New version of the Xoom arrives at Best Buy on Sunday!

[gqstatus0685]

Do you have the original Xoom? If so, how does the screen quality look compared to the original. Does it look look like the screen is the same size (as in it'll be the exact fit) as the original? How's the viewing angle? How does it look in daylight?



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[starfcker69]

Well I bought thexoom media edition and I love it
it seems slimmer than the original xoom and the power button it on the left hand side((horizontal)

How about charging via USB port?

https://supportforums.motorola.com/message/486739#486739

 

[scramer]

How about charging via USB port?

https://supportforums.motorola.com/message/486739#486739

Here is a picture. Man! I want usb charging! (but not 16 gb I like my 32).

https://motorola-global-portal.cust...2LzEvdGltZS8xMzE4NzkxMzA4L3NpZC8xZDZBRkpHaw==

My Xoom is currently at Motorola for repair (the sd card slot is not working, can't do anything without it). If they can't fix it I may pick one of these up.

 

[BossHaug]

No i dont have the original.
here are some pics

http://oi51.tinypic.com/r8gv48.jpg
http://oi54.tinypic.com/2lshbif.jpg
http://oi53.tinypic.com/2ahy5ih.jpg
http://oi52.tinypic.com/qzn13m.jpg
http://oi54.tinypic.com/14w6etk.jpg

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Heres some.software info

http://oi53.tinypic.com/scqnx0.jpg

 

[e.mote]

>What are the chances that the current 3.2 images would work on this?

If USB charging is allowed, then battery is the 3.7V variety instead of the orig's 7.4V. At the least, that means the battery level would be different, and you'd risk over/undercharging the battery with the orig's ROM. May even cause an explosion.

One thing not mentioned is whether the Family Ed has only b/g/n rather than the orig's dual-band a/b/g/n.

Moto repositioned the Xoom for the low-end ($350-400), so the upcoming Xoom2 (w/ ICS) will likely be at $450-500 base. It'd be curious if Moto will upgrade the Teg2 Xoom to ICS.

Anyway, I'm hoping ICS will catch on better than HC.

 

[Muffycheeks]

Ok I looked at the "Family Zoom" This is what I saw, no duel flash, no duel speaker, no card slot and only 16GB, and the only one looking at them. Had to twist the saleman's arm just for him to open the box. They were stacked inside a bottom cabnet!

 

[Homestar1217]

I just bought one of these. Other than a small bright spot on the screen, (probably going to exchange it because it bugs me), this is a nice device. Very snappy, though quadrant only hit 1550, which leads me to believe this is not a Tegra2 Processor (someone please share input on this). However it does say in the specs that it's an Nvidia GPU, so I'm not sure. The build quality is excellent. Not a hint of flex in the body, and the back is brushed aluminum with the sides and bezel made with good quality soft touch plastic. Loving Honeycomb, and this tablet does indeed have a microSD slot, but I can't get it to see my SD card...

 

[hammer4203]

I'm gonna say that was our xoom prototype! A clear POS kiddie toy!

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[Viventis]

The Best Buy on-line ad claims that the Family Edition runs Netflix! I wonder if it has hardware DRM (like the Lenovo) or if Netflix is (natively) coming to the rest of us.

 

[J_T]

No i dont have the original.
here are some pics
oi52.tinypic.com/qzn13m.jpg

My wife bought one of these yesterday. Any idea what the slot to the right of the open door is in the qzn13m.jpg picture?

 

[dicko1975]

Speaker? There's another on the other side.

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[dubsjw27]

I'm wondering if Sim City Deluxe is available somewhere, i can't find it in Market? Would really like to play it again, it was my favorite game...
Maybe somone can pull the apk?

I second that...

 

[sixty1ragtop]

Picked one up yesterday, so far I am liking it, never had any real seat time with the original, but i like the feel of this one.

External sd is supported. It looks like in the internal memory is mounted in the sdcard folder, so the external gets mounted under /mnt/sdcard2.

Specs on the moto site show no a on the wifi card (802.11 b,g,n).

I also checked out the dimensions and found

family 260 x 177 x 11.4 mm
original 249.1 x 167.8 x 12.9 mm

and none of the xoom 1 cases fit the family (found this out the hard way)

 

[emd2009]

Picked one up yesterday, so far I am liking it, never had any real seat time with the original, but i like the feel of this one.

External sd is supported. It looks like in the internal memory is mounted in the sdcard folder, so the external gets mounted under /mnt/sdcard2.

Specs on the moto site show no a on the wifi card (802.11 b,g,n).

I also checked out the dimensions and found

family 260 x 177 x 11.4 mm
original 249.1 x 167.8 x 12.9 mm

and none of the xoom 1 cases fit the family (found this out the hard way)

now if we could only get root....

 

[kenfly]

Will it run crysis?

 

[Homestar1217]

The Best Buy on-line ad claims that the Family Edition runs Netflix! I wonder if it has hardware DRM (like the Lenovo) or if Netflix is (natively) coming to the rest of us.

Sadly I can report that I've downloaded Netflix from the market and I cannot get it to work. It loads up, loads my recently watched, and then fails to play any of them. Bummer. I did get the chance to talk to a Motorola rep randomly today, and he confirmed that this is a tegra 2 tablet. Previously the only confirmation I had of this was the about part of the settings. He also seemed pretty optimistic that we would continue to get updates, including ICS. That's a good sign!

 

[xfinrodx]

I'm pretty bummed about Motorola's stance on the bootloader on the Xoom Family. The only thing I can access in Windows via power button/volume up is APX.... I don't suppose they left NVFlash available for people to use. Probably locked it with an Atrix-like SBK. All I'm really looking for is root access within the stock ROM.

 

[KidJoe]

The Best Buy on-line ad claims that the Family Edition runs Netflix! I wonder if it has hardware DRM (like the Lenovo) or if Netflix is (natively) coming to the rest of us.

Some of the pix on Moto's web site -> http://www.motorola.com/Consumers/U...ets/MOTOROLA-XOOM-FAMILY-EDITION-US-EN#anchor clearly show a icon for Netflix on the screen...

BUT.... take a look at from their FAQs -> https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/71535

Motorola XOOM Family Edition - Netflix

When will Netflix be available?

As Netflix announced via blog post, the Android Market download for their application is initially available only on select devices that currently have the requisite playback support.

We are working closely with Netflix to expand playback support and deliver their application on Motorola Android-based devices. We will share additional information as it becomes available.

Note: The Netflix application can currently be downloaded but cannot stream. When you attempt to stream you will receive the error message: "Cannot Reach Netflix Service"

That is pretty shady moto!!

EDIT: Thankfully Netflix updated their Android app yesterday to support Honeycomb devices. from -> https://market.android.com/details?id=com.netflix.mediaclient&feature=search_result

What's in this version:

Support for Android 3.x devices.
Available in the USA, Canada and Latin America.
Supports alternate audio and subtitles.

I still think Moto (and other vendors) should WAIT until something is available before they mark the box, include photos, etc... Just look how long the LTE upgrade took on the 3G/Verizon Xoom, and look at flash on the Viewsonic Gtab its situation with flash, etc.

 

[phantomfury]

Received a Netflix update tonight and am happy to report that Netflix is working on the Xoom Family Edition! Yeah!

 

[AndroidLonghorn]

I second that...

Why is sim city not listed on the market or even on EA's website? I can't find any references to an android version except the old metropolis one.