Toshiba’s Thrive Tablet With Android 3.1 To Make Its US Debut On June 13

Toshiba has just confirmed that its first US tablet, dubbed Thrive, will go live starting June 13th, over at Best Buy retail stores, with prices ranged between $429 for the 8GB version and up to $579 for the 32GB one. Other specs appear to include a 10.1-inch (1280 x 800) touchscreen display, along with WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity, 2 MP front-facing camera, and another at 5MP on the back, a slew of ports such as HDMI, SD card reader, full-sized USB and one single power cord. There’s also a Tegra 2 chip for the graphics and Android 3.1 platform running on board – And they are all crafted into 1.6 pounds of aesthetic plastic which sports a removable battery that delivers up to seven hours of continuous video playback in each and every charge.