I have a Thrive right now.

[jone216]

can you post some pics

 

[tre9099]

Sure, of course Taken with my Nexus S.

 

[hummingbirdhill]

I feel that having full size ports does add a pretty awesome degree of functionality. For example, particularly with a modified OS you could do some very powerful things with a full size, full power USB port.

Please excuse my ignorance, but is the USB support limited on the Thrive out-of-the-box? I mean, how can the USB be enhanced by a "modified OS"?

 

[tre9099]

Please excuse my ignorance, but is the USB support limited on the Thrive out-of-the-box? I mean, how can the USB be enhanced by a "modified OS"?

Well, my idea is that it could be used to hook up a remote transceiver, or to provide some interesting functionality to VNC and other remote control apps, or other things I'm not thinking of.

 

[hummingbirdhill]

Well, my idea is that it could be used to hook up a remote transceiver, or to provide some interesting functionality to VNC and other remote control apps, or other things I'm not thinking of.

So, out-of-the-box, the USB supports thumb drives for file transfers, right?

Have you used the file manager yet? That's a major reason (along with full-sized USB and SD slot) for my Thrive order.

I hope the arrangement of contacts is identical to that of my HTC Inspire! The texting and email procedures (once I became accustomed to them) are awesomely intuitive. But I don't know how much is android and how much is HTC Sense . . .

 

[tre9099]

So, out-of-the-box, the USB supports thumb drives for file transfers, right?

Have you used the file manager yet? That's a major reason (along with full-sized USB and SD slot) for my Thrive order.

I hope the arrangement of contacts is identical to that of my HTC Inspire! The texting and email procedures (once I became accustomed to them) are awesomely intuitive. But I don't know how much is android and how much is HTC Sense . . .

Yes, out of the box USB storage like thumb drives and portable hard drives are detected, and work fine. You can open their files using the included file manager app. The file manager works great, and has icons at the top for local, USB and SD. I'm not sure about the Sense vs Honeycomb thing truthfully. You may want to just watch a video review of some other release honeycomb tablet to get a look at the contacts and all that.

 

[4 Star General]

I don't doubt that you have/had the device. I'm very analytical and reading the verbage in your post, I'm going to take a shot in the dark. Your a Toshiba insider, and your mission was to tease us with this prior to its release. Stores make mistakes, but this may be the worse I've heard yet. From sales assoc. up to store mgr would be fired. And you probably actually sold it, as said, so the buyer can verify in the forum(s) that it exist. Well it worked. Bcuz we are all drooling. MISSION ACCOMPLISHED.

 

[hummingbirdhill]

I don't doubt that you have/had the device. I'm very analytical and reading the verbage in your post, I'm going to take a shot in the dark. Your a Toshiba insider, and your mission was to tease us with this prior to its release. Stores make mistakes, but this may be the worse I've heard yet. From sales assoc. up to store mgr would be fired. And you probably actually sold it, as said, so the buyer can verify in the forum(s) that it exist. Well it worked. Bcuz we are all drooling. MISSION ACCOMPLISHED.

You have precisely voiced my thoughts but I wasn't going to say it!

I decided that if we can get more info, we should take it, regardless of the situation . . .

 

[hummingbirdhill]

Have you used a capacitive pen on the Thrive, amana9?

 

[tre9099]

I don't doubt that you have/had the device. I'm very analytical and reading the verbage in your post, I'm going to take a shot in the dark. Your a Toshiba insider, and your mission was to tease us with this prior to its release. Stores make mistakes, but this may be the worse I've heard yet. From sales assoc. up to store mgr would be fired. And you probably actually sold it, as said, so the buyer can verify in the forum(s) that it exist. Well it worked. Bcuz we are all drooling. MISSION ACCOMPLISHED.

*lol* I wish that were the case! It's beautiful though, and Toshiba has done a great job with it.

 

[tre9099]

Have you used a capacitive pen on the Thrive, amana9?

Truthfully no. I don't own a capacitive pen. I did however try out my capacitive gloves and they worked perfectly, so I'd imagine the pen would be fine.

 

[hummingbirdhill]

Your capacitive gloves?

 

[tre9099]

Your capacitive gloves?

Well, not really capacitive gloves. I'm a bit of a geek. I have gloves with modified finger tips that allow me to use capacitive touchscreens with all ten fingers.

 

[4 Star General]

*lol* I wish that were the case! It's beautiful though, and Toshiba has done a great job with it.

Why my antenna rose up? You just started posting ago days ago, about the Thrive. Gotta luv the insiders.

 

[hummingbirdhill]

You mean those silicon tips? I never knew what they were for. Thanks for the education!

 

[4 Star General]

Well, not really capacitive gloves. I'm a bit of a geek. I have gloves with modified finger tips that allow me to use capacitive touchscreens with all ten fingers.

I'm totally convinced now.

 

[hummingbirdhill]

Do you know, amana9, when BB stores will stock the Thrive? I stopped by our local BB yesterday hoping a demo would be available, but nada.

 

[Ryuuie]

I don't doubt that you have/had the device. I'm very analytical and reading the verbage in your post, I'm going to take a shot in the dark. Your a Toshiba insider, and your mission was to tease us with this prior to its release. Stores make mistakes, but this may be the worse I've heard yet. From sales assoc. up to store mgr would be fired. And you probably actually sold it, as said, so the buyer can verify in the forum(s) that it exist. Well it worked. Bcuz we are all drooling. MISSION ACCOMPLISHED.

This isn't something new in sales. Video games are leaked like this every single time a new one releases. It just means that the tablets are already in stores but not allowed to be sold until July 10, 2011.

 

[snovguy]

Frys In AZ has them on display and in stock

At least at the Tempe Store.

They have the colored back covers, the hdmi dock and the portfolio case as well. They sold two of them while I was standing there.

Nice looking unit. I'd buy one if i wasn't chained to my XOOM

The silver ring around the front camera is a nice looking touch

 

[techelec]

Wow. I wish I was at Arizona so I don't have to wait for another week until I get my Thrive.