The Steve Rubel Stream

Arrington has planned a netbook conference on 10th of July.. They might release CrunchPad on that day.

I wonder how long before it launch in other countries :( I can't wait to try it!

but, will you buy one to replace or add to your new "2 gadget" limit? ;-)

@Andy probably not. It will be tempting, though. Even though I don't plan to get one I still can root for it, right? Choices are a good thing!

Steve, we all root for the CrunchPad (bad name, btw), but that's not enough. Truth be told, it takes much bigger financial and entrepreneurial muscles than Arrington can shore up, to bring a product of such scope to market. On the surface, it's every consumer's wet web dream; only products are first and foremost vehicles to make money, and only secondarily to satisfy end-users (so already-buyers will beget new buyers, which in turn will fill the coffers with "geld," which will then lead to a better product, and so on…). Only nobody can make any money out of a projected $250 consumer device of that size… and there we stand.

I have watched this product with some interest, and have been disappointed in the specs that I have seen. I realize that we may not know for sure on the specs until the official announcement, but a single touch screen and a weight of 3lbs are both a bit heavy. Do we know what browser it will run? I think the OS is Ubuntu.

@sean. Where did the 3lb figure come from? Thats way too heavy.

I am not sure where I saw the 3lb figure, but this site (http://arabcrunch.com/2009/04/crunchpad-shipping-soon.html) lists the weight as 3lbs).

Well, I do like the idea but looking at the mobile phone market I already see netbooks becoming obsolete. The crunchpad is a nice device but its catering more towards the less geeky people and I doubt it will have the reach to succeed in that. Anyway, I agree Steve it would be great if this would work out.

I really like the idea of it as well, Steve. There is something about little guys coming into established industries and shaking things up that really appeals to me. The Tesla being another great example.

What is also interesting is the fact that Arrington is able to build and sell a product that his core TechCrunch audience would have an interest in buying. Could this be a new business model for newspapers and magazines? They have specific demographics and eyeballs after all...

Time will tell.

I'll buy one. Maybe two.

Yeah it seems like a good thing. But isn't apple coming out with something similar? Do you think CrunchPad will be able to compete with Apple in the long run..?

Given that the Apple pad is a myth right now, who can tell?

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