LAS VEGAS (AFP) – Motorola Mobility's Xoom
tablet computer powered by new "Honeycomb"
software from Google was crowned the best
gadget at the giant Consumer Electronics Show
(CES) on Saturday.
Along with being declared the top creation at the
dazzling gadget extravaganza, Xoom was also
honored as the best of the scores of tablets
introduced here as fresh competitors in a market
dominated by Apple iPads.
Motorola also scored a victory with its Atrix
smartphone designed to work with high-speed
4G wireless networks and which can be used in a
dock to power a laptop.
Atrix won the top spot in a smartphone category
at the official Best of CES awards.
"We took big risks and they paid off," said
Motorola Mobility chief software engineer Seang
Chau. "We didn't know if people would get it; but
obviously they got it."
US telecom maker Motorola Mobility jumped into
the bustling tablet computer market Wednesday
when chief executive Sanjay Jha unveiled Xoom
at CES.
Motorola Mobility's hotly awaited tablet computer,
the "Xoom," will be available in the first quarter of
the year, Jha said.
With a 10.1-inch (25.6-centimeter) screen, the
Xoom is about the same size as Apple's iPad,
which hit stores in April and has other leading
technology companies around the world
scrambling to catch up.
Xoom will be a fierce competitor in the
marketplace because Google built Honeycomb
software specifically to power tablet computers,
according to Jha.
"This is really the next generation of tablets,"
Motorola Mobility device team head Alain Mutricy
said as he held a Xoom in one hand at the awards
ceremony.
"Our partnership with Google has been very
intense and has enabled some great technology."
The CES accolades came just four days after
Illinois-based Motorola split into two companies,
Motorola Mobility and Motorola Solutions.
Motorola Mobility will focus on mobility, the
Internet and computing markets while Motorola
Solutions will target next-generation
communications solutions to government, public
safety and enterprise customers.
"This has been a great week for us," Mutricy said
of Motorola Mobility. "It is a good beginning."
The official CES awards were sponsored by tech
news website Cnet, which had editors pick the
winners.
Japan-based Wii console maker Nintendo took
top honors in a gaming category with a version
of a DS videogame handset that allows 3D play
without the need for special glasses.
A Sony "HandyCam" handheld video recorder
with a built-in projector placed first in a Digital
Imaging category, while a Casio Tryx digital
camera was deemed the slickest gadget design at
the show.
US chip giant Intel got some of the spotlight, with
a speedy new generation of "Sandy Bridge" chips
that thwart film piracy and enable quick handling
of data-rich video and games rated the best
computer innovation at the show.
A Toyota Entune innovation that makes fun or
helpful software applications available while
driving won top spot in a car category.
[Related: Hot gadgets to look for in 2011]
A Vizio TV that features Internet television from
Google and online videogames from OnLive was
declared the best in its category.
A sleek Razor Switchblade laptop that packs
desktop computer gaming power into a small
"netbook" won a People's Voice award based on
votes logged on the Internet.
Meanwhile, a dual-screen Acer Iconia laptop with
a second screen, touch controlled, where a
keyboard would usually be won "Last Gadget
Standing" honors at another CES competition.
A color version of the Nook electronic reader was
the favorite in online "Last Gadget Standing"
voting.
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