CrunchPad Prototype B 1

[fatriff]

This ended up as the Joojoo which Apple then ripped off with its ipad only the joojoo is 10X more powerful and feature packed with Flash and Webcam+Mic And ViOP, Solid state drive, 1.6GHZ atom and Nvidia Ion graphics.. Apple.. Get your own ideas.. Your cheap imitation ipad has nothing on this.

[1gladysdiaz]

didn't like, for a video not attention catching, no good info. Not saying or showing anything good on the product.

[Georgij92]

it sure is better than big ass Microsoft table.

[ejibarra95]

I guess you were pertaining to "Microsoft Surface"...

[MasaruGamer]

hahaha funny troll

[Entropy56]

"Why is there a monitor [port]?" My thought exactly.

[DirtyDrone]

To connect a monitor you dick ;l

[stoners67]

That device sucks.. Everybody said that i should pick this one instead of the archos 9 with windows 7 starter edition

[XxdemifanxjemxX]

it's like an iphone.. but bigger!

[dirtyhyde8]

Honestly, this needs a lot of improvements. It might be bought by some techcrunch fans but doesn't really appeal to mainstream heavy internet users. I would make this thinner with a shiny colored finish, and add more iphone like browsing experience. When he is trying to touch the screen it is not very responsive. Why would I buy this thick and not so sleek looking tablet when I can buy a netbook for about $300, add pirated copy of XP and add touch screen myself for about $70 (kits sold on Ebay).

[put4558350]

This is "prototype" B. It It's still aim for $200. so they using 12" resistive touchscreen.

But they already update by prototype C and D. (they don't usind this design any more)

by prototype D it using

12" capacitive touchscreen

1.6 Ghz Intel atom

Aluminum body

16mm thick

@ $300

[Raycaster7]

This is just a prototype.

The future versions will have a better quality touchscreen and better hardware, plus an arbitrary shiny case.

[Sonic6293]

it's a prototype tho. it's bound to get better befor release. i would so buy this over any apple stuff...

[Sonic6293]

One this video is from January

Two: IT"S A PROTOTYPE!

you wouldn't expect this to be the final would you?

[heftycat]

wth? did you black out at 17 seconds to 22 seconds. Pay attention. It's a proto, and a declared "crappy touchscreen... which is okay for a protoype". jeez...

[BroiledVictory]

Alot of people here are missing the whole point of this, simplicity, for browing, if it had a bunch of extra junk, it would ruin it, and NO ANDROID, Android is meant for apps, this isn't made for being a tablet pc.

[decadyne]

What do you mean "Android is meant for apps"? Android is a mobile device OS.

[BroiledVictory]

Android is meant for apps, an OS. It's designed to have multiple applications, downloading them. This is mean for browsing only. He said in the original post, a simple cheap, full size browser.

[decadyne]

I understand what you mean now. I think Android is a good solution, in any case. It's certainly light enough to be deployed on a mobile device and has obvious browsing capabilities. I guess I think of it this way: why try to solve a problem that's been solved?

[wh0m33]

Nice, but I think that the archos nine will kill it because it will be running windows 7 and it will be smaller and more portable.

[cstyleroxXu]

windows sucks

[javajohnson]

Cool thing. I had one of these when I was a kid- but it had 2 knobs on the bottom to control the pointing device. You had to turn it upside down and shake it to reboot... What a cool thing

[Wookimonsta]

nice dilbert quote btw

[judoisoww]

@javajohnson your thinking of an ipad

[narutokabuto]

could this also be used for drawing, like is it very good for the use of making art? Or is this like an i touch except bigger?

[majdijr]

the concept is interesting, however they should make it more slim.

as for the OS, i wish they used Android, it would have been much more interesting i guess

[LilKels0]

They did make it slimmer it looks amazing now. there is photos everywhere. check gizmodo, engadget and crunchgear

[leo1337hs]

the final look looks amazing

go to engadget

[teac77]

I want to hook up my Reclusa keyboard to it, and take it with me to my classes.

[puppeli]

this is a move in the right direction. If it had a pressure sensitive pen (with you could draw on the screen), instead of a touch screen and it was under 500 eur. i would buy one immediately :D

anyway, even as it is right now, I would love to take this to live art class and draw with it some nude models ;)

oh, that reminds me. This has a touch screen, but does it recognize how hard you press? (like the nintendo DS does) Cause that would be awesome! :D

[mryummyumm]

i would just take cam pics with this if it had one

[macewan]

Any change of slimming it down? Maybe more Netbook in weight.

[thekazik]

What is the name of this addon on the left side of homepage?

[joemamalives]

Santa vs Chuck Norris ! Search for " Way of the Santa ! "

[colouredbills]

idiots,

[nsomniact]

awesome...

needs scroll wheels and one touch button to bring up a keyboard.

[chorro64]

este ordenador parece incomodo :)

[a73121]

this thing is big and bulky it sux!!! serch the oqo model 2... now that is badass!

[smokingfetish120]

I might be missing something but I don't see anything innovative, it's all been done. Maybe if it costs under $300.

[put4558350]

it's costs about $200 to make. The final product will thinner better display and might have other thing while keep price below $300

12" display Not bad at all

[todd3293]

it looks huge and bulky. is this really practical?

[mohanpram]

Looking forward to this one!

[macewan]

I'd like to see this with Boxee installed.

[math0ne]

I think that as long as this is kept stupid simple it will be successful.

[TheEliteKid]

Coolness.

[pshapiro]

by the people, for the people. abe lincoln would love this device.

[lemasney]

Nice work on this, TechCrunch. So, has Asus called you yet?

[tpopa81]

I WANT THAT!!! :((