Fusion Garage pledges 3G JooJoo by July, memory stick support coming soon
By Tim Stevens 
posted April 30th 2010 8:36AM
posted April 30th 2010 8:36AM
posted April 30th 2010 8:36AM
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So they will go from what? 64 users to maybe 100 or so?
@42 not sure. but let me tell you this, i ca pick out 3+ things on this joo joo that apples has already patented. let me tell you this, joo joo is gettig sued.
@42 Please stop exaggerating: 99 users tops.
RIP Joo Joo. You showed so much vapor promise, and came close.
@emopoops Let me tell you this: You've been low-ranked to oblivion.
@Spongecake Actually, if you look at their order confirmation numbers, they already had more than 100 people (including pre-orders) in their first week of sales. That is unless the confirmation numbers were not sequential and skipped around.
@42
Sorry if this has already been said...but...I'm sick of hearing about this device or the lack of it.
@JimL
Their meaning of the world pledge is "maybe we will, maybe we won't".
I just hope they're not building this JooJoo strictly for geeks. They truly want to go bankrupt if that's the case. It's always, like, give me a product I can tinker with instead of actually being able to use it out of the box. Tablets that aren't iPads are going to be tough to sell so I hope Fusion Garage has plenty of money to burn.
@42
what the freak is a memory stick? Is that like a wannabe of the SD cards which are used on most devices, notebooks, cameras, and phones?
Maybe that will help them get more users!
@Dr Kwame Nkrumah
Not if they are using Memory Sticks (Sony's proprietary format)
@Dr Kwame Nkrumah I say its getting a bit too long now -- just release it and if there's a problem, it'll be for the users to decide. Impressions. http://migre.me/ASRP
at least they dont give up (like microsoft and hp did for now)
@Formul Cool, that is positive :)
@Formul
Microsoft definitely gave up, but hopefully HP will rock an awesome WebOS tablet soon.
@Fatherfork >>HP will rock an awesome WebOS tablet soon.
Not that simple. Google is shopping, and some of the brains behind WebOS may soon find different home.
HP will have to work hard to gain other companies to use the WebOS to continue justifying investments in it.
I don't know; building a device and then revealing that it'll only run Flash-based crap doesn't constitute "following through" either.
They didn't give up because they never designed a competitive device in the first place.
I pre-ordered one yesterday from the UK, as far as I see it, they've only messed up the software, which they can - and have promised - to fix. Quite pleased with this move, although they always needed to do that with the USB, 4GB local storage? Bitch please.....
@Dunhamzzz
I agree with you, and 4GB! Thats a joke!
@Dunhamzzz Devices like this are not to be used as mass storage devices and certainly not the joojoo with its browser-like OS and no access to the filesystem.
Again, how about a firmware update that lets you get into the BIOS and install Ubuntu or Windows already!
The courier is dead, now look.... we are stuck between this POS and the iPad >_
@Eternity not so. Wait a couple of months for Notion Ink Adam and ICD Gemini. I'm waiting on one of those two..
@tapius After the courier, I consider any tablet that hasn't shipped a magical unicorn. The Adam has been delayed once already, I don't know I am getting pretty annoyed.
@tapius Who are these companies and what makes you think they can be successful?
@Eternity I assume you will bet on the POS?
@tapius
More vaporware
@SCXFAN
I'm not hedging my bets on anyone until I see a Terga 2 based tablet with USB, HDMI out, Wacom Digitizer, 5 mpx swiveling cam, SDXC slot, 32GB internal storage, and sleek profile. Android, Meego or Web OS will do it for me.
Oh look:
http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/hp-slate-killed-rumor-mill-says-yes/
See what I mean?
@Eternity
At least you didn't go too far overboard in your fantasy and say you wanted that tablet for $500 and shipped in June
Forget about the Courier, HP Slate. This IS really going to kill the iPad. Promise!
@ninja98 If you mean in a murder/suicide way then I agree.
... it's going to revolutionize the world!
I'm starting to like this thing.
Just bad this gadget did not tap into Winner 7 or Ubuntu.
For PR, the TechCrunch stamp will have being a big win for them, after all letting go of 60-75% to manufacturing/resellers/adverts is a good bargain.
@NewBie Windows 7 on a tablet will be a fail.
Why can't the pocket protector patrol figure this out?
@SCXFAN Not really. The bare Win7 is not anything much, and since they have just announced the embedded version, developers will be able to compile just what they really need.
Even now, the Windows 7 Starter and Home Basic should be able to easily provide all that is needed for a tablet.
The problem with the current Starter (which is meant for Netbooks) is configuration restrictions.
The Home Basic, should be the real deal, and it is unfortunate, big companies like HP could not force MS hand to allow its use in developed countries.
@NewBie
W7 (any flavor) sucks for tablets because there is no way to reduce the latencies. People don't like latencies more than 50-100 msec in their UI experience. That is why HP tried to fix the laggy UI on the Slate by running a special application overlay that bypassed W7 and went directly to the hardware. If you think about it for ten seconds, you'll realize how dumb that is.
1) Don't believe the 3G coming in three months
2) Surprised the USB doesn't already detect that stuff
3) Still overpriced
The ipad should be killing the ipad, I admit it has a good screen and it's slick to play with.....but then it falls flat. Apple should be giving them away for free because you need to spend so much money in the itunes store before you can even use it. 499 for a big itouch with triple the price for the apps? and yet in another month they would have convinced almost a million people to do it.....That's magical.
@superonyx What are you talking about? You dont need to spent a dime in the itunes store before you can use it. Get your facts straight.
- Sent from my iPad
Hey good one! A joke about the ipad being magical! Comedic gold!
This post was about the joojoo, and you felt the need to make a comment expressing your ipad hatred?
The ipad should be killing the ipad? What does that even mean?
Now, let me just reiterate your business model so I understand it.
apple should give ipads away because of how much money ipad users need to spend in itunes before they can use it. Brilliant.
Triple the price for the apps? Do you even know what you're talking about.
"and yet in another month they would have convinced almost a million people to do it" Do what exactly?
Please stop staining the message boards with your comments.
@mattlev15
Apple is brilliant... They have convinced the dullards to overpay for their crippled product with limited functions. The same itouch/iphone apps are triple the price on the ipad because they put an HD next to it. Get your head out of Jobs arse for a minute and you will see this. And while you are at it tell me why apple is anti flash? hmm...
The ipad is a consumption device... plain and simple.. The only way to consume is to buy the food at the itunes store... What is so hard about this?
@superonyx You are not making any sense at all. Are you on drugs?
@superonyx
What's wrong with big iPod Touch? If anything, Touch is the iPad Nano.
@ninja98
Use it for what exactly? Surf the half internet?
So without spending any money in itunes what can you do with this magical pad you spent all that money on?
Wake up.. you have been brainwashed. Its pretty simple. Why do you think you cant use flash? Because if you could you would be able to play flash games and watch video's that apple doesnt get a cut of.
Think of it like this. It is like the cable company giving you a free cable tv receiver. But you cant use it without paying for their programming packages. Now if the cable company asked you to pay 499 for that receiver you would be all upset.
@ninja98
If the simple business model of apple is too much for you to understand than i give up. When the pimple faced kid at the nerd store sells you the next ipad see if he can throw in some free lube this time. You will need it.
@superonyx
Dude this article is about the Jojo fail tablet, not about your frustration with Apple.
You go and read up on apple's site about the reasons why it does not support flash, the CEO has actually thought this through, unlike you.
I dont want flash, I surf the full internet without flash and don't miss the bloated ads at all. Also I prefer real optimized native games above flash games.
@ninja98
You are too far gone to help... But i will try one last time.
Apple doesnt make money off of you when you dont buy the games from the itunes store. You with me so far?
Flash has both games and video all over the internet... Please keep up... If you could play them and watch them you would be able to avoid paying the ransom apple charges for them....Are you still with me?
Apple doesnt want that because they want to make money from everything you do....Almost done keep up.....
So Jobs comes out with a million statement about how bad flash is because he would never say greed is why apple doesnt allow you to use flash.......
What is amazing is how easy people like you are at convincing.
I remember when Apple wouldnt allow iphone users to send picture messages. All the fanboys would try to convince me they didnt need or want it because apple didnt allow it... sad...
@superonyx Dude, you be very sad and go cry in a corner. In the meantime we enjoy our Apple gadgets. Have you actually used an Apple product? I dont think so, you seem to be too ignorant to try. I surf the full internet, watch all videos, play lots of high quality games without paying a single dime. So stop spewing your lies and propaganda on these boards.
@ninja98
jobs isn't the only one that hates flash. Microsoft feels html5 is the future. bye bye flash