Anyone use this to stream video (Netflix, Hulu, etc...) to their HDTV?

Can I hack this to put WebOS on it? ;-)

needa wrote:these things aren't exactly popular among tech people. full of bugs and still waiting on an update that was promised months ago.

Speak for yourself. Mine has been working great. I setup my works exchange mail server on this in seconds and can even remote into my work computer if needed. I love the fact that I have the FREEDOM that is not allowed by Apple. I didn't have to register to start using the Xoom and I have yet to pay for an app. This does what I need for work right out of the box. Got the WIFI 32gig version.

Skiterrain wrote:Anyone use this to stream video (Netflix, Hulu, etc...) to their HDTV?

I've been able to stream Netflix using a tweaked version designed for Android 2.3. It can work on Honeycomb but you need to get the tweak from the web. Anyone can do it if they want to.

Too bad I bought a $149 HP Touchpad yesterday...

zen21tao wrote:*** This is in response to the person claiming that "The Electronics Superstore" has this model Xoom for $329.34 ***

I think you meant the Electronic Supercenter. It's what shows up with a basic Google shopping search for Motorola Xoom.

http://www.electronic-supercenter.com/products.php?product=MOTOROLA-XOOM-Android-Tablet-%2810.1%252dInch%2C-32GB%2C-Wi%252dFi%29-%252d%252d-1XO0045SZ6FH99%0A

Based on the quality of the website, I highly doubt its a legitimate retailer.

In fact, a basic who is search shows that this company's site was registered on 09/18/2011. Sites like this go up quickly, collect as much they can before complaints start showing up, then disappear.

Who Is search:
http://www.whois.net/whois/electronic-supercenter.com

You should read this thread on Fraud Watchers. Read both pages. The second page has the owner saying that he shut down the website -- and it occurred around the same time Electronic Supercenter was registered.
http://fraudwatchers.org/forums/showthread.php?t=51781

The Fraud Watch thread concerns a site called Electronics Emporium that looked suspiciously like Electronic Supercenter. The only difference is that it only accepted a Japanese credit card. Otherwise the policies seem identical. And neither has any contact information. Like Electronics Supercenter, Electonics Emporium routinely came up in Google shopping searches with ridiculously low prices.

Although Electronics Emporium closed last week due to "bad publicity," I was able to capture this image in Google's preview cache today. Note how identical it seems to Electronic Supercenter, from the Brand Names drop down menu on the left, to the featured items list on the right.

Click here for the cached contents.

gmaster999 wrote:I often see the Xoom in stores right next to the Acer Iconia Tab. I know they're pretty similar in specs and the Tab has a USB port, so why is it cheaper?

Remember those fancy commercials with the spaceship for the XOOM? Now what was the Acer Iconia Tab commercial about? That's right there wasn't one. The Xoom costs more because of the marketing.


BTW, I have an Iconia Tab. It is a fantastic device. Mounts USB harddrives, plays HDMI out, and accepts MicroSDHC cards. It has an aluminium body and feels substantial and not flimsy like the all plastic tablets. Even the speakers sound decent.

If you have a Droid X, then you can tether the Xoom over Bluetooth through the Droid X without paying tethering charges. I tested this with someone else's Xoom.

He said the Xoom was good, but didn't recommend due to the price.

I am trying to decide if I will get this now at this price...

I think it's too much for a refurb with a 90 warranty.

No one in Colorado likes cool The Day the Ponies Come Back (2000) I guess.

Meat45 wrote:I think it's too much for a refurb with a 90 warranty.

Try reading. It's far from a 90 day warranty.

Warranty: 1 Year Motorola

With a total of 2 Woots, you have much learning to do.

Non-techie here with questions. I have never had a tablet, just laptops and netbooks. I'm attached to having a keyboard. Does the Xoom work with a bluetooth or USB keyboard?

Also, can you tether to a non-Android phone? I discovered Joikuspot recently which creates a wifi hotspot with Nokia phones but only to devices that accept ad hoc wifi. Does that apply to the XOOM?

Basically, I want a replacement for my netbook that lets me type fast when I need to, that is also very portable and has Android apps and functions.

In for one.

Mountainrose wrote:Non-techie here with questions. I have never had a tablet, just laptops and netbooks. I'm attached to having a keyboard. Does the Xoom work with a bluetooth or USB keyboard?

Also, can you tether to a non-Android phone? I discovered Joikuspot recently which creates a wifi hotspot with Nokia phones but only to devices that accept ad hoc wifi. Does that apply to the XOOM?

Basically, I want a replacement for my netbook that lets me type fast when I need to, that is also very portable and has Android apps and functions.

Yes on the Bluetooth Keyboards. Motorola makes a Bluetooth keyboard that is for the Xoom and Atrix (although it should work on pretty much any Bluetooth enabled device). My wife has a Xoom and the BT keyboard and really likes them both. I would expect that just about any Bluetooth keyboard would work with the Xoom.

Don't know about USB keyboards. I guess you would have to have a micro-usb to USB A Female to make the connection. I suppose it is plausable. I had a Viewsonic gTablet that had a standard USB port and would work with some USB keyboards.

I'm in for the price! Almost bought a Honeycomb tablet last weekend for $500+ and I'm sure glad I didn't. Thanks Woot!

n4mrc wrote:Yes on the Bluetooth Keyboards. Motorola makes a Bluetooth keyboard that is for the Xoom and Atrix (although it should work on pretty much any Bluetooth enabled device). My wife has a Xoom and the BT keyboard and really likes them both. I would expect that just about any Bluetooth keyboard would work with the Xoom.

Don't know about USB keyboards. I guess you would have to have a micro-usb to USB A Female to make the connection. I suppose it is plausable. I had a Viewsonic gTablet that had a standard USB port and would work with some USB keyboards.

If you pick up the Motorola "camera adapter" cable that allows you to hook up an MTP enabled camera (canon point and shoot, eos etc) you can hook a USB hub through that cable to the Xoom. THen you can plug in a USB mouse and keyboard. I use that to remote desktop into my PC at work. Not as convenient as having full size USB port on Xoom, but it does work.

mrowan2000 wrote:Too bad I bought a $149 HP Touchpad yesterday...

HOW!?!?!?!?

[quote postid="4652678" Also, can you tether to a non-Android phone? I discovered Joikuspot recently which creates a wifi hotspot with Nokia phones but only to devices that accept ad hoc wifi. Does that apply to the XOOM?

Thanks for the keyboard information, folks. Sounds good! Looks like the Xoom will tether to an Android phone but I wonder if it works with non-Android phones. Anyone know?

Ah, hell. In for 1. At this price it's comparable to the throwaway acer laptop I bought here almost two years ago. I really hate the ipad's lack of flash, and this will be a handy little device at work. Even though I have a Mac and iphone, I'm going to give it a try.

I'm in just bought one a couple hours ago. I'm looking forward to having one again. I've had the galaxy tab 10.1 too. Overall, I liked the Xoom better. Tab was nice and thin but Xoom has better camera and video. Sd card and more support from the developing community. Hope I'm not in the dog house when my girl find out I bought it.lol To the new owners enjoy your Xoom

droidrev71 wrote:I'm in just bought one a couple hours ago. I'm looking forward to having one again. I've had the galaxy tab 10.1 too. Overall, I liked the Xoom better. Tab was nice and thin but Xoom has better camera and video. Sd card and more support from the developing community. Hope I'm not in the dog house when my girl find out I bought it.lol To the new owners enjoy your Xoom

The same to you, enjoy yours. I think Apple is in for a run for their money with this tablet as competition with the iPAD I was a few weeks away from getting an iPAD or tablet like this, if it existed.

Without the 1 year Motorola warranty I might have been skiddish. Once I saw there was a 1 year I didn't have to pay for it was a no brainer.

Let me know if you come across any good apps you would recommend and I'll do the same.

alose wrote:Remember those fancy commercials with the spaceship for the XOOM? Now what was the Acer Iconia Tab commercial about? That's right there wasn't one. The Xoom costs more because of the marketing.


BTW, I have an Iconia Tab. It is a fantastic device. Mounts USB harddrives, plays HDMI out, and accepts MicroSDHC cards. It has an aluminium body and feels substantial and not flimsy like the all plastic tablets. Even the speakers sound decent.

Got one too...Don't forget that with a USB adapter you can hook up a keyboard AND a mouse. I rarely pick up my laptop anymore...

jomion wrote:Got one too...Don't forget that with a USB adapter you can hook up a keyboard AND a mouse. I rarely pick up my laptop anymore...

Sounds like another extra I'll be buying. With what I saved between iPAD the difference, I have a couple of hundred to easily spend.

yeah, since it hasn't sold out..tsk this deal. not much of a deal.

Mountainrose wrote:Non-techie here with questions. I have never had a tablet, just laptops and netbooks. I'm attached to having a keyboard. Does the Xoom work with a bluetooth or USB keyboard?

Also, can you tether to a non-Android phone? I discovered Joikuspot recently which creates a wifi hotspot with Nokia phones but only to devices that accept ad hoc wifi. Does that apply to the XOOM?

Basically, I want a replacement for my netbook that lets me type fast when I need to, that is also very portable and has Android apps and functions.

yes, it works awesome with a bt keyboard, theres one on ebay for like $14 that actually works well if you can get over the small size, if not find the official one made by moto....

my wifi tether works just grand on it...

So, does anyone here know whether the XOOM is part of Google's $12.5B deal to buy Motorola Mobility, Inc., or was that just for cellphones?

Seems to me that a Google-branded Android tablet might sell out faster than a Motorola-branded one... but of course that would annoy all of the other tablet makers that rely on Android. (Would that provide an opening for HP to license their Palm-based OS, I wonder?) Besides, I believe GOOG has said they'd run Motorola Mobility as a separate business, so I suppose a tablet version of the Google Nexus is not gonna happen.

fxfuji wrote:
Seems to me that a Google-branded Android tablet might sell out faster than a Motorola-branded one...

The back of the Motorola Xoom has this embedded into it:

"with Google"

This tablet was the flagship tablet of the Honeycomb (3.0) tablets. It is still getting updates, the latest coming just yesterday.

I bit the bullet yesterday, I had been looking for a tablet to take overseas with me. Only problem is I leave in a week, anyone have any idea how long it takes to get these delivered?

I've been jonesing for a tablet and I've done a ton of reading up lately. The 7 in tab market is a little barren, with the Galaxy Tab 7 and Dell Streak 7 being the only real options; but they were running Android 2.2. Meh, no thanks. I love the "single hand" ability to use a 7, but I already have a 2.3 phone (Galaxy S, custom ROM) so no thanks. Archos 70 is another option, but more Froyo... no thanks. These tablets put me in the $200-$300 range.

Next up was the emerging 8in (sub 9in) tablets which have yet to hit the market. Galaxy 8.9 and Archos 8 G9 both look really nice and will be running Honeycomb. They look really promising. Only problem is the price, Archos will start at $300 while the Galaxy 8.9 is over $400. Geez, that's big jump for what turns into one inch of screen increase from the 7in tabs I was considering.

Now the Xoom! I wasn't even considering a 10in tab because of cost. The good tablets are all pretty much in iPad2 price territory. I just wasn't interested in buying a niche device at a notebook price, especially when I could potentially do more with a notebook. But for $350? This is a no brainer! More screen for less money than an 8-9in tab, Honeycomb instead of Froyo on the 7in, better screen quality than the 7in tabs as well... what a deal. The Xoom is a pretty powerful tablet too, it's certainly not going to be be a slug by any stretch AND 32GB (which I would have to add to any tab I would have bought anyway). I'm looking forward to getting it and putting it through its paces. I don't care about the Amazon Fire at $200, it simply doesn't compare with the horsepower of the Xoom and I don't want Amazon's UI all over it.

mccljp wrote:I bit the bullet yesterday, I had been looking for a tablet to take overseas with me. Only problem is I leave in a week, anyone have any idea how long it takes to get these delivered?

I wouldn't hold my breath. My past orders took 5 business days to ship and delivered a couple days after that.

cellobarney wrote:Nope. Not on the day that the Kindle Fire came out for $199. Bad timing, Woot.

Kindle Fire doesn't even.. *wait for it* hold a candle to the Xoom!

It isn't a tablet, its a device that let's you access Amazon's "services" and by services I do mean things they make you pay money for. The only thing I and most of my friends I know, use Amazon for is the free daily apps on occasion when they're not utter crap, and buying things cheaper than anywhere else has them online. An overfeatured e-reader with Android 2.1 and a custom UI + 8GB limit of internal storage + lack of any Google support whatsoever = fail.

Any bets on when this thing ships? Kinda wondering if it's coming from Woot's warehouse or Motorola's.

Jumped on this yesterday after reading through most of the posts, and a bunch of reviews. I've been eyeing this tablet ever since it was released, so I couldn't resist.

Probably shoulda held back to see if there's any good Black Friday deals on tablets, but oh well.

Just in two. Love the Android system.

Benz145 wrote:The Xoom wouldn't be my first choice in tablet. I've had my hands on it and it's heavy, lacks ports, and Honeycomb isn't nearly as stable as it should be -- still needs time to mature. I've got benchmarks and some concise testing notes here: http://www.carrypad.com/2011/06/29/motorola-xoom-testing-notes-and-benchmarks/

Many of you will likely be more interested in the Kindle Fire, that Amazon just announced today, which is 7" and runs for just $199:

http://www.carrypad.com/2011/09/28/amazon-announces-kindle-fire-tablet-and-new-kindle-e-readers/

Edit: Oh and I forgot to mention. It's got a barometer. Yes, really.

One last edit: The video editor is a joke. Do not purchase this device if you are looking to edit videos with it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-71ciL4dSo

The barometer actually has some important / interesting potential use. With the pressure reading from a barometer, altitude can quickly and accurately be calculated. Remember, the XOOM utilizes Google Maps 5, which is 3D. Having a barometer, the XOOM can provide an accurate 3D location -- longitude, latitude, and altitude. There are a lot of potential uses to the altitude reading. For example, your co-worker with an iPad checks into your 50 story office building. You, the savvy XOOM user that you are, checks into 34th story of the office building. I personally don't check into places, so I don't care about that use, but altitude measurement will have some interesting applications.

mccljp wrote:I bit the bullet yesterday, I had been looking for a tablet to take overseas with me. Only problem is I leave in a week, anyone have any idea how long it takes to get these delivered?

VERY unlikely you'll have it in time for your trip. Sorry

nsinclair wrote:The barometer actually has some important / interesting potential use. With the pressure reading from a barometer, altitude can quickly and accurately be calculated. Remember, the XOOM utilizes Google Maps 5, which is 3D. Having a barometer, the XOOM can provide an accurate 3D location -- longitude, latitude, and altitude. There are a lot of potential uses to the altitude reading. For example, your co-worker with an iPad checks into your 50 story office building. You, the savvy XOOM user that you are, checks into 34th story of the office building. I personally don't check into places, so I don't care about that use, but altitude measurement will have some interesting applications.

Hmmm ... seems like you would have to know the exact local ground-level barometric pressure to accurately calulate what floor of a building you're on ... and GPS is already a 3D location system anyway ;-)

So, this is my first woot, and I'm wondering what the delivery procedure usually is for items like this. Do you have to sign for their packages? Is it just the usual FedEx ground service?

Help!

Just got sent my tracking number. I am quite excited, have spent inordinate parts of the day reading up on Honeycomb.