Toshiba Readies 10.1-Inch Tegra 2 Tablet Running Android Honeycomb

Even as Intel is basking in the glory of the Sandy Bridge processor platform, all other IT players are getting ready for CES 2011 as well, Toshiba included, whose lineup will feature a very particular tablet whose name has not yet been mentioned.

Those end-users keeping track of what is happening on the mobile OS industry will know that Google has been working on Android Honeycomb.

As the OS most suited, so far, for tablets, it was only a matter of time before companies actually started to announce devices based on it.

One of said companies is none other than Toshiba, whose first such model is bound to make an appearance in a few days, when the 2011 International Consumer Electronics Show kicks off.

It was the folks over at Engadget that managed to snatch a few photos of the device and uncover its overall specifications, although they couldn't actually run it.

The product is powered, unsurprisingly, by the NVIDIA Tegra 2 SoC, which had a 10.1-inch display to work with.

Said capacitive touchscreen actually has a native resolution of 1,280 x 800 pixels, better than the 1,024 x 600 pixels that most slates settle for.

There was also the Adaptive Display technology (uses an ambient light sensor) as well as a full-sized USB port, an HDMI output and an SD card slot.

How much built-in storage is available was not said, but the report did reveal an accelerometer, a 5 megapixel webcam on the back, a front 2 megapixel webcam and a spill-resistant, rubberized EasyGrip back.

Basically, all the hardware is packed inside a 1.7-pound package with a thickness of 0.6 inches and the possibility to swap the aforementioned rear cover with one of a different color. The ability to remove the back also allows one to change the battery.

The product is not yet capable of operating, but will run the so-called “next version of Android designed for tablets” when it gets released, in the first half of this year, 2011.

Further information should come out eventually, but until then, the storage, the price and all remaining details remain a mystery.