Xiomara Blanco is an associate editor for CNET Reviews. She's a Bay Area native with a knack for tech that makes life easier and more enjoyable. So, don't expect her to review printers anytime soon.

I wrote about the Acer Iconia B1 entry-level tablet on Christmas Eve. The WSJ had tipped us off that this new, as-yet-unannounced, 7-inch Android tablet would be aimed at the magical sub US$100 price ...

It's time for the $99 USD tablet war to commence, ladies and gentlemen, and you know good and well that a fast-paced company line Acer isn't going to be left out in the cold: behold, the Iconia B1.