16 May 2011

Motorola Xoom tablet computer use Android 3.0 ‘Honeycomb'

Motorola Xoom is uniquely equipped to support an always evolving tablet experience. Offering 3G wireless access that can be upgraded to super-fast 4G LTE, and powered by a dual core processor with each core running at 1 GHz, delivering up to two GHz of processing power, Motorola XOOM delivers performance that’s twice as fast at web browsing as the leading competitor on the market today. Thin, light and powerful, it’s easy to hold, easy on the eyes and goes anywhere you do with the connectivity and performance to support the latest features, software and functions as soon as they’re released.

Motorola Xoom It includes a rear-facing 5 megapixel camera with flash that captures video in 720p HD. View and edit your photos and video immediately, then display them on the 10.1” HD screen or on any HDTV with HDMI connectivity. Post your creations straight to YouTube, Picasa, and Facebook® or engage with friends and family through Motorola XOOM’s front-facing 2 megapixel camera designed for video calling.

The Motorola Xoom has powerful dual-core processor and the first tablet to use the new Android 3 ‘Honeycomb' operating system, developed for tablet computers.

Previous Android versions, developed solely for phones, led to some shortcomings when they were installed on tablet computers and so some of Honeycomb's improvements are vital.

The Xoom is compatible with Flash so it can play videos on websites as well as games, and properly displays Flash-using websites. Like the iPad it lacks GPS for easy mapping but it has two cameras, a rear five-megapixel one that also shoots 720p HD video, and a front-facing two-megapixel one for video calling. It connects to Bluetooth devices.

Battery life was good: watching video drains it quicker but otherwise we would expect a couple of days' moderate use between charges. It cannot charge over USB; instead it's necessary to use the supplied mains adapter.