Toshiba announced at the CES 2012 its Excite X10 for the US market (also known as AT200 in some markets and Regza AT700 in Japan), which is the world’s thinnest 10-inch tablet measuring just 7.7mm thick and weighs just 535g. The device has as premium, ultra slim, lightweight design and is equipped with magnesium alloy surface for durability and style. It is powered by a TI OMAP 4430 dual-core 1.2GHz processor with 1GB of LPDDR2 RAM.
The Excite X10 features a 10.1-inch 1280×800 HD IPS LED-backlit touchscreen with 10-finger multi-touch support, which is protected by scratch-resistant Corning Gorilla Glass and an anti-smudge coating for greater resiliency. The tablet has a 5 Megapixel main camera with LED flash, a 2 Megapixel front-facing camera, built-in stereo speaker with Toshiba and SRS Labs sound enhancement, as well as micro HDMI port for bringing HD content to a bigger screen HDTV. The X10 supports Bluetooth 2.1 and WiFi 802.11b/g/n connectivity. You can find a microSD/SDHC card slot for expansion, in addition to 16GB or 32GB internal storage.
Toshiba’s Excite tablet supports full HD video recording and playback. It is equipped with Gyroscope, Accelerometer, GPS, eCompass and Ambient Light Sensor. To be released in mid-Q1 2012, the Excite X10 will be loaded with latest Android operating system. The price starts at $529.99 for the 16GB model and $599.99 for the 32GB.
