Android is steadily looks very promising. If advertisements for Tablet PC at CES 2011 are anything to go by, 2011 is the year of the pill, but this does not mean we do not have something interesting for the Intelligent Scene! Read on to find out! The first is the announcement of Google Android 3.0.
Android 3.0 – Honeycomb Preview!
Since we already have the OS capable and optimized for tablets, it seem fitting then that a tablet will be launched with Honeycomb in mind.
First Tablet to run Android 3.0 Honeycomb - Motorola Xoom
Motorola Xoom (pronounced zoom) certainly grabbed the most headlines, is the first Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) tablet, which gives a direct benefit to all the other tablets on Android show. Xoom features 10.1-inch display, 5 megapixel camera, and 1-GigaHerz 2 processors, the Nvidia Tegra.
So what's the buzz about? A honeycomb brings much more functionality for the device, because all the main applications have been redesigned so that users can take advantage of much bigger screen than what you get for your smartphone. Although widgets have been renovated, bringing new features, elegantly dressed, and a shiny brand new interface. In addition, the tablet is well known all the dishes we love, like a gyroscope accelerometer, and of course the Adobe Flash Player 10.1 support.
The other tablets that were announced in the show, we selected 2 on our list that we felt a great potential for the future:
U1 Hybrid with LePad slate Lenovo IdeaPad - 2 Devices in 1
Excerpt from its press release as below:
Lenovo today announced the IdeaPad U1 hybrid with LePad slate, a unique two-in-one device that combines the mobility of a media rich HD slate with access to Android applications and a keyboard base that provides a full Windows 7 computing experience. Offering great performance, both separately and together for a unique Hybrid Switch dual mode capability, Lenovo delivers consumers an uncompromised mobile and computing experience.
"Our IdeaPad U1 and LePad truly fits the mobile lifestyle," said Liu Jun, senior vice president, Idea Product Group, Lenovo. "Use the light-weight slate when you're mobile, and then simply slide it into the U1 base when you need to do content creation. Consumers shouldn't have to adapt their lifestyle to technology, and this product definitely gives them the best of both worlds."
A Tablet to Keep A Lookout For! Notion Ink Adam Tablet
Adam is computer tablet PC concept designed by Ink, a company based in Bangalore.
Its specifications include NVIDIA Tegra 250 processor with a crust A9 GHz dual core that runs on a customized version of Android 2.3 (also known as gingerbread), known as Eden. The amazing thing is that Eden has almost all the known honeycomb (Android 3.0). Although Adam is not as prestigious as Xoom, which has garnered rave reviews from the team of Engadget and Slashgear. Keep an eye on Notion ink!
The most powerful smartphone in the world? Motorola Atrix
The Atrix offers a familiar smartphone candy bar design. Comes in basic black, the Atrix measures 4.62 inches long by 2.5 inches wide by 0.43 inch deep and weighs 4.76 ounces. Powering the Atrix is Android 2.2 (Froyo), but it will be upgradable to Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) later this year.
The Motorola Atrix main Plus is its Nvidia dual core Tegra 2 chipset which allows the smartphone to transform into a fully functioning netbook when teamed up with Motorola's Laptop Dock accessory.
The Laptop Dock accessory is essentially an empty laptop shell that connects to the phone. Everything is still running from the Atrix, but it brings the Web browsing and media experience from the small to the big screen.
The rumor is still out on whether this functionality is desirable to consumers but it’s definitely a brave new step in trying to provide the convenience of a netbook with our smartphones.
Not to be outdone, Samsung has the known of introducing the thinnest Android device with, ironically, the largest screen.
Impressive and Slim Screen Display Samsung Infuse 4G
Samsung's Infuse 4G is built in a 4.5-inch Super AMOLED Plus screen, 1.2 GHz Hummingbird processor and measures in at just 9 millimeters, which is even thinner than the iPhone 4 (9.3mm). For now tere is not much is known about the Infuse 4G except that the handset runs on Android 2.2 (Froyo) but will definitely be upgradeable to Android 2.3 in the future.
CES 2011 -Wrap Up
In General, Motorola seems to be running the show this year at the CES with its introduction of the Xoom (CNET CES 2011 Best of Show Award) and Atrix 4G (CNET CES 2011 Best Smartphone Award).
It is also worth mentioning that we are seeing more and more synergy between devices which we had normally expected to have a sharp demarcation such as our phones, netbook, tablets and PC. As a platform, the allure and influence of Android seems set to explode in 2011 and we should be able to see many exciting and interesting news going forward for the year ahead.
It is also worth mentioning that we are seeing more and more synergy between devices which we had normally expected to have a sharp demarcation such as our phones, netbook, tablets and PC. As a platform, the allure and influence of Android seems set to explode in 2011 and we should be able to see many exciting and interesting news going forward for the year ahead.
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