This is Motorola's new Xoom model

[Bateluer]

http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/13/motorola-rumored-to-be-hard-at-work-on-high-res-4-3-ice-cream-s/

Apparently, when Motorola was trying to figure out why its Xoom has struggled so mightily in against the iPad 2, the company didn't focus on its high starting price or slightly heftier hardware. Instead, it decided the issue was the screen -- in particular the format -- and rumor has it that Moto is working on a new tablet (probably not the Xoom 2 we've glimpsed) that ditches the 16:9 ratio for the more square 4:3 found on Apple's slate. Supposedly the non-widescreen device will sport an extremely pixel-dense 2048 x 1536, 10-inch display and run Ice Cream Sandwich when it lands later this year or early next. We're not entirely convinced this will pan out and, honestly, we've always preferred the more more modern widescreen format -- but, if the iPad sells with it's old-school ratio we suppose it's worth a shot.

Not a big fan of the 4:3 aspect, but that resolution is pretty drool inducing. But, if the price of entry is still obscenely high, it'll sell poorly. Again.

And Heaven help them if they put a Tegra 2 in this thing, that resolution is going to make the Tegra 2 cough up a lung. I'm thinking this is probably going to be a Kal El tablet?

 

[SAWYER]

It will be Fail City, population Motorola Xoom again if they do not come aggressive with the price. Oh and it would be a nice touch if the demo units at best buy didnt force close apps all the time, not good

 

[shortylickens]

Big fail.
Am pretty sure the majority of complaints were the quirky interface and lack of tablet apps.
Moto should have invested time and money into their own App market for the current Xoom. Having a a ridiculously hi-res 4:3 display is going to invalidate many of the current apps and I doubt 3rd party devs are gonna jump onboard to make new ones.

 

[Anubis]

the price is what fucked over the zoom end of story

 

[Bateluer]

Big fail.
Am pretty sure the majority of complaints were the quirky interface and lack of tablet apps.
Moto should have invested time and money into their own App market for the current Xoom. Having a a ridiculously hi-res 4:3 display is going to invalidate many of the current apps and I doubt 3rd party devs are gonna jump onboard to make new ones.

No, even worse idea. Having a different app store from every manufacturer is asinine. The HoneyComb platform wasn't ready when first Xoom arrived. Combined with the high price of the Xoom, most Android devs didn't feel that it was worth the time. This is changing, slowly, but the big things that'll change the Android tablet market are Google and developers. With the Thrive, Transformer, and Tab 10.1 hitting iPad 2 pricing, the pricing is much better. Still too high, IMO, but at least competitive.