Tablet

    

                                                            by:Andrew Nusca

LAS VEGAS -- Motorola and Verizon on Wednesday announced the Motorola Xoom tablet, a 10.1-inch device with a dual-core processor and Google Android 3.0 Honeycomb.
The tablet offers 1080p HD video support and is one of the splashier entrants in this year's tablet race.
Here's what we know:

• A 2GHz dual-core processor
• 10.1-inch widescreen HD (1280x800) display
• 4G LTE upgradeable
• 1080p HD video support
• HDMI output
• Adobe Flash Player support
• Front-facing 2-megapixel camera for video chats over Wi-Fi or 3G/4G LTE
• Rear-facing 5-megapixel camera that captures video in 720p HD.
• "Console-like gaming performance"
• Built-in gyroscope, barometer, e-compass, accelerometer and adaptive lighting
• Google Maps 5.0 with 3D interaction
• Mobile hotspot capability for up to five Wi-Fi-enabled devices

Motorola's Xoom will launch as a 3G/Wi-Fi-enabled device in Q1 2011 with an upgrade to 4G LTE in Q2.