The most talked-about tablet computer of the past 18 months is the Crunchpad. The specs for the device were created by Silicon Valley attorney and computer industry blogger, Michael Arrington. The product was developed by Chandra Rathakrishnan's company, Fusion Garage.
The two principals famously had a falling out a couple of weeks ago, with Arrington pulling out of the project, and threatening lawsuits if the Crunchpad were released as a commercial product.
Today, Chandra Rathakrishnan is promising to start selling a tablet computer called the Joo Joo. The name is a phonetic spelling of Ju-Ju, a West African phrase that refers to supernatural powers associated with an object. Rathakrishnan says the new product is full of magic of its own.
Joo Joo specs:
12 inch capacitive touchscreen color display
no physical buttons other than the on/off switch
processor unspecified, "enough computing power for HD video"
4GB solid state drive
accelerometer to sense screen orientation
Battery life is 5 hours on a charge
WiFi only, no SIM slot for 3G data service
edit: a few more specifications became available the following day
12" screen has 1366x768 resolution
the touchscreen is multi-touch, meaning you can use more than one finger at the same time
processor is an Intel Atom, probably a Z530
graphics chip is most likely the Nvidia Ion
web cam, mic jack, headphone jack, speakers will be standard
at least one USB port
option for 3G modem under consideration
Joo Joo will be sold starting Dec 11, through http://www.thejoojoo.com
price $499.
unix-based OS boots in under 10 seconds, directly into the web browser.
No other applications available, although Rathakrishnan did mention that
partnerships with other parties are possible. This might mean vertically
integrated applications such as inventory management, hospital patient
records, and so on.
The two principals famously had a falling out a couple of weeks ago, with Arrington pulling out of the project, and threatening lawsuits if the Crunchpad were released as a commercial product.
Today, Chandra Rathakrishnan is promising to start selling a tablet computer called the Joo Joo. The name is a phonetic spelling of Ju-Ju, a West African phrase that refers to supernatural powers associated with an object. Rathakrishnan says the new product is full of magic of its own.
Joo Joo specs:
12 inch capacitive touchscreen color display
no physical buttons other than the on/off switch
processor unspecified, "enough computing power for HD video"
4GB solid state drive
accelerometer to sense screen orientation
Battery life is 5 hours on a charge
WiFi only, no SIM slot for 3G data service
edit: a few more specifications became available the following day
12" screen has 1366x768 resolution
the touchscreen is multi-touch, meaning you can use more than one finger at the same time
processor is an Intel Atom, probably a Z530
graphics chip is most likely the Nvidia Ion
web cam, mic jack, headphone jack, speakers will be standard
at least one USB port
option for 3G modem under consideration
Joo Joo will be sold starting Dec 11, through http://www.thejoojoo.com
price $499.
unix-based OS boots in under 10 seconds, directly into the web browser.
No other applications available, although Rathakrishnan did mention that
partnerships with other parties are possible. This might mean vertically
integrated applications such as inventory management, hospital patient
records, and so on.