The rest of the specs are par for the course for Android tablets. The 7-inch Thrive runs Android 3.2, a dual-core Nvidia Tegra 2 CPU, and 1GB of memory, and it comes in either 16GB or 32GB configurations. It has two cameras: a 2-megapixel front-facing camera and a 5-megapixel rear-facing camera, with LED flash. The new tablet also sports gyroscope and GPS functionality.

The one possible weakness of this tablet? Its price. Toshiba hasn't finalized pricing, but the numbers the company has tossed out as possibilities appear to be a bit steep. According to Toshiba, the tablet will "probably cost" $379 to $399 for the 16GB version, and $429 to $449 for the 32GB model. Such costs seem high for a 7-inch tablet, though it's worth noting that the inexpensive is $200 only because it skimps on internal memory, providing just 2GB.

Besides, Toshiba has plenty of time between now and the release for it to revise the pricing. I suspect Toshiba will have to, if Amazon's Kindle tablet proves to be the competitive force that everyone expects it to be.