CrunchPad Price, Specs Leak
Jul 31, 2009 - By Jared Newman
TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington loves a good tech leak, so I’m not totally convinced that pricing and specs on his CrunchPad Web tablet leaked by accident. Nonetheless, we know more about the touch screen device than we did before, including an estimated street price of $400. The CrunchPad measures 12.8 inches by 7.8 inches, and 0.74 inches thick. Wi-Fi and 3G connectivity is built-in, and there’s one USB port for a keyboard or mouse. The OS will have a virtual keyboard, plus an accelerometer for adjusting to portrait or landscape more. The other specs are netbook-like, with a 1.6-GHz Intel Atom processor and 1 GB of RAM. Where did all this information come from? An interview with the manufacturers in a Singapore newspaper. Way to keep those mouths shut, Mike. [Straits Times via VentureBeat]
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