The New Google Android Honeycomb Tablet

Google gave a sneak peek of its long-awaited tablet which will run a special new version of Android nicknamed Honeycomb.

The Google Honeycomb tablet, which was briefly unveiled at an event in San Francisco by Google Anroid expert Andy Rubin, will be built by Motorola and is due to be released next year.

No specifications were given out by the Mr. Rubin but may believe it will be an upgraded version of Stingray, Motorola's contribution to the tablet wars, which will also be released next year.

The Google Android Honeycomb tablet is expected to have video chat, an nVidia chipset running a dual core 3D processor with dimensions similar to the Apple iPad.

To demonstrate what the new Google Android Honeycomb tablet will be capable of, Rubin unveiled a new version of Google Maps with 3D graphics. The application, demonstrated on the new Google tablet, let him zoom almost into street level and show the definition of all of the buildings.

The entire application was controlled using pinching and swiping, like on the iPad.

But, while the Samsung Galaxy Tab is enjoying some success taking on the iPad, the new Google Android Honeycomb tablet is not going to take them on. Instead, it's projected to take on Apple's iPad 2 and the Blackberry Playbook which are also expected to be released next year.

Check out the video below, then tell us what you think about the Google's Android Honeycomb tablet.