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Toshiba Excite 10 Now Shipping, Price Starts at $450
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Here is some exciting news from the Tohsiba camp! The company’s latest tablet, the Toshiba Excite 10, is now shipping with the base model priced at a quite reasonable $450. There are two other versions with 32 and 64 GB, priced at $530 and $640 respectively.
The Excite line of tablets will offer the latest Google Android 4.0 ICS OS and have powerful processing power with the Nvidia Tegra 3 quad core setup. The base model boasts of specs such as a 1 GB RAM along with 16 GB of storage space. Further space can be added via full sized micro SD card,s while a 2 and 5 megapixel camera adorn the front and rear of the tablet. The 10.1 inch display has a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels with a layer of Corning Gorilla glass for added strength. As for battery life, Toshiba is claiming it to be no less than 10 hours, which isn’t bad. A miniUSB and microHDMI ports complete the connectivity options for the Excite 10 tablet.
The Excite range of tablets is quite stunning with the aluminum case adding to the style quotient. The tablet is also a delight to hold and operate with a lightweight frame (1.3 pounds) and a super thin profile (0.4 inches thick), which is a far cry from the thick and rubberized Thrive range of tablets that Toshiba promoted.
Other tablet devices forthcoming from Toshiba include a 7.7 inch and a massive 13.3 inch device, which are expected to debut next month.
Budget Toshiba Tablet Launched in Italy, 13.3 Inch AT330 Revealed in Germany
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Remember the 13.3 inch tablet from Toshiba that we talked about a while ago? Well, it seems Toshiba is serious about it in spite of apprehensions from some quarters about a tablet that big being commercially viable. The tablet has been christened AT330 and was present for public introduction at the Toshiba World 2012 event held in Germany.
From the tablet’s features revealed during the event, the massive size (which pitches the AT330 almost in notebook territory) isn’t the only USP of the tablet. It’s one of the very few to come pre-installed with a TV tuner card, complete with a built in antenna of its own. The antenna is housed within the top bezel and can be pulled out for better receptions. The massive screen size (at least by tablet standards) will come in handy for watching TV programs, though it will also be interesting to see if the extra screen real estate can make for a better e-book reading experience.
The rest of the specs include a Tegra 3 heart along with Android 4.0 ICS as the OS. The tablet will also include a SIM card slot, a SD card slot, and an HDMI port. Toshiba has not revealed when the tablet will be released or what it will be priced as.
Meanwhile, in other Toshiba tablet news, the company has launched a 7 inch budget tablet in Italy named LT170. Specifications of the tablet include a 1 GHz Freescale i.MX53 ARCM Cortex-A8 chip, 512 MB of RAM, and 8 GB of storage. The 7 inch display has a resolution of 1024 x 600 pixels with Android 2.3 Gingerbread as the OS. The LT170 will also have access to the Google Play store. The tablet is priced just 299 Euro, which can’t exactly be considered a bank breaking amount.
New Toshiba Tablet With 13.3-inch Display Revealed
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How about a tablet device that’s thin and light along with a screen size of 13.3 inches. Toshiba recently showed off just such a device at the Toshiba 2012 conference held in UK and the device in question did look sleek and beautiful. It wasn’t a working prototype though it did seem to pack in all the necessary hardware inside. Also, while details of the tablet are being kept under wraps as of now, what seems a possibility is that the tablet will pack in a Tegra 3 chip. However, its not also known for sure if the tablet will at all make it to he market, and if does, of what use a tablet that big will be of. Also, a 13.3 inch sized tablet might not be the cheapest around which means, the tablet will have a niche market to itself. As such, volume sales will not be a possibility with a tablet with a 13.3 inch display.
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Toshiba Excite X10 Set For March 6 Debut, to Cost $530 and up
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Apple is supposed to be launching the much talked about iPad 3 on 7th March. Now there is news about Toshiba launching their Excite 10 LE tablet just a day prior to that on the 6th of March.
This tablet had been showcased by Toshiba at the CES event though it was then referred to as the Excite X 10. For reasons known only to Toshiba, they are now presenting the tablet as Excite 10 though the slight change in the tablet’s name should not matter too much considering the tablet’s specifications remain the same. Like it features a 1.2 GHz TI OMAP 4430 dual core processor at its heart along with a RAM strength of 1 GB. The tablet offers on-board storage options of 16 GB and 32 GB while a microSD card slot will let you add some more. Upfront, the 10.1 inch display has a resolution of 1280 X 800 pixels while the tablet, which is being touted as the slimmest and lightest has a depth of just 7.7 mm and a weight of 535 grams. The OS right now would be Android 3.2 Honeycomb though Toshiba has promised an upgrade to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich soon.
Cost wise, the Excite 10 will set one back by $530 and $600 for the 16 GB 32 GB version respectively. The tablet is already on sale in the UK with a starting price of £399.
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Toshiba Game Store for Tablets Launched in Partnership with WildTangent
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Here is one more reason to go for the Toshiba AT200 tablet device. The tablet will now be playing host to the Wild Tangent games store in Europe and will be available via Toshiba Places on the tablet.
Speaking on the occasion, the senior vice president at WildTangent, Sean Vanderdasson, said: “Toshiba is one of the leaders in technology and its new AT200, the world’s lightest and thinnest 10.1-inch tablet, will be perfect for game players.”
“Our rapidly growing, curated games service has the most popular games and, without question, provides the ultimate choice for consumers to play games, whether it’s playing for free, renting or buying games. We look forward to providing Toshiba’s AT200 owners in Europe with great games in a simple to use, safe, affordable games service.”
Each of the games will be available to be tried out free once to incite interest. If users feel tempted enough, they can either rent the game or buy it outright. Charges can be as low as just 9p for a session each time the game is played.
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Toshiba Thrive to Get Android ICS update in June
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Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich is the talk of the town with every other tablet maker worth its salt making a bee line to be on-board the ICS bandwagon. Toshiba though can be considered a latecomer here as its only now that it announced the ICS update is coming onto their Thrive devices but not before June this year. The update would be applicable to both the 7 and 10 inch Thrive devices though there are no specific dates mentioned.
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Toshiba AT200 Now On Sale In The UK
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Thin is definitely in in the tablet sphere and the crown for the thinnest tablet right now belongs to the Toshiba AT200 tablet device. Toshiba has had a pretty unimpressive run at the tablet segment with its previous tablet offers having received lukewarm response so far. All of that might change with the latest AT200 (also referred to as the Excite X10 and Regza AT200) as the tablet sports not only decent specifications but also is priced reasonably though there is some more scope for improvement on the latter if Toshiba really wishes the AT200 with all the success. Like the 16 GB version will set one back £399 while the same with 32 GB on-board will cost £449. The tablet will reach the US as Excite X10 and while direct conversion of the UK price to USD comes down to $630 and $710, actual price is likely to be less than that. In fact, it has to be much less than that if Toshiba really wishes the tablet to shine in the US market.
Specification wise, the AT200 comes with a 10.1 inch 1280 x 800 pixel LED backlit display while on the other side of it lies a 1.2 GHz dual core TI OMAP 4430 processor. The tablet boasts of a 1 GB RAM along with a 5 and 1.3 megapixels camera along the rear and front respectively. All of the above is neatly packed into a sleek body that’s just 7.7 mm thick while weighing only 558 gms, making the AT200 one of the thinnest and lightest around.
However, strange as it might sound, the AT200 isn’t starting off with Android 4.0 ICS right out of the box but an upgrade to it will definitely be there down the line. Till then, its Android 3.2 Honycomb that early users will have to do with. Further, the AT200 will have to make or break within the next few months by which time more powerful tablets will be there for the taking. Toshiba will have the play the price card really well to ensure the AT200 survives then.
Carphone Warehouse is selling the AT200 online in the UK and would reach stores by Feb 15th.
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Toshiba to Launch a Color e-Reader in Japan
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Toshiba is putting the finishing touches on a brand new color e-readers to compete with Fujitsu in the land of the Rising Sun. It is officially due out on February 10th and taps into the Toshiba BookPlace ecosystem.
The Toshiba BookPlace features a 7 inch TFT LCD display with a resolution of 600×1024 pixels. It is powered by a Freescale i.MX535 1 GHZ CPU Processor and 1 GB of RAM. Internal memory is fairly solid at 8 GB and you can enhance it up to 32 GB via the Micro SD Card. Battery life is fairly solid at around 8 hours of continuous use.
This new e-reader will feature the Google Android OS with version 2.3.2 being the firmware they are shipping it with. It is fully touchscreen which means you can turn pages by swipes and gestures. One of the cool things it has going for it is the inclusion of many physical buttons. You have a dedicated home, volume, menu, and other functions you will use daily.
This is an e-reader first and foremost, but does have access to the internet via WIFI. You can surf the internet and do all of your daily tasks. It has a built in speaker and 3.5 mm headphone jack to listen to music or audiobooks.
This device seems good and might do well in the often fickle Japanese market. It is priced rather high and this might be a huge barrier at $284 US to get your hands on one.
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Toshiba Portege Windows 8 Tablet Shown at the CES
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Toshiba is working on a new convertible device that can both be a tablet and a netbook at the same time. However, the device was nowhere to be seen at the Toshiba booth at the just concluded CES. Instead, the Toshia Portege M930 was seen jostling for space at the Windows camp among a sea of other ultrabooks.
Under its covers, the Portege M930 plays host to an Intel Core i5 processor, 4 GB RAM, 256 GB hard disk drive, along with a display size of 13.1 inches packing in 1280 x 800 pixels. Of all the netbook specs, one aspect that makes the Portege M930 so special is the manner in which it transforms from a netbook to a tablet device running Windows 8.
One just has to push the screen until it is facing the other way round and then fold it down over the keyboard. This swivel action is sturdier than the sliding action type mechanism seen on other such convertible devices such as the Asus Eee Pad Slider or the Samsung Series 7 Slider.
However, at 4.2 pounds, it is well out of the ultrabook segment. That’s a big disadvantage with the Portege M930, as it almost rules out one-handed tablet operation. Further, the device can also be cumbersome for use as a netbook as well, since a narrow keyboard has rendered the touchpad to just the right edge of the keyboard. But then, the Portege M930 does offer an array of ports that one might expect of a netbook.
However, the Portege M930 is still far from being a market ready product as the prototype on display at the CES was only responding to stylus inputs and not finger touches. So its isn’t too surprising neither Toshiba nor Microsoft are offering a launch window or expected price range. But then, not all products revealed at the CES go on to reach markets. The Samsung Series 7 Slider is one such.
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Hands on with the Toshiba Excite X10 at CES 2012 – A Thin but Expensive Tablet
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Toshiba only had a single new tablet yet unveiled that they allowed people at CES to “ohhh” and “ahh” over this year! It is with good reason, this tablet is billed as the worlds thinnest. How does it rank hardware and experience wise to make it a viable purchase?
The Toshiba Excite is the worlds thinnest 10.1 inch tablet that is only .3 inches thick! It is very light too for a large screen display, which makes it easy to hold for long durations of time. Hardware wise it features a resolution of 1280×800 and should take all of the thrashing you are dispense on it with the Gorilla Glass used for the screen. Underneath the hood lurks a Texas Instruments OMAP 4430 processor giving you 1.2 GHZ of speed. A fair amount of cool features are found internally which are sure to impress you with a built in accelerometer, gyroscope and GPS. There is enough space for all of your media, music and books with a 16 and 32 GB editions to choose from and can be further expanded via the MicroSD. On the side of the Excite is physical volume buttons, power, Micro HDMI, Micro USB, mic, 3.5mm headphone jack.
If you are into video conferencing via Skype or one of those people who take pictures of their friends with their tablet instead of a real tablet or an SLR you might dig this unit. It features a front facing 2 MP camera and on the back a 5 MP one with LED flash. This will be handy for people who want to use Skype and are disappointed with many tablets on the market with feeble front facing ones.
On the software side of things what can you expect? Firstly it is not bundled with Ice Cream Sandwich and instead is shipped with the latest version of Google Honeycomb. A Toshiba rep told us that within the next month they will dispense a new version of the Google OS and everything underneath the hood is fully compliant for the imminent upgrade. One of the huge deciding factors when buying an Android tablet is the ability to connect to the official Android Market. This model gives you full access and comes Adobe Flash ready, to enjoy a rich internet experience. It comes with the Google Book Reader and a number of apps and games out of the box, but nothing you won’t find on the market. It seems Toshiba is giving you a stock Android experience with no frills or gimmicks like Motoblur or TouchWIZ.
In the end, this tablet is thin and light, which are the two main factors going for it. Really, it is only dual core and many competitors like Asus (Transformer Prime and Acer (Iconia A510) are now giving Quad Core tablets a go, many tech geeks will go with the added processor power. I can see this selling, but not selling well. The Toshiba Excite X10 is quite daunting with the price, costing $530 if you’re getting the 16Gb model and $600 if you opt for the 32GB version. They are due to be released within the next two months and available at most major electronic retailers. Check out the official Press Pictures and Tech Specs HERE.
Toshiba AT200 Tablet to Debut in the US as the Excite X10
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The super sleek AT200 tablet from Toshiba has been the talk amongst gadget lovers ever since the company mentioned it back in September. The tablet is expected to be making its presence known at CES, scheduled tomorrow. Toshiba has kept to their promise and gadget lovers will get to have hands on experience with the tablet device at CES. The tablet will be available in the US market under the name of “Excite X10.”
Also, just as the tablet is named, the Excite X10 also packs in some pretty exciting specs. As already mentioned, the Excite X10 has a thickness of just 7.7mm, making it the thinnest 10 inch tablet is available in the market right now. To give it a sturdy screen, the Excite X10 comes with a Corning Gorilla glass in addition to the magnesium case. It boasts of a screen resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels, a wide 178 degrees of viewing angle, and is also coated with an anti-smudge layer.
Toshiba will also be giving the tablet its own custom file manager utility program as well as application to play multimedia files. There will be third party developed applications made available soon for this tablet.
The Excite X10, in spite of being the slimmest, still weighs 1.2 pounds, which is slightly on the heavier side. The OS right now is Android 3.2, though Toshiba is claiming it to be Android 4.0 ICS ready. The tablet also packs in a 5 and 2 megapixel camera along the back and front of the tablet, while also offering a micro HDMI port, Mini USB 2.0 port, and a MicroSD card slot.
However, unlike the Transformer Prime which comes with a Tegra 3 quad core CPU, the Excite will be seen sporting a 1.2 GHz dual core OMAP 4430 processor. The Excite X10 also disappoints on the price front versus the Transformer Prime. The X10 with 16 GB on-board will set one back by $530, while the same with 32 GB has been priced $600. In comparison, the Transformer Prime with 32 GB is priced at $500.
Thrive will be available at $399, which would also come with support for 4G HSPA+ mobile network from AT&T in its next model that would cost $80 more than the present one.
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Toshiba to Introduce 10.1 Inch and Budget 7 Inch Tablet at CES
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Here is some more pre-CES news! Toshiba might also have a contender for the likes of the Kindle Fire, Nook Tablet, or the Kobo Vox in the form of a new 7 inch device that it intends to launch during CES. However, if that is the case, the Japanese company will have to ensure it plays its price card well enough, similar to what Amazon, B&N, or Kobo have done with their tablet offerings so far.
Toshiba’s last tablet offering has been a 7 inch tablet named Thrive, which was launched in the later half of 2011 and carried a price of $380. It came with a resolution of 1280×800 pixels and packed decent specifications, though did not fare too well owing to its slightly higher price tag.
For the lower price, Toshiba has dropped the resolution of their tablet to 1024 x 600 pixels, and gave it a slightly thinner look (the first gen Thrive tablets are quite stubby). The rubberized black panel that was available on the previous model is missing in this one. Further, there is no LED flash with the new 7 inch tablet so as to keep costs low. However, Toshiba has added a rear camera, a microUSB, and a SD card slot. It will also have Bluetooth feature, all of which are missing from the Amazon and Nook tablets. The new tablet is also likely to be powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor.
However, what Toshiba clearly lacks is the extensive and elaborate software ecosystem that Amazon has for Kindle Fire owners. Sure, the Kindle Fire is priced low and Amazon is incurring losses with each Kindle Fire sale, though with the tablet being closely knit to its ecosystem it can recover the loss by way of selling enough content. Toshiba will have to price its tablet low enough to lure in buyers while also ensuring a worthwhile ownership experience for its buyers.
Meanwhile, in other pre-CES news, Toshiba also has something for the bigger 10 inch tablet segment. The tablet, which it claims to be the world’s lightest and thinnest so far, will boast of an organic EL display and will allow for wireless charging.
More details next week live from the CES show.
Toshiba Launches 10 Inch Dynabook Windows Tablet
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Those in the enterprise sector are in for one more tablet option, in the form of the Toshiba Dynabook WT301/D tablet. Running Windows 7 Professional, the Dynabook comes with a 10.1 inch display having a resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels. The tablet is powered by the Intel Atom processor and boasts of a 2 GB RAM, while a 64 GB solid state disk takes care of storage requirements.
The rest of the features include 802.11b/g/n WiFi, Bluetooth 3.0, USB, and micro HDMI ports, along with built-in stereo speakers. The Dynabook is a let down on its image shooting capabilities, equipped as it is with a 1.3 megapixel unit at the rear, while on the front lies a 0.3 megapixel camera.
These apart, the Dynabook will come pre-loaded with several productivity apps such as Microsoft Office Home and Business 2010, targeted at the business sector. Those in Japan will get to buy the tablet starting next month, though it’s not known how much the impact will be on the pocket.
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