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The Honeycomb SDK is acquirable to all, as of Feb. 22. The APIs are now final, and the API take is 11.

Google said that in addition to launching the newborn Honeycomb version, it's also emotional updates to its SDK tools (r10) and ADT Plugin for Eclipse (10.0.0). The consort highlighted the following:

• UI Builder improvements in the ADT Plugin:
  • New Palette with categories and performance previews. (details)
  • More faithful performance of layouts to more dependably emit how the layout module countenance on devices, including performance position and title exerciser to more accurately emit concealment expanse actually acquirable to applications.
  • Selection-sensitive state exerciser to cook View properties.
  • Zoom improvements (fit to view, continual scale, keyboard access) (details).
  • Improved hold for layouts, as well as layouts with intercommunicate overlays.
• Traceview combining for easier profiling from ADT. (details)
• Tools for using the Renderscript graphics engine: the SDK tools now compiles .rs files into Java Programming Language files and native bytecode.

The prototypal Honeycomb paper to hit retail module be the Motorola Xoom. It module outlay $800 for an unsubsidized version and $600 for a supported version on a two-year contract, shipping Thursday. The closest iPads that comes near to the Xoom's specification are the 32GB 3G model that runs $729.