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Daily Tech: 2 Dec 2009

Posted by dk on December 2nd, 2009

Not sure if you heard the news. CrunchPad is over. Dead. No more. I always thought that if CrunchPad die, it would be because of pricing or usability. Never did I expect it to be a disagreement between TechCrunch and Fusion Garage. So far, we only heard Mike Arrington’s story. We are not sure what is Fusion Garage’s CEO, Chandra Rathakrishnan’s story.

It is a very wrong move to kick Mike Arrington out of his project. He is an asset to the team. It just don’t make sense to remove him. And even if Fusion Garage managed to settle the lawsuit that Mike is going to file against them, they will never be able to sell the CrunchPad. Judging from the influence of TechCrunch, you can be sure that people are going to boycott that product.

All I can say is, only Leo Laporte can screw Mike Arrington and still walk away with it. Good luck to the folks at Fusion Garage.

News
- TechCrunch: The End Of The CrunchPad
- CNA: Four MediaCorp radio stations back on Internet
- Tech65: Our Fellow Tech Podcasters
- Cnet: ‘Twitter’ top word of 2009
- danielhosheng: Swype
- Life Hacker: BitTorrent Tracker Mininova Goes Legal-Only
- Gizmodo: LEAK: The Google Phone “Is a Certainty”
- PC World: Porn App Store Lands on Android Phones
- TheNeoDimension: Jaymee Ong Demo Yoga On Wii’s Balance Board
- TechGoondu: A goondu’s shopping experience at Sitex 2009

Reviews | Guides
- The Lycan Times: Free Software Recommendation
- Sweska Says: Sync Contacts across Google, MAC & iPhone
- Tech65: HP TouchSmart 300 Unbox
- The Gal: HP Mini Tord Boontje Unboxed
- JustinLee.sg: Nokia E72 Social Messaging Workshop

Posted on Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009 at 11:00 am under Daily Tech. Follow this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

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3 Responses to “Daily Tech: 2 Dec 2009”

singaporedaily Says:
December 3rd, 2009 at 10:22 am
2 posts about CrunchPad’s demise

- Ian On The Red Dot: Welcome To Singapore … Here’s How We Don’t Do Business
- SGEntrepreneurs: RIP CrunchPad [Thanks BL]
PhlKin Says:
December 5th, 2009 at 4:04 pm
CrunchPad was the greatest tablet i’ve ever used.
And i don’t think it is dead for such a reason.
dk Says:
December 8th, 2009 at 11:44 pm
PhlKin: You used the CrunchPad before? How is that possible?