New Toshiba Tablet Features USB, Micro HDMI, and MicroSD

Is this another wannabe iPad clone or the iPad-killer we've been waiting for? We'll know soon. But if competing companies keep making tablets with features that the iPad lacks, Apple AAPL might have something to worry about. Whatever the case, Toshiba is reportedly gearing up to launch a new tablet that will feature a USB port, micro HDMI and MicroSD. Why the “micro” additions? Toshiba's last tablet, the Thrive, was big, bulky, and featured full-size ports. To make the next tablet thinner and lighter, Toshiba had to scale things back a bit – but still wanted to include these premium features. This sounds like a win-win to me. The pictures, which come from a Notebook Italia report, could very well be Photoshopped masterpieces. They certainly look digital, and until a confirmation comes I'm not ruling out the possibility of a hoax. But this tablet does feel like something Toshiba would make.

If this turns out to be the real deal, then know this: Android and Me's sources say that the new tablet will feature a dual-core 1.5 GHz processor. Follow me @LouisBedigian