<s>
The	O
Motorola	B-Application
Xoom	I-Application
is	O
an	O
Android-based	O
tablet	B-Device
computer	I-Device
by	O
Motorola	O
,	O
introduced	O
at	O
CES	O
2011	O
on	O
January	O
5	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
tablet	B-Device
to	O
be	O
sold	O
with	O
Android	B-Application
3.0	I-Application
Honeycomb	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Verizon	B-Application
branded	O
Xoom	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
tablet	B-Device
to	O
run	O
Android	B-Application
3.1	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Motorola	B-Application
Xoom	I-Application
went	O
through	O
the	O
FCC	O
on	O
February	O
10	O
,	O
2011	O
only	O
14	O
days	O
before	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
announced	O
concurrently	O
with	O
three	O
other	O
products	O
:	O
the	O
Motorola	O
Atrix	O
,	O
the	O
Motorola	B-Application
Droid	I-Application
Bionic	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
Motorola	O
Cliq	O
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
successor	O
,	O
the	O
Motorola	B-Application
Xyboard	I-Application
,	O
Xoom	B-Application
2	I-Application
in	O
the	O
UK	O
,	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
October	O
2011	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xoom	O
has	O
a	O
1280×800	O
pixels	B-Algorithm
widescreen	O
,	O
10.1-inch	O
display	O
and	O
3D	O
graphics	O
acceleration	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
HDMI-out	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
includes	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
sensors	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
gyroscope	B-Application
,	O
magnetometer	O
,	O
accelerometer	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
barometer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xoom	O
reportedly	O
has	O
trouble	O
trying	O
to	O
communicate	O
with	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
operating	I-Application
system	I-Application
via	O
USB	B-Protocol
cable	O
unless	O
Windows	O
Media	O
Player	O
is	O
updated	O
past	O
version	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Motorola	B-Application
Xoom	I-Application
supports	O
the	O
following	O
formats	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Motorola	B-Application
Xoom	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
device	O
to	O
run	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
tablet	B-Device
specific	O
OS	O
,	O
Android	B-Application
3.0	I-Application
Honeycomb	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
the	O
Wi-Fi	O
and	O
Verizon	B-Application
branded	O
Xoom	O
ran	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
Android	I-Application
3.2	O
Honeycomb	B-Application
,	O
which	O
introduced	O
new	O
features	O
including	O
a	O
redesigned	O
,	O
tablet-optimized	O
user	O
interface	O
,	O
a	O
3D	O
desktop	O
purportedly	O
taken	O
from	O
BumpTop	B-Application
(	O
which	O
Google	B-Application
acquired	O
in	O
April	O
2010	O
)	O
,	O
improved	O
task-switching	O
,	O
a	O
newly	O
redesigned	O
notification	O
system	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
Maps	O
5	O
in	O
3D	O
and	O
browser	O
enhancements	O
including	O
tabbed	O
browsing	O
,	O
form	O
auto-fill	O
and	O
bookmark	O
syncing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
23	O
,	O
Motorola	O
Mobility	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
Motorola	B-Application
Xoom	I-Application
would	O
break	O
its	O
policy	O
of	O
locking	O
down	O
its	O
devices	O
by	O
providing	O
the	O
gadget	O
with	O
an	O
"	O
unlockable/relockable	O
bootloader	B-Application
that	O
will	O
enable	O
developers	O
to	O
access	O
hardware	O
for	O
development.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Google	B-Application
released	O
the	O
source	O
code	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
4.0	I-Application
"	I-Application
Ice	I-Application
Cream	I-Application
Sandwich	I-Application
"	I-Application
,	O
Motorola	O
announced	O
that	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
its	O
formerly	O
released	O
mobile	O
devices	O
would	O
get	O
the	O
update	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Xoom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Android	B-Application
4.0.3	I-Application
update	O
for	O
the	O
Wi-Fi	O
Xoom	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
on	O
January	O
18	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
corresponding	O
update	O
to	O
the	O
Verizon-branded	O
Xoom	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
4	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
27	O
,	O
2012	O
at	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
I/O	O
conference	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
Xoom	O
would	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
devices	O
to	O
receive	O
an	O
upgrade	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
4.1	I-Application
"	I-Application
Jelly	I-Application
Bean	I-Application
"	I-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
S	I-Device
and	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Nexus	I-Application
,	O
beginning	O
by	O
the	O
middle	O
of	O
July	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
will	O
not	O
officially	O
release	O
Jelly	B-Application
Bean	I-Application
4.2	O
to	O
the	O
Xoom	O
,	O
however	O
there	O
are	O
unofficial	O
CyanogenMod	B-Application
releases	O
with	O
Android	B-Application
4.4.2	I-Application
KitKat	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Motorola	B-Application
Xoom	I-Application
supports	O
docking	O
stations	O
for	O
charging	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
stand	O
for	O
viewing	O
video	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Available	O
accessories	O
include	O
:	O
Motorola	B-Application
Xoom	I-Application
portfolio	O
case	O
,	O
dock	O
,	O
HD	O
stereo	O
dock	O
,	O
wireless	O
keyboard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
microSD	O
Card	O
slot	O
would	O
be	O
enabled	O
with	O
Android	B-Application
3.2	I-Application
Update	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
tablet	B-Device
did	O
not	O
support	O
Flash	O
on	O
its	O
initial	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
on	O
Motorola	O
also	O
touted	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
upgrade	O
to	O
4G	O
as	O
a	O
major	O
selling	O
point	O
versus	O
other	O
tablets	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
early	O
adopters	O
to	O
the	O
Xoom	O
tablet	B-Device
were	O
upset	O
that	O
the	O
upgrade	O
will	O
not	O
be	O
available	O
more	O
than	O
6	O
months	O
after	O
Xoom	O
's	O
debut	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
29	O
,	O
2011	O
Verizon	B-Application
Wireless	I-Application
began	O
the	O
4G	O
upgrade	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
October	O
11	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
Verizon	B-Application
began	O
selling	O
the	O
Xoom	O
with	O
4G	O
pre-installed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Titled	O
"	O
Empower	O
the	O
People	O
"	O
,	O
it	O
depicted	O
a	O
dystopia	B-Application
in	O
which	O
all	O
of	O
humanity	O
wears	O
white	O
hoodies	O
and	O
are	O
plugged	O
into	O
iPods	B-Device
,	O
a	O
jab	O
at	O
how	O
Apple	O
products	O
had	O
achieved	O
cult-like	O
status	O
and	O
practically	O
ubiquitous	O
market	O
penetration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
he	O
shot	O
a	O
short	O
film	O
portraying	O
a	O
dystopian	O
world	O
where	O
everyone	O
is	O
plugged	O
into	O
iPods	B-Device
to	O
the	O
point	O
that	O
all	O
human	O
conversation	O
has	O
ceased	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
controversy	O
was	O
reported	O
on	O
numerous	O
tech	O
news	O
websites	O
,	O
including	O
CNET	O
and	O
Engadget	B-Application
,	O
though	O
no	O
concrete	O
evidence	O
of	O
intellectual	O
property	O
was	O
presented	O
,	O
merely	O
some	O
suspicious	O
similarities	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
nearly	O
identical	O
ending	O
shot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
's	O
hardware	O
received	O
praise	O
from	O
reviewers	O
;	O
Engadget	B-Application
,	O
PC	O
World	O
and	O
CNET	O
all	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
Xoom	O
's	O
performance	O
was	O
as	O
good	O
as	O
,	O
or	O
superior	O
to	O
,	O
competing	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Android	B-Application
3.0	I-Application
was	O
praised	O
for	O
"	O
coming	O
together	O
in	O
a	O
far	O
more	O
cohesive	O
manner	O
than	O
any	O
previous	O
iteration	O
of	O
the	O
software	O
,	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
Engadget	B-Application
,	O
and	O
being	O
"	O
the	O
most	O
polished	O
Google	B-Application
software	O
effort	O
to	O
date	O
,	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
PC	O
World	O
,	O
as	O
many	O
other	O
Android	B-Application
tablets	B-Device
used	O
Android	B-Application
2.3	I-Application
which	O
was	O
designed	O
for	O
smartphones	O
while	O
Android	B-Application
3.0	I-Application
was	O
intended	O
for	O
tablets	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
CNET	O
said	O
that	O
in	O
some	O
areas	O
the	O
software	O
seemed	O
overly	O
complex	O
,	O
and	O
Engadget	B-Application
said	O
that	O
"	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
software	O
feels	O
like	O
it	O
is	O
n't	O
quite	O
out	O
of	O
beta.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xoom	O
's	O
initial	O
pricing	O
attracted	O
criticism	O
since	O
it	O
was	O
more	O
expensive	O
than	O
its	O
equivalent	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Engadget	B-Application
and	O
PC	O
World	O
cited	O
the	O
price	O
as	O
a	O
drawback	O
,	O
and	O
CNET	O
said	O
that	O
with	O
the	O
launch	O
pricing	O
,	O
"	O
the	O
Xoom	O
's	O
appeal	O
will	O
be	O
limited	O
to	O
early	O
adopters	O
and	O
Android	B-Application
loyalists.	O
"	O
</s>
