<s>
The	O
Toshiba	B-Application
Thrive	I-Application
(	O
AT100	B-Application
in	O
the	O
UK	O
and	O
Singapore	O
)	O
was	O
a	O
10.1	O
"	O
tablet	B-Device
computer	I-Device
running	O
Android	B-Application
3.2.1	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
World	O
praised	O
its	O
full-sized	O
and	O
versatile	O
SD	B-Device
card	I-Device
slot	O
,	O
HDMI	B-Protocol
port	O
,	O
and	O
USB	B-Protocol
ports	O
with	O
host	O
functionality	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
handle	O
large	O
external	O
drives	O
(	O
up	O
to	O
2TB	O
)	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
standard	O
peripherals	O
like	O
USB	B-Protocol
Keyboards	O
,	O
printers	O
and	O
cameras	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CNET	O
's	O
review	O
said	O
"	O
Its	O
grooved	O
back	O
,	O
full	O
HDMI	B-Protocol
and	O
USB	B-Protocol
support	O
,	O
full	O
SD	B-Device
card	I-Device
slot	O
,	O
and	O
replaceable	O
battery	O
justify	O
its	O
very	O
bulky	O
design.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Toshiba	B-Application
Thrive	I-Application
has	O
a	O
capacitive	O
touch	O
screen	O
,	O
10.1	O
inches	O
diagonally	O
measured	O
,	O
with	O
1280x800	O
resolution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
comes	O
with	O
one	O
gigabyte	O
of	O
RAM	O
,	O
and	O
8	O
,	O
16	O
or	O
32	O
gigabytes	O
of	O
flash	O
NAND	B-Device
memory	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
CPU	O
is	O
the	O
Nvidia	B-Operating_System
Tegra	I-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
dual-core	O
mobile	O
processor	O
,	O
capable	O
of	O
common	O
tablet	B-Device
tasks	O
like	O
Android	O
games	O
and	O
other	O
apps	O
,	O
e-books	O
,	O
music	O
,	O
and	O
720p	O
video	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
easily	O
remove	O
the	O
Thrive	O
's	O
back	O
cover	O
and	O
replace	O
the	O
battery	O
(	O
which	O
is	O
not	O
the	O
case	O
with	O
many	O
tablets	B-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
thicker	O
relative	O
to	O
other	O
tablets	B-Device
,	O
the	O
Thrive	O
has	O
rare	O
full-sized	O
USB	B-Protocol
and	O
HDMI	B-Protocol
ports	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
SD	B-Device
card	I-Device
slot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
a	O
mini	O
USB	B-Protocol
port	O
for	O
communications	O
with	O
a	O
PC	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
port	O
on	O
the	O
bottom	O
edge	O
for	O
Toshiba	O
's	O
proprietary	O
dock	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
USB	B-Protocol
port	O
is	O
popular	O
for	O
external	O
storage	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
flash	O
drives	O
and	O
self-powered	O
hard	O
drives	O
)	O
,	O
mice	O
,	O
and	O
keyboards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
2012	O
,	O
Toshiba	O
quietly	O
(	O
without	O
any	O
press	O
releases	O
)	O
introduced	O
Thrive	O
tablets	B-Device
(	O
16	O
or	O
32	O
gigabytes	O
of	O
storage	O
)	O
with	O
support	O
for	O
AT&T	O
4G	B-Architecture
HSPA+	O
mobile	O
broadband	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
battery	O
is	O
not	O
removable	O
,	O
and	O
unlike	O
the	O
bigger	O
Thrive	O
's	O
connections	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
Micro	O
HDMI	B-Protocol
and	O
mini	O
USB	B-Protocol
ports	O
,	O
and	O
Micro-SD	O
slot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
official	O
announcements	O
about	O
the	O
availability	O
of	O
an	O
upgrade	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
4.0.4	I-Application
Ice	I-Application
Cream	I-Application
Sandwich	I-Application
in	O
early	O
2012	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
June	O
2012	O
,	O
it	O
became	O
available	O
for	O
certain	O
Thrive	O
models	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
,	O
Canada	O
and	O
Australia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
other	O
countries	O
,	O
the	O
latest	O
official	O
version	O
of	O
Android	O
available	O
from	O
Toshiba	O
for	O
this	O
device	O
is	O
still	O
Android	B-Application
3.2.1	I-Application
Honeycomb	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Toshiba	O
's	O
Excite	B-Application
series	O
of	O
tablets	B-Device
was	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
Thrive	O
series	O
,	O
launched	O
on	O
March	O
6	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
with	O
7.7-inch	O
,	O
10.1-inch	O
and	O
13-inch	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upgrades	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
4.0.4	I-Application
were	O
available	O
in	O
August	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Excite	B-Application
has	O
also	O
been	O
discontinued	O
by	O
Toshiba	O
,	O
with	O
refurbished	O
and	O
used	O
units	O
available	O
from	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
sources	O
.	O
</s>
