Pathik Shah

All the hype about the CrunchPad – a touchscreen tablet envisioned by Michael Arrington of TechCrunch was overshadowed by the rumors of the upcoming Apple Tablet in the last month. But it has made an appearance again in an article by Straits Times.

The CrunchPad, developed by Fusion Garage, a startup based in Singapore is rumored to release this November.

CrunchPad Specifications:

• Dimensions: 12.77 x 7.83 x 0.74 inches
• Weight: 1.2 KG
• Screen: 12 inch touchscreen display
• Processor: Intel Atom N270, 1.6 GHz
• RAM: 1 GB DDR2 RAM
• Software: Linux based OS, Webkit Browser
• Peripherals: 1 USB port (for keyboard or mouse)
• Connectivity: WiFi, 3G, Mobile Broadband
• Price: USD 399

It looks pretty stylish and has nice specs. However it has no usable internal memory; maybe only some form of persistent cache for the browser. All the applications it can run will be web based, in the cloud; you can’t use them without an internet connection. Hopefully they will add some more USB ports and some internal memory. Or atleast lower the price a bit. Otherwise, I don’t think it will stand a chance against the Apple Tablet.

More on the CrunchPad – Wiki – Engadget – TechCrunch

The new Sony PSP Go has been unveiled by Sony today at the E3 press conference.

It seems to have been modelled after the Sony Mylo and has significant improvements over the PSP 3000. It has a sliding form factor with better controls, Bluetooth and 16 GB internal memory. Reportedly, it has just a 3.8″ display compared to the 4.3″ one on the previous versions. It’s also 40% lighter than the PSP 3000. With the PSP Go, Sony ditches the UMD drive and has launched the online Playstation Game Store to allow direct game downloads. IMO, the older candybar design was much better than this one. Also I would’ve liked a bigger display. More details to be updated soon.

After days of speculation about Nokia’s new announcement, finally the cat is out of the bag.

Official Press Release

Nokia has unveiled the new Nokia N97, its flagship N Series model. It sports a huge 3.5 inch, 640 x 360 pixel display with a QWERTY keyboard, 32 GB onboard memory, a 5 MP camera with Carl Zeiss optics, A-GPS and the latest version of the Symbian OS – an upgraded version of the 5800 XpressMusic’s Symbian OS v9.4 S60 v5.

It is priced at EUR 550 and is expected to be available by Q2 2009. The days of the iPhone, Xperia X1, HTC Touch Pro surely seem numbered.

Not many details are out yet, keep watching this space for more details.

Official Press Release