Michael Arrington the founder of TechCrunch blog is launching Web Tablet (CrunchPad) Soon.
Michael Arrington, lawyer-turned-journalist-now-turned-hardware-provider, will debut the touch screen tablet that was specifically built for Internet browsing.
Arrington told The New York Times that he will introduce CrunchPad at an event at the end of this month or in early August and that the product will be available “as soon as possible” and retail for less than $300.
This machine isn’t for data entry. But it is for reading emails and the news, watching videos on Hulu, YouTube, etc., listening to streaming music on MySpace Music and imeem, and doing video chat via tokbox. The hardware would consist of netbook appropriate chipsets (Intel Atom or Via Nano), at least a 12 inch screen, a camera for photos and video, speakers and a microphone. Add a single USB port, power in and sound out.
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