Video: Android 3.0 Honeycomb previewed

Following on the recent release of Samsung Nexus S and Android 2.3 Gingerbread, During the Consumer Electronic Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Google previewed Android 3.0 Honeycomb. As you may already know, Android 3.0 Honeycomb is the next version of the Android platform, designed from the ground up for devices with larger screen sizes, particularly tablets. Coming with a brand new, truly virtual and holographic user interface. Many of Android’s existing features will really shine on Honeycomb: refined multi-tasking, elegant notifications, access to over 100,000 apps on Android Market, home screen customization with a new 3D experience and redesigned widgets that are richer and more interactive.

Google has also made some powerful upgrades to the web browser, including tabbed browsing, form auto-fill, syncing with your Google Chrome bookmarks, and incognito mode for private browsing. Honeycomb also features the latest Google Mobile innovations including Google Maps 5 with 3D interactions and offline reliability, access to over 3 million Google eBooks, and Google Talk, which now allows you to video and voice chat with any other Google Talk enabled device (PC, tablet, etc).