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    CrunchPad Breaks Cover at Media Event Next Monday

    The CrunchPad Is Dead

    Walt Mosspuppet Answers Reader Mail: "Call Pogue, He Knows How to Do Useless Sh*t Like This"

    CrunchPad Web Tablet Landing "As Soon As Possible" for Less Than $300

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    Image of Killjoy Killjoy
    12/04/09

    In reply to CrunchPad Breaks Cover at Media Event Next Monday
    It's too bad... I spent the last two years dreaming up excuses to get one. I think my favorite excuse was using it as a wireless touchscreen controller along with a minicube computer running a DAW and software synths for a USB keyboard. Perhaps the execution would have been as impractical as the concept was cool, but if I have to spend more than $200 to find out then the idea isn't that cool anyway.
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    Image of Reil: Save Stars, Save Peach Reil: Save Stars, Save Peach
    12/04/09

    In reply to CrunchPad Breaks Cover at Media Event Next Monday
    Whenever I read the word "Crunchpad," I think of a product made of delicious chocolate and crisped rice.
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    Image of Greg Lloyd Greg Lloyd
    12/04/09

    @Reil: Save Stars, Save Peach: Mmmmm... Nestle CrunchPad.
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    Image of Benguin Benguin
    11/30/09

    In reply to The CrunchPad Is Dead
    Screw you, Arrington!

    /laporte

    What a bummer though, really.
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    Image of JPMarat JPMarat
    11/30/09

    In reply to The CrunchPad Is Dead
    Ouch, Popular Mechanics just gambled and lost. [www.popularmechanics.com]
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    Image of HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H. HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H.
    11/30/09

    In reply to The CrunchPad Is Dead
    FusionGarage just killed the goose.

    They would have had a great niche product here. Now, they're just going to have a ton of legal headaches.
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    Image of Reil: Save Stars, Save Peach Reil: Save Stars, Save Peach
    11/30/09

    In reply to The CrunchPad Is Dead
    The CrunchPad is dead. Long live CrunchPad.
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    Image of Bertone77 Bertone77
    11/30/09

    In reply to The CrunchPad Is Dead
    "Mostly though I’m just sad. I never envisioned the CrunchPad as a huge business. I just wanted a tablet computer that I could use to consume the Internet while sitting on a couch."

    I hate to say it but that was a fundamental flaw in TechCrunches thinking. It is and will be a Huge Business, Apple and others are chomping at the bit to get a device like this into the market, whoever does this first (and well) will reap big $$$.

    And this is why is sounds like TechCrunch fell prey to predatory investors. Those bastards have no soul when it comes to ideas, it all about profit.

    It sounds like TechCrunch could have used a good Patent Attorney along time ago.

    /sadface
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    Image of weatherman weatherman
    11/30/09

    @Bertone77: I suspect that is Arrington's way of casting himself in a more sympathetic light, rather than an admission that he didn't protect himself legally. He says in the article that they own the IP jointly and that he fully intends to sue the pants off of everyone shortly.
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    Image of dagamer34 dagamer34
    11/30/09

    @weatherman: He's a former lawyer. I doubt he's that stupid.
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    11/30/09

    In reply to The CrunchPad Is Dead
    Wow. That's a very interesting twist. I have no idea whether I should believe Arrington's explanation - I don't have any personal reason to distrust him, but I generally don't believe just one source, especially when that source tries to present a hero-vs-villain story (and the source is the hero). That said, it's sad that the CrunchPad is dead. I was looking forward to it. I guess I'll have to take a closer look at the Archos devices, or one of the thousand other devices coming out running Android or whatever.
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    Image of RainyDayInterns RainyDayInterns
    11/30/09

    In reply to The CrunchPad Is Dead
    Well...we, as consumers, certainly can decide not to buy it if it ever make it to market.

    OK...unless it is really cool and cost $100. Then all principles are put on hold for the want of cool tech gear.

    Christ, we interns are so easily corrupted.
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    Image of lostarchitect lostarchitect
    11/30/09

    In reply to The CrunchPad Is Dead
    What is FusionGarage thinking? They'll be sued into oblivion! This in just insanely dumb on their part.
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    07/15/09

    In reply to Walt Mosspuppet Answers Reader Mail: "Call Pogue, He Knows How to Do Useless Sh*t Like This"
    I'd love to see him get in a verbal fight with Statler and Waldorf.
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    Image of marc_with_a_c marc_with_a_c
    07/15/09

    In reply to Walt Mosspuppet Answers Reader Mail: "Call Pogue, He Knows How to Do Useless Sh*t Like This"
    I thought I was the only one who dreamed of stapling peoples thumbs together. He really does know how to connect to the people!
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    Image of bosskev bosskev
    07/15/09

    In reply to Walt Mosspuppet Answers Reader Mail: "Call Pogue, He Knows How to Do Useless Sh*t Like This"
    So...why are we just reposting Walt Mossberg's videos here? Am I missing something?



    * shifts tongue to other side of cheek *
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    Image of Lite: hates Illinois Nazis Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
    07/15/09

    @bosskev: Would you stop making that blowjob face at the damn puppet? Have you no shame?
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    07/15/09

    In reply to Walt Mosspuppet Answers Reader Mail: "Call Pogue, He Knows How to Do Useless Sh*t Like This"
    I feel insulted. He didn't even read my question on the air, he just took a dump on it, boxed it up, and mailed it back to me.
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    07/15/09

    @Lite: is on a boat.: Woo Hooo! A souvenir. You should put it up on ebay.
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    Image of thechansen thechansen
    07/04/09

    In reply to CrunchPad Web Tablet Landing "As Soon As Possible" for Less Than $300
    Now we just need to hack it into a $300 [www.wacom.com]
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    Image of KhaiJB KhaiJB
    07/04/09

    @thechansen: Can we start calling it Mobile OSX?: I was just thinking that....
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