The I.T. Life

What is (in my opinion) going to be the best new tablet of the year is just a bit closer to being in our greasy little hands. The prices for the Xoom have been released, and though its not cheap, it is on par with the rest. Your going to have to cough up about $800US for the 3G model, which will be through Verizon, or about $600US for the wifi only model.

As you are probably aware, I am a Apple fan, and I love the iPad (thought I’ve yet to purchase one). I’ve been watching many of the tablets closely, the Windows 7 versions (dislike) the Blackberry (excited), and the many Andriod tablets. I’ve yet to see much that really excites me. I’ve felt the iPad does the job right, and it is what I would use…. Now I’m about to change my mind; before I start to explain this tablet to you, watch the video below.

So, the summary; this runs Android 3.0 (Honeycomb), has a 10.1″ screen, a dual core processor, HDMI-out, a 2MP front facing camera and a 5MP rear facing that captures 720P video HD video as well. It has a gyroscope , barometer (this will bring out some really nerdy weather apps), e-compass, accelerometer, and adaptive lighting. To top it all off (if that wasn’t enough) it is a WiFi hotspot allowing 5 devices to connect and share its data.

The price is TBD, however I’m going to be waiting and watching very closely. This looks to be a great tablet, and I’m thinking I may have found something that beats (in my books) the all mighty iPad.

Here it is folks, no longer a rumor or a dream. This is what the Google phone will look like… well, since this is a prototype, that was probably a bit of a exaggeration. Either way, it looks pretty slick. I’m thinking it looks a lot like the Motorola q though. that could just be me though.

Microsoft, Yahoo, AOL, and now Nortel and Motorola! Rumors are saying that Nortel and Motorola are talking about a $10 billion dollar merger. Motorola is currently the #3 cell phone maker, formerly #1. There are a lot of talks that they are going to go under, or split into mutiple companies soon however. They have been going down hill recently, stocks and all. This would be a good solution to keep the share holders happy, and make everyone a bit more cash. Come on, who doesn’t like cash!