The CrunchPad tablet gets thinner, sturdier, one step closer to being real

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TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington’s CrunchPad device continues to inch toward reality. Today Arrington revealed a few new conceptual drawings of the CrunchPad, promising that a working prototype based on the new design should be ready in a few weeks.

The idea behind the CrunchPad is to create a tablet PC that basically serves one purpose: It runs a web browser. There’s no keyboard or touchpad. Just a big touchscreen display. Last I heard it was using an Intel Atom processor and had about 100MB of software preloaded.

The latest version of the CrunchPad has an aluminum case that’s just 18mm or about 0.7 inches thick, and which sits flush with the display, unlike earlier prototypes which were thicker and made of plastic. No word on whether it’ll still ring up at under $300 or if anybody will actually want to purchase one of these instead of a netbook or a ARM based smartbook.


Posted on Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009, 6:44 pm by Brad
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  • Tony
    Looks great..I guess beat Apple to the race.
  • Fanfoot
    Maybe. I would use this to browse the web, either in bed, or on the living room couch in front of the TV. Both places a laptop isn't really convenient--I want to lean back. So a touchscreen, with the right size, weight, and battery life, would be perfect.

    We'll see if this gets out before the rumored Apple tablet or not. The Apple tablet of course, if it exists, would have a lot more attractive features--least of all fabulous execution, an app store, integration with iTunes, etc.

    Suspect this thing will still be a ways off.
  • want one, now please :-)
  • BoloMKXXVIII
    Don't let it cost more than $300 and you have a great little machine. Should it be called a "netpad"? Why not an ARM version? If it is basically a web device I would think the heat/power savings of ARM would be a big advantage.
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