Best new Android tablets: Do they stand a chance?

At each Consumer Electronics Show, there seems to be at least one gadget type which just plain takes over the place. Two years ago it was e-ink readers, now practically invisible on the show floor. Last year it was the 3-D TV. This year, Android tablets are all the rage. Yes, there were so many Android tablets this year that some of us started to become slightly queasy each time yet another such device was announced.
Was the revulsion justified? Or does this latest batch of Android devices stand a chance to succeed? Let's talk tablets!