A perfect timing, I should say. Joo Joo goes on pre-order today and Fusion Garage’s former partners TechCrunch have sued them for Fraud and Deceit, Misappropriation of Business Ideas, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Unfair Competitition and Violatioins of the Lanham Act. The lawsuit was filed yesterday and if we go through the elucidated filing, […]
CrunchPad becomes the Joo Joo, pre-orders begin from Dec 11
Fusion Garage’s CEO, Chandra Rathakrishnan today offered his side of story and alongside launched the device, renamed as Joo Joo (it’s funny and weird!). Chandra claimed that TechCrunch was not involved in any of the Joo Joo’s (then CrunchPad) software or hardware development and will fight in the court if any lawsuit is filed. […]
Fusion Garage to hold a Media Event on Monday for CrunchPad
We told you the CrunchPad saga is about to get exciting and it looks like the day has been set. Fusion Garage, TechCrunch’s partners for CrunchPad are holding a special event for journos and analysts and as they make themselves clear, will also demonstrate the device. Though it’s not confirmed there’s a fair chance […]
CrunchPad faces its unfortunate demise
Rumors were swirling about the death of CrunchPad but the man himself, Michael Arrington confirmed that it’s alive. Now today, a post at his TechCrunch blog re-confirms that CrunchPad is definitely dead not because of the mounting production costs but due to its OEM, Fusion Garage ducking out. What conspired behind closed door is […]
CrunchPad is alive, will maintain a $300-400 price tag
Contrary to the speculation which we’ve been hearing, Techcrunch’s Arrington has revealed that the CrunchPad is still under development. The revelation came at the Gillmor Gang videocast where Arrington said that “CrunchPad is steamrolling” and that “they’re working on UI” to make it perfect. As for the price, Arrington maintained that its CrunchPad will […]
CrunchPad hindered by higher than expected costs?
Michael Arrington’s CrunchPad gave hopes for a decent looking (and functioning) tablet on the cheap but according to Silicon Alley Insider that hope looks quite bleak. They’ve heard from several sources that CrunchPad is delayed or dead due to increasing expenses. CrunchPad was first supposed to hit the retail shelves in mid-2009 but with […]
Crunchpad to go on sale in November
Even though Arrington had planned to go official with the Crunchpad in late July / early August, Fusion Garage, makers of Crunchpad have spilled the beans to a Singaporean newspaper. The Crunchpad is expected to be on retail shelves in November to gain from the holiday buying season. For the uninitiated, Crunchpad is a […]
Crunchpad photos leaked, looks closer to reality
I am not buying the fact that Arrington posted the pictures of its Crunchpad tablet accidentally but what the heck, even if he did it deliberately (you know just to know the initial feedback), this thing’s looking really good. Not many details were revealed but the second Crunchpad prototype looks more polished and runs […]
TechCrunch shows CrunchPad prototype
Michael Arrington from TechCrunch yesterday showed up a prototype of his CrunchPad web tablet. Unlike other netbooks in the market, this tablet is capable of doing only one thing – surf the web. The specifications of the prototype include a 12-inch touchscreen display and is powered by a Via Nano processor, 1GB RAM, 4GB […]