• How is the Motorola Xoom different than a smartphone like the Droid Thunderbolt? How is it similar? What is Android 3.0? What new features do the next wave of pc tablets and smartphones have?

There are at least a few things that clearly stand out. The Motorola Zoom is a tablet and not a phone.  It is also running off the Android 3.0 platform instead of 2.2.  It is different than the iPad in that it is closer to the original iPad size but it more of a wide screen than the iPad.  It is also heavier than the iPad, which is a big consideration for users since it is constantly being held.  It has many of the same features: input types, cameras on the front and back, flash, and speakers.  However, it is also different in some ways and speaks to the future of touchscreen devices with the lack of "tactile navigation buttons".  Instead, all of the buttons are no included in the OS and are available on the touch screen.