MOTOROLA XOOM™

I just bought the Xoom this weekend. Expensive? Maybe, but as most compare it to the iPad you are getting more for about the same money. It was $799, and then I got $200 off with a Verizon contract. Plans start for 1GB at like $10 a month. All that was awesome, I actually want 3G, plus I get a free 4G upgrade in the next few weeks when that is available, and I hate AT&T. Hardware wise you are getting a dual 1GHz processor, 1GB of RAM and 32GB of local storage. On the iPad the 32GB model with 3G is $729 with a single proc and 256MB of RAM. iPad2 is around the corner, so I have no idea how any of that might change.

I love the new Honeycomb Android OS. It feels professional. The built in apps/features work great. Being a previous Android Tablet user with my Galaxy Tab I already had an Android Market Place account. I soon as I signed into the Xoom with my Google account everything that was supported by Honeycomb was automatically downloaded to my device. Some apps were not compatible. All of the apps that made it work great. There have been a few I have found specifically designed for tablets.

Everything is faster and smoother. The transition between screens is seamless. The touchscreen is extremely responsive. A great plus is the widgets that allow you to scroll through the news (CNN App) and your books from the desktop are awesome. The task manager/recent apps menu is awesome. Right now, flash is not available but suppose to come soon. The browser is great, fully tabbed and sync with Chrome.

Email is a breeze. I set up a 3rd party provider email, Yahoo, Gmail and Exchange very easily. The Gmail app is actually a full blown Gmail client, like Outlook would be to Exchange. Very cool stuff.

Movies…I have run into an issue that I was able to resolve with another app. The movie player did not inherently play DivX AVI files. Well, having an iPhone I also have most of my videos as m4v files too. They play great. The video experience, minus the hiccup with DivX has been awesome. It has a mini HDMI that is supposed to play 1080 I haven’t tested. It can record 720p, which I have tested and it’s awesome. It has a front and rear camera, so far it has worked well with Google Talk and Fring. That’s all I have for now. Hit me up with any questions.