Motorola Xoom Wi-Fi model launches March 27

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Handhelds, Wireless / WiFi

The Wi-Fi version of the Motorola Xoom will be available at various retailers starting March 27, the company announced Wednesday.

The 10.1-inch tablet will be at Amazon.com, Best Buy, Costco, RadioShack, select Sam's Club locations, Staples, and Walmart - both in-store and on their Web sites.

The Motorola Xoom Wi-Fi with 32GB of memory will cost $599.

Motorola said the Xoom Wi-Fi will also be available to commercial IT channels and regional retailers through a distribution agreement with Synnex Corporation, and regional carriers through Brightpoint.

The 3G version of the Xoom launched last month for $599.99 with a two-year contract or $799.99 without a contract. Wireless 3G data runs $20 per month for 1GB, and the Xoom will be upgradeable to Verizon's 4G LTE service for free in the second quarter.

The Xoom is a 10.1-inch tablet running a 1-GHz dual-core processor and Android 3.0 Honeycomb. It has a front-facing 2-megapixel camera for video chat and a rear-facing 5-megapixel camera for HD video capture. The Xoom made headlines for its initial lack of Flash support, but Verizon said recently that a new update will bring Adobe Flash Player 10.2 to the Xoom by March 18.

This article, written by Chloe Albanesius, originally appeared on PCMag.com and is republished on Gear Live with the permission of Ziff Davis, Inc.