Shane McGlaun08 July 2009, 3:29 PM
Tech blogger Michael Arrington's CrunchPad nears completion and launch with an event late this month or in early August.
One technology blog in the U.S. is moving form the world of telling readers about new gadgets into the world of telling the users about gadgets to actually making and selling gadgets to users. Michael Arrington form TechCrunch has been talking for a while now about the CrunchPad that he has been working to bring to market.
The New York Times reports that Arrington is set to bring the CrunchPad from the realm of vaporware to reality. Arrington has reportedly now incorporated a new company called CrunchPad and has said that the company will hold an event at the end of July or in early August where the device will presumably be launched.
The most recent photos of the nearly finalized design are very slick. The device looks much like a larger iPhone. The CrunchPad is said to be a mere 16mm thick, and have a screen that is at least 12-inches in size and flush with the aluminum case. The CrunchPad will also come in different colors and run an Intel Atom processor.
Strangely, the device will reportedly have no storage built-in and there is no word on if the device will offer a memory card slot for storing digital content. No keyboard will be offered with the device, which will instead use an onscreen keyboard like the iPhone. Unlike the iPhone, the CrunchPad will support Flash says Arrington. The price for the finished device is promised to be under $US300 ($AUD381).