Google Shows Off Sweet Tablet Prototype

“When asked about pricing, Google engineer Andy Rubin quipped
that the actual cost of the Motorola prototype tablet he demoed at
the D: Dive Into Mobile conference was around $10,000. Consumers
will probably get it for considerably less when it hits store
shelves, but with the new Android Honeycomb operating system under
its hood, it will likely compete with high-end tablets like the
iPad and Galaxy.

“In a figurative googolplex of names and programs, Google
(Nasdaq: GOOG) and Motorola (NYSE: MOT) unveiled a tablet computer
Monday night at the D: Dive Into Mobile conference that runs on
Google’s Android 3.0 operating system, aka “Honeycomb.” Only the
tablet remains without a name.

“Conference gawkers claim the Google/Motorola Honeycomb tablet
has about the same footprint as an Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) iPad,
though Android head Andy Rubin — who offered the prototype peek —
provided few details.”

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