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CrunchPad of Singapore
Boing Boing Gadgets — ... be ready for unveiling by the end of July. "We're full on. These prototypes are real." Arrington started work on the Crunchpad after meeting an expert in electronics manufacturing in China, and these days he estimates the project commands three-quarters of his time. "There's factories that just churn stuff out. It's pretty simple," said Arrington, who has incorporated a separate company called Crunchpad Inc. that has 14 employees in Singapore. Tech blog titan Michael Arrington's next big thing: Hardware [Bizjournals] ...

TechCrunch founder launches hardware startup
VentureBeat — ... , used an old-school local newspaper, the San Francisco Business Times, to announce the formation of Crunchpad, Inc, a startup company with 14 employees in Singapore. Crunchpad will oversee manufacture of the device, also called the Crunchpad. ...

CrunchPad tablet coming soon, CrunchPad Inc. is already here
Liliputing — ... Whether you think it makes any sense to release a product that will sell for the same price as a netbook but which will have a larger display and no keyboard, it looks like it’ll be available pretty soon. The San Francisco Business Times reports that Arrington has incorporated a new 14-person company called CrunchPad Inc to work on the product, which will be produced in China. ...

Apple, Acer, and...Arrington?
Bits — ... , has been talking about building a touch-screen tablet for Web surfing for a year. Now, it appears that the CrunchPad is about to become a reality. The San Francisco Business Times reported Friday that Mr. Arrington has incorporated a separate company in Singapore called CrunchPad. In an interview Saturday, he told us he will hold an event at the end of July or the beginning of August to make a big announcement about the CrunchPad, and the tablet will be for sale “as soon as possible.” Mr. Arrington is a former corporate lawyer who became a blogger–not exactly the resume ...

Bits: Apple, Acer, and...Arrington?
NYT > Technology — ... , has been talking about building a touch-screen tablet for Web surfing for a year. Now, it appears that the CrunchPad is about to become a reality. The San Francisco Business Times reported Friday that Mr. Arrington has incorporated a separate company in Singapore called CrunchPad. In an interview Saturday, he told us he will hold an event at the end of July or the beginning of August to make a big announcement about the CrunchPad, and the tablet will be for sale “as soon as possible.” Mr. Arrington is a former corporate lawyer who became a blogger–not exactly the resume ...

CrunchPad prototype coming this month, be available ASAP
CrunchGear — ... more or less know everything there is to know about the CrunchPad, but a few more specs have popped up thanks to the NYT and SF Biz Times. The CP, made by Fusion Garage, is 16mm thick with a 12-inch screen encased in aluminum. Arrington will supposedly schedule an event for the end of this month or early August. It will retail for less than $300 and be available “as soon as possible.” I wonder if we’ll get some company issued CrunchPads for CrunchGear. NYT SF Business Times

Michael Arrington Hits The Ground Running With CrunchPad
Pulse2 - Technology News And Reviews — ... “We’re going to make some really big announcements,” stated Arrington in an interview with the San Francisco Business Times. “We’re full on. These prototypes are real.”  CrunchPad Inc. now has 14 employees in Singapore. ...

While you were weekending — CrunchPad, CompuServe and a blown cover
GMSV — ... , CrunchPad Inc., incorporated in Singapore and employing 14 people. From that operation, he says, will emerge a device 16mm thick with a 12-inch screen that boots directly into a Web browser and costs less than $300. Arrington is telling folks to expect “some really big announcements” around the end of July or beginning of August. * “Mourning” may not be the right word, but geeks of a certain age are ...

CrunchPad gets real
Krunker — ... Michael Arrington of TechCrunch has turned his little “CrunchPad” idea into a separate venture called aptly enough – CrunchPad Inc. With 14 employees already on tap in Singapore, Arrington claims the “prototypes are real” and they would be “ready for unveiling by the end of July.”  Pretty cool – gotta hand it to the guy for capitalizing on a growing desire for inexpensive computers. Now.. any way we’ll be able to snag one of these prototypes for review? Hmm. [Check it out via PC Magazine] Technorati Tags: CrunchPad, Singapore ...