Hasta La Gadget!

Toshiba didn’t exactly jump into the tablet market head first, but now that it’s come clean with the Thrive, its first pad for the US market, it’s wasting no time — we just got some hands-on with the 10.1-inch, Android 3.1-powered slate — which, by the by, is the first we know of to sport a removable battery. It’s also got a few more rarities: full-sized USB and HDMI ports and a full-sized SDHC / SDXC slot. Oh, and its $429 starting price ain’t bad either. So was Toshiba’s entry into the world of Android tablets worth the wait? Join us for a tour past the break, and decide for yourself.