Although Motorola (commonly known as MOTO) has not made a dramatic comeback in the smartphone market, it has announced plans to unveil a tablet computer running the Honeycomb version of Android at the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show (CES). This tablet is emphasized as the first Android tablet designed specifically with a tablet-oriented operation concept.
Several months ago, MOTO had already confirmed to the media its intention to release 7-inch and 10-inch Android-based tablets next year. Recently, they released an advertisement video for the tablet, announcing that at the 2011 CES, they would showcase the Honeycomb version of Android. Following Samsung's launch of the Galaxy Tab, this marks another mobile phone manufacturer entering the tablet market.
In the advertisement video, there was no heavy promotion of the upcoming tablet. Instead, the entire video focused on the evolution of tablets, much like visiting a museum, showcasing each stage of tablet development. It began by likening Egyptian hieroglyphs to having beautiful images but being difficult to carry; then proceeded to exhibit several tablets with low resolution but supporting multiple languages, even showing the Mayan stone tablet predicting the end of the world in 2012 within the video.
Of course, the video also featured Apple's iPad and Samsung's Galaxy Tab. However, MOTO described the iPad as a large iPhone and the Galaxy Tab as an Android platform built on the concept of a smartphone. As for the upcoming MOTO tablet, it remained covered with a screen cover. Near the prominent red background white text logo, bees could be seen buzzing around. This metaphorically suggests that the upcoming MOTO tablet will run the Honeycomb version of Android, which differs from the current Android version used in smartphones, being specifically designed with a tablet operation concept in mind, and is expected to be released next year.