Motorola Xoom to boast barometer, budding meteorologists have found their next tablet

To say Motorola’s Xoom had a coming-out party at CES would be understating things greatly. It was easily one of the highlights of the show, and the potential that was shown was obviously just part of the story. According to Moto’s developer page, there’s actually a barometer included, right alongside an accelerometer, magnetometer, ambient light sensor and gyroscope. Oddly enough, a proximity sensor is left out of the mix, but seriously… a barometer ? Truth be told, this is actually just an oft overlooked point that was first shown in VZW / Motorola’s joint press release , but it’s good to know that at least one flagship slate will be compatible with Android 2.3′s barometer support. Here’s hoping it’ll be useful for helping you sidestep ugly weather patterns, or something of the sort. Motorola Xoom to boast barometer, budding meteorologists have found their next tablet originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 10 Jan 2011 10:23:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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