

Available accessories include...

  • Motorola Xoom Portfolio Case
  • Motorola Xoom Dock
  • Motorola Xoom HD Stereo Dock
  • Motorola Xoom Wireless Keyboard

Features Announced But Not Initially Present

At first release, support for Adobe Flash and a microSD slot was not included. Motorola Mobility predicts Adobe Flash will be available in the Android Marketplace in Spring 2011. A predicted future software update will enable the microSD slot.[10] Prior to release, no official statement has said whether the microSD slot will support SDHC or SDXC card families.

Super Bowl commercial

Motorola aired a television spot during the 2011 Super Bowl that was designed as a satire of Apple's landmark "1984" Super Bowl ad. It depicted a dystopia in which all of humanity wears white hoodies and are plugged into iPods - a jibe at how Apple products had achieved cult-like status and practically ubiquitous market penetration.[11]

The following week, a minor controversy erupted when Los Angeles filmmaker Mike Sarrow claimed that he had, in fact, originated the commercial's idea first. In 2009, he shot a short film portraying a dystopian world where everyone is plugged into iPods to the point that all human conversation has ceased. The controversy was reported on numerous tech news websites, including CNET and Engadget, though no concrete evidence of intellectual property was presented, merely some suspicious similarities, including a nearly identical ending shot. However, the filmmaker has chosen not to pursue Motorola legally, only using the similarity as publicity for his work.[12][13][14][15]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Motorola Xoom Fact Sheet". Motorola Mobility, Inc. January 5, 2011. Retrieved 2011-02-07.
  2. ^ "Motorola Xoom Specifications Table". Motorola Mobility, Inc. February 16, 2011. Retrieved 2011-02-16.
  3. ^ "Xoom has only 3250 mAH battery?". Motorola Owners' Forum. February 24, 2011. Retrieved 2011-02-25.
  4. ^ "International CES 2011 Press Kit". Motorola Mobility, Inc. January 5, 2011. Retrieved 2011-02-07.
  5. ^ McCullagh, Declan (January 5, 2011). "CES: Motorola reveals iPad-rival Xoom tablet". CNET.com.
  6. ^ Miller, Ross (January 8, 2011). "Motorola Xoom WiFi-only version confirmed by Motorola Latin American exec". Engadget. Retrieved 2011-02-07.
  7. ^ "Android Supported Media Formats". Android Developers. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
  8. ^ "Android 3.0 Highlights - User Features". Android Developers. Retrieved 2011-02-25.
  9. ^ "Motorola Mobility PR Twitter Account". Motorola Mobility, Inc. February 23, 2011. Retrieved February 25, 2011.
  10. ^ Motorola Xoom tablet arrives Thursday starting at $600, but no Flash on Day 1; LA Times; February 22, 2011.
  11. ^ "Motorola Xoom Super Bowl ad challenges Apple | TopNews New Zealand". Topnews.net.nz. Retrieved 2011-02-22.
  12. ^ "Filmmaker says Motorola's Super Bowl ad bears some striking similarities to his short film".
  13. ^ Matyszczyk, Chris (2011-02-12). "Filmmaker: Motorola anti-Apple ad looks like my film | Technically Incorrect - CNET News". News.cnet.com. Retrieved 2011-02-22.
  14. ^ "Filmmaker says Motorola may have plagiarized Super Bowl ad". Electronista. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-02-22.
  15. ^ Dennis. "Filmmaker says Motorola may have plagiarized Super Bowl ad | Latest electronics". Latestelectronics-dennis.com. Retrieved 2011-02-22.
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