Xoom gets 3.1 today

[Geekbabe]

http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/10/live-from-google-i-o-2011s-opening-keynote/

 

[shortylickens]

Unless you can give me a list of features no one gives a shit.

 

[NikolaeVarius]

12:12PM That's a major update to Honeycomb -- Mike Cleron from the Android Engineering Team is talking up some of the new features. The scrolling Gmail widget is being used as an example; widgets are now customizable in terms of horizontal or vertical stretching. Existing widgets can be upgraded "with just a few lines of XML."

12:12PM With Android 3.1, devices can now be used as hosts. Import photos directly from your digital camera to your tablet, and a "ridiculous" amount of USB devices are now supported, including game controllers! An Xbox 360 gamepad is being used in a game demo with an Android app.

 

[Geekbabe]

Unless you can give me a list of features no one gives a shit.

some features listed here http://www.phonedog.com/2011/05/10/...xoom-today-ice-cream-sandwich-arriving-in-q4/

 

[randay]

nice!

 

[Red Storm]

12:12PM That's a major update to Honeycomb -- Mike Cleron from the Android Engineering Team is talking up some of the new features. The scrolling Gmail widget is being used as an example; widgets are now customizable in terms of horizontal or vertical stretching. Existing widgets can be upgraded "with just a few lines of XML."

12:12PM With Android 3.1, devices can now be used as hosts. Import photos directly from your digital camera to your tablet, and a "ridiculous" amount of USB devices are now supported, including game controllers! An Xbox 360 gamepad is being used in a game demo with an Android app.

So they finally caught up to Launcher Pro eh?

Cool stuff with the game controllers. We are one step closer to having OnLive (or a similar service) on our mobile devices.

 

[Capt Caveman]

OT - got a chance to play with a Xoom this weekend. It wasn't bad and wasn't laggy but didn't spend enough time to make a real evaluation.

 

[poofyhairguy]

Is the SD card slot fixed?

 

[Ns1]

interesting

http://developer.android.com/sdk/android-3.1-highlights.html

 

[CurseTheSky]

Here's to hoping the ASUS Eee Pad TF101 gets 3.1 soon.

 

[Adramalech]

I am hoping to get a Transformer, but it seems like they are impossible to find =( I wonder if I should purchase a xoom...

 

[MagickMan]

I am hoping to get a Transformer, but it seems like they are impossible to find =( I wonder if I should purchase a xoom...

DON'T. Their screen is just ass, really. Wait a couple weeks and get the ASUS.

 

[Bateluer]

Have they released any 3.x source yet?

 

[sciwizam]

Have they released any 3.x source yet?

They have said there won't be any code drop till Ice Cream Sandwich.

 

[sjwaste]

DON'T. Their screen is just ass, really. Wait a couple weeks and get the ASUS.

Isn't the Transformer the Asus one?

 

[Bateluer]

They have said there won't be any code drop till Ice Cream Sandwich.

Link?

Isn't the Transformer the Asus one?

Correct. Sold and on back order most places.

 

[sciwizam]

Link?

This was during the fire side chat with the Android Team.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfiYUL2exT8&feature=player_profilepage#t=1442s

 

[Medu]

Isn't the Transformer the Asus one?

He was saying the Xoom's screen is 'just ass', not the Transformer.(I made the same mistake when i read it- damn internet has shorten my attention span by so much that I don't even finish reading sentences!)

 

[MagickMan]

Yes, the Xoom's display is crap compared to the Transformer's, wait and get an ASUS when they're available.

 

[Looney]

Do the Xoom WiFi get the updates today too?

 

[Geekbabe]

I can tell you that the Transformer screen is beautiful, I am in love with my tablet and it's dock, haven't been this excited about a new device in ages.