If I remember, the CrunchPad runs its own flavor of Linux. That is certainly appealing, but in the time since it was conceived, there's been a lot more attention paid to Android. I still hold out hope that the CrunchPad will turn out to be a very cool, useful device but I wonder if they might have just timed it wrong and missed the biggest trend it operating systems. Of course, even if they have, there's still a good chance that the platform will be hackable and that Android and Chrome might be put on it. Either way, I've got a piggy bank slowly filling up with enough scratch to buy either the CrunchPad or the next closest thing from Apple. #crunchpad
Crunchpad was dead when they tried for an extremely niche product and didn't just release it right off the bat.
They may have picked up a couple of hundred sales at one point but now the concept of a fully functional multitouch tablet is just around the corner. I'm not blowing $400 on something to browse the web on. #crunchpad
@tande04: The problem resides in what they offer: a multitouch tablet to browse the web, something we all have since 2007. I can do that and so much more on my iPod Touch. #crunchpad
I'm not sure if it's just me but I think the Droid v iPhone debate had me favoring Mike over anyone else.
People are quick to call things dead (Hip-Hop is dead, Rock is Dead etc.) and crown people victors. Nokia is still very much in the game, they are losing ground for sure but they are still the number 1 phone maker in the world. They better shift gears to keep that spot but you can't call them dead just because Apple's iPhone is selling extremely well (I mean EXTREMELY well).
But with Droid and iPhone, Mike was pointing out the strengths of the core phone while everyone else was talking about the iPhone's community. Comparing the Android Facebook App to the iPhone Facebook App has nothing really to do with Google and Apple, but more so their community. The iPhone has a strong community, partly why I have one, and Android's community is slowly but surely rising. When comparing the phones, Apples to Apples, you compare the core, not the extended use. Not to say that it should be dismissed but they two different things. Compare the phone to the phone, then the community to the community. #crunchpad
That video is almost an hour long. I know its Sunday and the stories will be few and far between, but an hour long? How about a hint at what time stamp we should FF to… #crunchpad
My bad I see it now… 39:00. Was that there a moment ago when I complained?
i would be bummed if this were true. i was looking forward to having a cheap tablet to just sit on the couch and browse with. 400 is really not that bad. #crunchpad
@Zac Terrones: I'm completely with you. Ever since I heard about the CrunchPad I've been drooling for it to come out. All I want/need is a massive touch screen that just browses. Nothing more nothing less. It's funny, I actually wrote them an email yesterday asking them what the status was since supposedly this month was release month. The Archos 9 looks better and better every day. #crunchpad
People won't pay $400 for a Crunchpad tablet, but Apple will make a KILLING selling Apple Tablets for $799 + tax + applecare + upgraded ram + upgraded ssd #crunchpad
I've been waiting for this device for a long time, and I'm really hoping we don't see this project die. Even at $400, I think it's the perfect device for sitting in front of the tv surfing the web. #crunchpad
@PurpleMonkeyDishwasher: : The "Apple tax" can only go so far. If they were to produce a tablet for an asking price of $1,000, they would pretty much have to offer some serious kit on board to make it as enticing as a unibody Macbook, like an official Modbook. If it ends up being a giant ARM-powered iPod touch, no way would it hit over $1,000. Not even the most rabid of fanboys would scoop that shit up. #crunchpad
@Kaiser-Machead: Yeah that's true. I guess I was extrapolating the cost based on the iPhone. If you try to buy that anywhere without a contract it could easily run you like 500-600 dollars as well so it would logical that this would be at least a couple hundred dollars more. I do think it would have a lot of better features though which would make it closer in ability to the Macbook which is also in the $1000 range. #crunchpad
@PurpleMonkeyDishwasher: : Well, I have yet to see any device that size with a multitouch screen for under $1000. It's not impossible, but screen size accounts for a good percentage of the cost of a device. Correct me if I'm wrong, but the HP TouchSmart, I believe, is the only full-size device with multitouch capabilities right now. And those things get expensive real fast. I think there's still room for this thing to approach or exceed $1000, depending on what features-.....
...Wait, what the heck am I doing?! Why are we discussing the price of a product we don't even know exists, under an article for a product completely unrelated, and with a direct link to the Courier, which has way more to actually talk about?
Dangit, Apple! Enough with your hypnotic, yet empty rumor-mongering! #crunchpad
The issue here is tweets are too short to convey any meaningful information, and Michael wasn't able to fit all his thoughts in to 144 characters.
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re crunchpad, obviously i'm delighted to have received this free press - people are going to go completely ripshit mad for this thing when we release it later in the year. People have also been talking about all this Kindle Killer buzz. It may be possible to play unauthorized e-books, but that's not what we built this thing for. That's bs. Anyway hope we get some more good press going forward. We're all very excited about the November launch. Check out the link.
http://bit.ly/2dVjBQ
They even think the Crunchpad could challenge the Apple Tablet! WTF!
"It's completely false" is a calm denial that generates no real waves.
"i'm completely ripshit mad..." is a profanity laden piece of chum designed to get picked up in the blogosphere and stir buzz about a device that might be available in time for Christmas shopping.
Doesn't matter if it's true or not. Arrington is swearing to get buzz. And it worked.
@OMG! Ponies!: I’m completely ripshit mad about this unauthorized press report extolling the virtues of our next-generation Prius, with enhanced projector-beam halogen headlamps, fine Corinthian leather, and 17-inch 5-spoke alloy wheels with P215/45R17 tires. What kind of a low-life ass-weasel writes about washer-linked variable intermittent windshield wipers on a car that hasn’t even been announced??!! What kind of a leaky douchebag fuels a rumor mill about a car so affordable anyone can buy one, with an industry leading 51/48 MPG and a quiet, comfortable ride that makes driving fun again? If I ever saw this so-called journalist in one of our fabulous, no-pressure showrooms, I’d punch his koogle so fast he wouldn’t know what hit him.
@frigg: I have to give you mad props today. I'm not feeling the commenting vibe today. It's the Dog Days and I'm off my game. It's like someone took my snark mojo
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They may have picked up a couple of hundred sales at one point but now the concept of a fully functional multitouch tablet is just around the corner. I'm not blowing $400 on something to browse the web on. #crunchpad
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People are quick to call things dead (Hip-Hop is dead, Rock is Dead etc.) and crown people victors. Nokia is still very much in the game, they are losing ground for sure but they are still the number 1 phone maker in the world. They better shift gears to keep that spot but you can't call them dead just because Apple's iPhone is selling extremely well (I mean EXTREMELY well).
But with Droid and iPhone, Mike was pointing out the strengths of the core phone while everyone else was talking about the iPhone's community. Comparing the Android Facebook App to the iPhone Facebook App has nothing really to do with Google and Apple, but more so their community. The iPhone has a strong community, partly why I have one, and Android's community is slowly but surely rising. When comparing the phones, Apples to Apples, you compare the core, not the extended use. Not to say that it should be dismissed but they two different things. Compare the phone to the phone, then the community to the community. #crunchpad
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My bad I see it now… 39:00. Was that there a moment ago when I complained?
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...Wait, what the heck am I doing?! Why are we discussing the price of a product we don't even know exists, under an article for a product completely unrelated, and with a direct link to the Courier, which has way more to actually talk about?
Dangit, Apple! Enough with your hypnotic, yet empty rumor-mongering! #crunchpad
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re crunchpad, obviously i'm delighted to have received this free press - people are going to go completely ripshit mad for this thing when we release it later in the year. People have also been talking about all this Kindle Killer buzz. It may be possible to play unauthorized e-books, but that's not what we built this thing for. That's bs. Anyway hope we get some more good press going forward. We're all very excited about the November launch. Check out the link.
http://bit.ly/2dVjBQ
They even think the Crunchpad could challenge the Apple Tablet! WTF!
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"i'm completely ripshit mad..." is a profanity laden piece of chum designed to get picked up in the blogosphere and stir buzz about a device that might be available in time for Christmas shopping.
Doesn't matter if it's true or not. Arrington is swearing to get buzz. And it worked.
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i never even heard the phrase "ripshit" til this morning. i love new words whose meaning is obvious.
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I think Arrington knows how to play this pretty well, even if he does come off like a whiney little snot in that tweet.
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