MOTOROLA XOOM Android Smart Tablet Honeycrumb

New Motorola Xoom provides the highlight of Verizon�s keynote at the Consumer Electronics Show Jan. 6. The Android 3.0 tablet impressed the crowd with its 3D capabilities and refreshed Google applications.

Introducing the first Android� touch tablet from Motorola. With a brilliant 10.1-inch display optimized for high definition video in true 16:9 widescreen format, Motorola XOOM� provides a whole new media experience for mobile uses. By taking advantage of the nVidia Tegra dual core chipset, everything moves faster: web browsing, video playback, gaming. Native support for both front and rear cameras provides easy access to either one. The addition of a gyroscope, along with a powerful graphics engine and built-in hardware acceleration, elevates game design to a whole new level. Motorola XOOM pushes the boundaries and opens a whole new world of what�s possible.

Las Vegas � Cutting edge capabilities from Motorola�s Xoom tablet computer captivated the audiences� attention during the opening keynote provided by Xoom carrier Verizon at the Consumer Electronics Show here Jan. 6.   MOTOROLA XOOM Android Smart Tablet

Verizon CEO and Chairman Ivan Seidenberg and Verizon President and COO Lowell McAdam discussed the challenge of bringing voice and video to mobile devices and home entertainment systems all over the country.

The audience listened politely to the barrage of statistics and milestones the No. 1 wireless carrier has reached en route to bringing its 4G LTE network to fruition last month.

The happening perked up when Motorola Mobility CEO Sanjay Jha joined the executives on stage to show off the Xoom, the Android 3.0 tablet coming from Motorola and partner Verizon Wireless in February.

This device, powered by the Nvidia Tegra 2 dual-core processor for greater speed than the existing iPad or Samsung Galaxy Tab, will be 4G capable.

The Xoom�s new custom widgets, notifications and 3D Google Maps went on display yesterday courtesy of a Google video posted to YouTube and Motorola�s official unveiling at a press event.

After a brief teaser for the Motorola Droid Bionic smartphone (dual-core, 2GHZ total power 4.3-inch screen) coming on Verizon�s 4G LTE network in the second quarter, Jha invited Android Product Manager Mike Cleron to provide a deeper dive, and dive deeper he did.

Cleron showed off several applications and features of the Xoom, whetting the appetites for consumers who may be mulling whether to buy an iPad or Android tablet later this year.