techspans looks at current and upcoming tablets

Clockwise from left: The Toshiba Thrive 10-inch, Asus Eee Pad Slider, and the Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 are three different tablets geared towards three different types of tablet users.

Editor's note: This list was originally posted on March 2 and is updated regularly.

The tablet market is like that kid in school who, at first, no one really noticed. Then, a year later he starts the school year a foot taller, with a new wardrobe, and suddenly everyone wants to be his friend. But, does he deserve his newfound popularity?

I really don't know. Personally, I've yet to purchase a tablet, and I've still not seen a compelling reason to do so. Still, millions feel differently and have already dived full on into the tablet sector.

Yet, every day there seems to be a new announcement of another manufacturer's plans to release a tablet. It's getting confusing and a little crazy out there, and we at CNET wanted to provide you with a snapshot of not only the current tablet landscape, but a look into the near future and how it's evolving.

We've compiled a list of all the major U.S. released current tablets interwoven with all the tablets yet to be released in the U.S. This list will focus on non-Windows tablets only for now. Enjoy, and if there's any other information you'd like to see on this list, let us know in the comments or via e-mail.

Look for this post to be updated frequently. The post date will be changed each time an additional tablet is added to the list; however, the date won't update for simple changes like price, release date, etc.

Name	OS	Price	Release date	Screen size	4G support confirmed?	Wifi-only version confirmed?
Acer Iconia Tab A100	Honeycomb	$330-$350	Available now	7-inch	No	Yes
Acer Iconia Tab A500	Honeycomb	$400	Available now	10-inch	No	Yes
Acer Iconia Tab A501	Honeycomb	$329 w/AT&T contract	Available now	10-inch	Yes	Yes
Amazon Tablet 10-inch	Unknown	Unknown	2012	10-inch	Unannounced	Unannounced
Amazon Kindle Fire	Amazon-customizedAndroid 2.3	$199	November 15, 2011	7-inch	No	Yes
Apple iPad	iOS	$500	Available now	9.7-inch	No	Yes
Apple iPad 2	iOS	$500-$830	Available now	9.7-inch	No	Yes
Archos 70	Android 2.2	$260	Available now	7-inch	No	Yes
Archos 101	Android 2.2	$260	Available now	10.1-inch	No	Yes
Archos 80 G9	Honeycomb	$300	Available now	8-inch	No	Yes
Archos 101 G9	Honeycomb	$370	Available now	10.1-inch	No	Yes
Asus Slider	Honeycomb	$480-$580	Available now	10.1-inch	No	Yes
Asus Transformer	Honeycomb	$400	Available now	10.1-inch	No	Yes
Asus Transformer 2	Ice Cream Sandwich	n/a	Q4 2011	10.1-inch	No	No
Asus MeMO	Honeycomb	$500-$700	2012	7-inch	Unannounced	No
Coby Kyros	Android 2.2	$170	Available now	8-inch	No	Yes
Dell Streak 5	Android 2.2	$200-$550	Available now	5-inch	No	No
Dell Streak 7	Android 2.2	$270-$450	Available now	7-inch	Yes	No
Fusion Garage Grid 10	Grid OS	$300-$400	Available now	10.1-inch	No	No
HP TouchPad	WebOS 3.0	$100-200	Available now	9.7-inch	No	Yes
HTC Evo View 4G (Sprint)	Android 2.3	$400	Available now	7-inch	No	Yes
HTC Flyer	Android 2.3	$300	Available now (at Best Buy only)	7-inch	No	Yes
HTC Jetstream	Honeycomb	$700-$800	Available now	10.1-inch	Yes	No
Lenovo IdeaPad A1	Android 2.3	$250	Unannounced	7-inch	No	Yes
Lenovo IdeaPad K1	Honeycomb	$440	Available now	10.1-inch	No	Yes
Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet	Honeycomb	$430	Available now	10.1-inch	No	Yes
Maylong Universe M-150	Android 2.2	$130	Available now	7-inch	No	Yes
Motorola Xoom	Honeycomb	$600	Available now	10.1-inch	Yes	Yes
RIM Blackberry Playbook	BlackBerry Tablet OS	$300-$500	Available now	7-inch	No	Yes
Samsung Galaxy Tab	Android 2.2	$150-$550	Available now	7-inch	No	No
Samsung Galaxy Tab Wi-Fi	Android 2.2	$300-$350	Available now	7-inch	No	Yes
Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus	Honeycomb	Unannounced	Unannounced	7.7-inch	Yes	No
Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7	Honeycomb	Unannounced	Unannounced	7.7-inch	Yes	No
Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9	Honeycomb	$470-$570	Available now	8.9-inch	No	Yes
Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1	Honeycomb	$480-$600	Available now	10.1-inch	No	Yes
Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 4G	Honeycomb	$530-$630	Available now	10.1-inch	Yes	No
Sony S Tablet	Honeycomb	$500-$600	Available now	9.4-inch	No	Yes
Sony P Tablet	Honeycomb	Unannounced	Fall 2011	5.5-inch (dual-screen)	Yes	No
T-Mobile G-Slate	Honeycomb	$300-$600	Available now	8.9-inch	Yes	No
T-Mobile SpringBoard	Honeycomb	Unannounced	2011	7-inch	Yes	No
Toshiba AT200	Honeycomb	Unannounced	2011	10.1-inch	Unannounced	Yes
Toshiba Thrive 7	Honeycomb	Unannounced	2011	7-inch	No	Yes
Toshiba Thrive 10	Honeycomb	$370-520	Available now	10.1-inch	No	Yes
Velocity Micro Cruz T408	Android 2.3	$240	Available now	8-inch	No	Yes
Velocity Micro Cruz T410	Android 2.3	$300	Available now	10-inch	No	Yes
Velocity Micro Cruz Tablet	Android 2.2	$145-$200	Available now	7-inch	No	Yes
Viewsonic Viewpad 7	Android 2.2	$300-$500	Available now	7-inch	No	Yes
Viewsonic ViewPad 10	Android 2.2Windows 7)	$480-$650	Available now	10.1-inch	No	Yes
Viewsonic ViewPad 10pro	Android 2.3 (andWindows 7)	$600-$700	Available now	10.1-inch	No	Yes
Viewsonic ViewPad G Tablet	Android 2.2	$270-$325	Available now	10.1-inch	No	Yes
Vizio Tablet VTAB1008	Android 2.3	$317	Available now	8-inch	No	Yes