Gigaom is reporting Acer’s Iconia A100, a 7-inch Google Android Honeycomb tablet, has appeared on the UK’s Amazon site for pre-order ahead of its April 20 release date and is priced at around $485 (US dollars), a bit less the Motorola Xoom, which begins at around $600.
The Iconia A100 at a glance:
512MB RAM (not KB as on the site)
8GB hard drive
NVIDIA Tegra 250, 1GHz Dual-Core processor
1024 x 600 screen resolution
5MP auto-focus camera
2MP front-facing camera
Dolby mobile sound enhancement
3.5mm audio jack
Meanwhile, HTC tweeted Friday that they’ll be offering Honeycomb upgrades for its HTC Flyer when it’s made available.
@Geekhangover We will be offering a Honeycomb upgrade when it’s made available. What feature are you most excited about?
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