Acer First 7in Android Tablet and Flagship Android Smartphone with HDMI and 720p Video Recording

Acer CEO Gianfranco Lanci unveiled its first prototype tablet: a 7in Android unit which it would look to push in partnership with networks. It comes just a few months after Acer’s Taiwanese president Scott Lin delivered this damning verdict on the tablet form factor.

The ‘Stream’ will feature a 3.7in WVGA AMOLED display capacitive display, 1GHz Snapdragon CPU, 5MP camera, WiFi (802.11n), GPS, HSDPA and 2GB of internal memory bundled with an 8GB microSD card. Interestingly, the Stream will also pack an HDMI slot, though Acer didn’t point out whether this will be mini or full size HDMI as well as 720p video recording and Dolby Mobile sound.

So it’s a technical tour de force, but then again so were the likes of the high-end [neoTouch P400 and Liquid A1 which missed the mark. With no release date or pricing revealed perhaps Acer has the breathing space to make this third time lucky.