Toshiba is releasing a Google Android 3.0 Honeycomb tablet this year, a bit later than was originally expected but it will come. Questions about features for the tablet have long been answered. Questions about pricing have also been answered. The only thing not known for sure is the name for the 10-inch tablet.
After its official unveiling during CES the Toshiba Android 3.0 tablet has had many names associated with it on official levels.
There has been the name '
Toshiba Tablet’ the name on the US Toshiba.com site for the tablet. The name ‘Toshiba ANT-100′ has also surfaced in the US but on listings for online electronics retailer Newegg’s website. The third name tied to this tablet is ‘Toshiba Regza Tablet AT300‘ which is the official name of the exclusive Japan only version of the tablet.
Today there are new reports that Toshiba is naming the tablet ‘Toshiba Thrive’ and a TV advertisement has already been filmed with that name. Those reports come from European sources, with that said my theory on the name of the tablet is this, Toshiba is going to have the tablet use different names based on the release site.
In the US the name is ‘
Toshiba Tablet', in Europe ‘Toshiba Thrive’ and in Asia ‘Toshiba Regza Tablet AT300′. Don’t think that could happen? Take a look at LG Electronics and their Android 3.0 Honeycomb tablet. LG’s tablet in the US goes by the name ‘LG G-Slate‘ but in other areas of the world the tablet is known as ‘LG Optimus Pad‘.
Toshiba announced their launch of this new 10-inch Android 3.0 tablet in the US got pushed back until later this Summer. Release for the European market is expected to about the same time as the US. When the tablet released in the US and in Europe we shall see if my theory is correct or not.
For more information you can check out the website
here, but if you don’t feel like it just check our summary of the info available on the website below.
◦ Toshiba will offer the Toshiba Tablet in 5 colors, with Black being the only confirmed color at the moment.
◦ Android 3.0 Honeycomb OS will be shipped with the Toshiba Tablet.
◦ The Nvidia Tegra 2 1GHz dual-core SoC will power the tablet.
◦ A 10.1-inch 720p HD (1280 x 800 resolution) capacitive multi-touch display with 16:10 aspect ratio, a built-in ambient light sensor (detects outside lights and auto-adjusts screen brightness and contrast) and a built-in G-sensor (accelerometer for screen rotation).
◦ There are two on-board cameras for video chatting and taking pictures. There is a 2MP front-facing camera and a 5 MP rear-facing camera with autofocus.
◦ Stereo speakers are located on the bottom of the Toshiba Tablet (when tablet is held in landscape)
◦ For ports the Toshiba Tablet has: Headphone jack (1/4 inch), Microphone jack, USB 2.0 port, mini-USB 2.0 port, HDMI port, SD memory card reader.
◦ Connectivity wise the tablet has Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.
◦ The tablet will come with a removable battery, a screwdriver is all that is needed to remove the battery if you want to replace it. Right now no other main-stream tablet offers this simple feature.
